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Twitch Star xQc Signs $70 Million+ Deal With Rival Platform Kick - IGN(www.ign.com)

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FartSmarter@lemmy.world
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For reference Ninja’s deal with Mixer was reportedly $50m

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handhookcardoor@lemmy.world
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And I feel like that marked the end of his time in the public view.

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ClarkZuckerberg@lemmy.world
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I think that might be more of a coincidence. He had a look, and he had a persona, and he was great at Fortnite. But as Fortnite has waned in popularity, it was sure that Ninja would as well.

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Die4Ever@programming.dev
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why would you keep doing your job once you get that much money lol, fuck that I’m retiring after the contract is over

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rhokwar@lemmy.world
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Wow, I thought the days of streamers receiving huge contracts to join a platform were over. I’m sure having xQc streaming on Kick will be beneficial, but is it really $70 million beneficial? Facebook and Youtube have both paid a ton of money to get big streamers from twitch, but I don’t feel like that moved the needle much.

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bobbysq@lemmy.world
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Kick seems to be getting more attention from streamers moving of their own accord than Facebook or Mixer did, at least. I doubt it’ll go a lot better than Mixer in the long run, but it’s at least better for everyone on Twitch if they have competition to worry about.

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iSharted@sh.itjust.works
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What does this have over twitch? Are they less uptight about rules etc?

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inbano@sh.itjust.works
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The main point that always is brought up is allowing gambling/slot streaming, but yeah what you said is more or less on point (gambling gets brought up because of it direct ties to the owners/sponsors/investors with such sites).

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iSharted@sh.itjust.works
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So they’re just kicking everyone in the balls and hoping coins fall out. Risky bet…

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kartonrealista@lemmy.world
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So they’re worse and just a way for those streamers to foster addiction and promote gambling to children? That’s amazing

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Jck2905@sh.itjust.works
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Truly scum business behavior.

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handhookcardoor@lemmy.world
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That’s insane, Kick must be desperate, wow.

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nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksOPM
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They are run by a gambling company, basically one of the infinite money glitches irl. They just want to be able to advertise their gambling service and twitch hit them hard.

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