Dennis “Cloakzy,” a Twitch broadcaster and YouTuber, recently said that Microsoft’s then-active streaming service Mixer had once made him an attractive seven million dollar offer.
While unpacking Counter-Strike: Global Offensive crates on Timothy’s “TimTheTatMan” stream and discussing the advantages of streaming on Kick with Tyler “Ninja,” the creator revealed the knowledge on camera. The three have been working together to unlock crates worth an incredible sum over the past few days, and their most recent stream’s objective was to open crates totaling $10,000. Dennis claimed to Ninja that he wanted to reveal his contract’s specifics and that he no longer cared as TimTheTatman left the room: “F*ck it, I’ll say the deal. I’m in.”
Tyler was alarmed since they were discussing a prospective move to Kick and made an effort to prevent Cloakzy from revealing the information. “Stop, stop, stop.”
Cloakzy was, in fact, discussing a trade from years ago, as it turned out: “Mixer brought me a deal worth 7 million dollars.”
Ninja, who reportedly received a sizeable fee to join Mixer, was nevertheless making an effort to restrain his fellow streamer from speaking too much: “Easy, easy, easy, oh my god.”
However, Cloakzy had no intention of keeping quiet and stated his reasons for declining to use Microsft’s platform, citing his subscribers’ streaks as the main justification: “And I said no to it because I care about every single person that has subbed to me and their sub streak. That’s what I cared about. I said no to seven million dollars. That would have been double what I made ten years on Twitch. And I cared about everyone’s substreaks so I said no to it.”
The controversy around Kick has gained traction among the streaming community as a result of many streamers choosing to go from Twitch to other sites. The site has experienced a surge in popularity recently, particularly when well-known creators like xQc were reported to have secured deals totaling an astounding $100 million. After Twitch put limitations on simulcasting on other websites, Ninja himself began streaming on the platform a few weeks ago. The Fortnite streamer couldn’t simultaneously broadcast on Twitch and other services like YouTube and Kick without risking a ban.
Given that many people in the esports community have compared Kick and Mixer, Cloakzy’s observations about the two websites are fairly accurate. A few months ago, Ninja added his two cents to the discussion by outlining the reasons why he believed the new platform might succeed where Microsoft had fallen short.
The network has recently been accused of boosting Slots streams on its home page, which is a major source of concern involving Kick because of its ties to the cryptocurrency gambling website Stake. Ed Craven, the co-founder of the website, didn’t offer new alternatives to filter out gambling streams until after some controversy.
