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Guy Who Didn't Make Hockey Playoffs Crashes Ninja's Stream To Talk Smack
30.5.2024
Can you hear that sound—sort of like a brushing, friction-y noise? That’s the sound of me rubbing my hands together with devilish glee as I realize that I can finally write about hockey on Kotaku dot com thanks to Ninja and his latest Twitch stream.Read more
Popular Former Fortnite Pro Tfue Retires From Twitch At 25
20.6.2023
Turner “Tfue” Tenney, a former Fortnite pro and ex-Faze Clan member who courted controversy after controversy during his time creating content online, announced his decision to retire from livestreaming at the age of 25.Read more
Former Twitch King Ninja On Mixer’s Failure (And Kick’s Potential)
6.4.2023
Once top-dog of Twitch, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, was streaming some Fortnite with his brother on April 5 when the latter asked him about Kick and Mixer. Ninja had a few things to say about both platforms, explaining exactly why the Stake-backed Kick has potential, and how Microsoft’s now-defunct...
Ninja Says He Wanted To Gift Evo $500,000 For Smash, But Nintendo Ghosted Him
3.5.2022
Massive streaming personality Tyler “Ninja” Blevins claims that he tried to give the prestigious Evolution Championship Series fighting game tournament (also known simply as Evo) a bonus $500,000 for its Super Smash Bros. prize pool years ago, only to get shut out by Smash developer Nintendo.Read...
Valorant Twitch Streamer Accused Of Dodging, Muting Women
24.2.2022
Jason “JasonR” Ruchelski, a former CS:GO player and full-time Twitch streamer, is under fire for reputedly dodging Valorant games in which women are present. He’s also defending himself in the worst way possible, saying he can’t disrespect women if he never interacts with them. It’s not a good...
Twitch Star Ninja Threatens Pokimane With Legal Action For Alleged 'Harassment'
18.1.2022
In an unnecessary turn of events, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is threatening fellow streamer Imane “Pokimane” Anys with defamation of character charges. Welcome to 2022, yall. Things are about to get wild from here on out.Read more
Despite Breaking Records, Ludwig And Other Streamers Who Jumped Ship Aren't In Twitch's 2021 Recap
16.12.2021
Apparently, the rivalry between Twitch and YouTube is so cutthroat that Twitch has dipped into revisionist history with some of its former streamers. Ludwig, DrLupo, and TimTheTatman were removed from Twitch’s end of the year celebratory recap event. Read more
Ludwig Leaves Twitch For YouTube Gaming
30.11.2021
Twitch streamer Ludwig Ahgren, who in April set a world record for the highest number of subscribers—at over 270,000—has left the platform and will now be streaming exclusively at YouTube Gaming.Read more
Once, He Was At The Mercy of Snipers and Explosions IRL. Now He's A Fortnite Pro.
5.11.2021
It isn’t always easy turning tragedy into triumph, but Mounir “33 Mony” Mkhallati is no stranger to that odyssey. Once a child during a tumultuous time in Syria, 33 Mony has gone on to earn some $60,000 since competing in the pro Fortnite gaming circuit and joining esports organization Team 33.Read...
After Nonstop 31-Day Stream, Ludwig Breaks Ninja's All-Time Twitch Subscriber Record
13.4.2021
For 31 days, Ludwig Ahgren’s stream has been up and running all day every day. He hasn’t been awake the entire time, but he and his moderators have ensured that it’s grown to be one of Twitch’s most consistent and comforting presences—albeit one that is probably taking a not-insignificant mental...
Twitch Streamer Behind 'Never-Ending' Marathon Says He'll Only Make A Small Fraction Of $470,000 Haul
25.3.2021
For the past week and a half, Twitch star Ludwig Ahgren has been on the clock. Whether asleep, awake, or drowsily somewhere between, Ahgren has kept his stream running to fulfill the terms of a “subathon” where every subscription adds ten seconds to a timer. So far, he’s pulled in nearly $500,000....