In 2018, Grzesiek accounted for 96.8 million hours watched and Blevins with 221.9 million hours watched.
Shroud found massive success on games like PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and currently boasts over 7 million followers on Twitch. The former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive professional player transitioned to content creation after retiring from competitive play in 2017. “I am excited to join the Mixer community, as well as continue to build relationships with both players and fans.” Mixer provides the flexibility to center my attention around them,” said Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek, in a statement. “Streaming is my passion and I owe my success to my fans who have helped me get to where I am now. Both streamers were considered one of the most popular live streamers on the Amazon-owned platform.
Shroud joins Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, who also recently moved over to Mixer in August in a similar deal. Twitch megastar Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek announced today on social media that he had signed an exclusive deal with Microsoft’s live streaming platform Mixer.
