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Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek is returning to Twitch with an undisclosed deal

12/08/2020
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After a seven-months detour at Microsoft’s Mixer which closed shop in June, popular livestreamer Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek is returning to Twitch with a new exclusive rights deal.

It’s a homecoming of sorts for Shroud, who still holds more than 7 million followers on his Twitch channel where he garnered fame, playing as a professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player.

“As I was exploring options, I realized that there was no better place than Twitch to engage with the best and most loyal gaming community worldwide,” Grzesiek said in a statement. He added that the channel would be relaunched with a new look and logo.


He has not been active since October, before he signed with Mixer. Before his departure he was thought of one amongst the site’s high abilities, aboard the likes of Guy “Dr DisRespect” Beahm and so on.

His come back marks a giant win for Twitch in a very competitive streaming war, particularly within the wake of their ban of Dr DisRespect in June.

After Tyler “Ninja” Blevins and Shroud departed for Mixer last fall, Dr DisRespect became Twitch’s high creator and earned himself a multimillion-dollar contract earlier this year. In June, however, Twitch banned him for good, consistent with esports journalist Rod “Slasher” Breslau. Dr DisRespect began to stream on YouTube on 6August, however consistent with urban center, he has not and can not receive exclusive deal from YouTube or Facebook.