Another Gaming Superstar Just Left Twitch for Microsoft's Rival Service

Michael 'Shroud' Grzesiek is following fellow streamer Tyler 'Ninja' Blevins to Mixer

Game-streaming megastar Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek is leaving Twitch for Mixer, marking another coup in the fledgling Microsoft service’s bid to take on its larger Amazon-owned rival.

The move comes after fellow superstar Tyler “Ninja” Blevins made waves with his own defection from Twitch to Mixer in August. Although Mixer’s estimated 30 million viewership hours logged in September still pales in comparison to Twitch’s 778 million—per StreamElements’ latest report—the move is a sign of the escalating competition between tech giants looking to own the game-streaming market.

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