An official announcement is likely coming in the near future.Did Ninja leak his move to YouTube Gaming after Mixer's death?Fortnite to host event discussing racism in America on July 4Mixer shutting down soon, shroud and Ninja can stream on TwitchThe Fortnite player count continues to grow in 2020Fortnite Season 3 map could be underwater with buildings destroyedNinja calls out Jake Paul for "jackass" antics after protest arrestNinja and Tfue beef over Mixer and Twitch stream viewer numbers Shroud goes off on aim assist being wrong in competitive gamesFortnite data miner claims aim assist was nerfed, no word from EpicNinja bans ZexRow from Ninja Battles tournament for insultsFortnite's rarest skin, Recon Expert, back in shop for limited timeNinja calls follower "brainwashed" after he's accused of toxicityNICKMERCS explains his recent break from streaming on TwitchFortnite will be available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X at launchIs Kirby coming to Fortnite?
Party Royale trailer gives new cluesTimTheTatman continues Fortnite controller debate with a big insultEpic Games cancels Fortnite World Cup, announces new scheduleTfue says playing Fortnite is now unfair because of aim assistNinja flexes his Mixer money at haters harassing him in FortniteNinja continues dominating Mixer, hits 3 million followers120 South 6th Street, Suite 900, Minneapolis, MN 55402, USA Ninja and Shroud were allegedly offered double their Mixer contracts to continue with Facebook Gaming but both turned it down.When Microsoft announced it would shut down Mixer, in favour of working with Facebook Gaming, they apparently tried to keep the pair but despite allegedly doubling the money they were offered they apparently both said no.Sources: Facebook offered an insane offer at almost double for the original Mixer contracts of Ninja and Shroud but Loaded/Ninja/Shroud said no and forced Mixer to buy them out. Ninja turned down an extra $30m to go back to Mixer (pic: AFP) Ninja and Shroud were allegedly offered double their Mixer contracts to continue with Facebook Gaming but both turned it down. Reports indicate that the two streamers were paid their contracts in full when Mixer closed.With Mixer out of the equation, YouTube is the second-biggest option for streamers like Ninja and would be the most likely landing spot. Ninja’s move from Twitch to Mixer came in August 2019 in an exclusive live-streaming deal that was worth a reported $20-30 million. The Microsoft-owned streaming platform announced its plans to cease operations in June, with the site and apps being shuttered in order to set up a partnership with Facebook Gaming. This also left fewer alternative landing spots for streamers disciplined by Twitch.Ninja and shroud likely came out of the deal just fine. The massive deal gave rise to a battle for top streaming stars between platforms like Twitch, YouTube, Mixer, and Facebook Gaming.
This news also follows a tease by Ninja’s wife, Jessica Blevins, who hinted that Ninja was set to return to action in the near future:Ninja was one of the many streamers affected by the sudden closure of Mixer. However, the major streamers locked into exclusivity deals with Mixers – including Tyler “Ninja” Blevins and Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek — will be released from their contracts, Facebook told The Verge.. UPDATE: Ninja and Shroud reportedly received payouts in the tens of millions following Microsoft’s decision to close Mixer and release them from their exclusivity contracts. Ninja made ~$30M from Mixer, and Shroud made ~$10MIt was never officially announced how much Mixer originally paid to get Ninja and Shroud, but esports consultant Rod Breslau has claimed that it was around $30 million (£24m) for Ninja and around $10 million (£8m) for Shroud.Apparently, they both declined to sign with Facebook though and instead opted to have their contracts paid off in full, meaning they made a combined $40 million from Mixer being shut down.Although that means Ninja could’ve made $60 million (£48m) if he’d gone with Facebook Gaming and Shroud $20 million (£16m).Both streamers are now free agents and although there’s been no official announcement the assumption is that, since they turned down the Facebook offer, they’re both heading back to Twitch.It’s possible some other Twitch rival – perhaps YouTube – could try to make them an offer but everything at the moment points towards them both wanting to get back to where they started.Sources familiar with the deal have informed me that while Facebook did try and negotiate to keep their big partners both Shroud and Ninja opted out. Despite those estimates, only Ninja and Mixer can confirm what the deal was and how much money is involved.