Social Media
HasanAbi: The Political Streamer's $8M Media Operation
HasanAbi — 2.5M Twitch followers, 231K peak concurrent viewers, Streamy Award winner — built the largest left-wing political media operation on a platform designed for gaming.
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Gaming — Tagged Articles
Social Media
xQc: The Streamer Who Forced a $100 Million Platform War
xQc (Félix Lengyel) signed a reported $100M non-exclusive Kick deal — the largest individual creator contract in livestreaming. 12.5M Twitch followers. Forbes #28 creator. Estimated net worth $40–80M.
Social Media
Discord: The Community Layer of the Creator Economy
Discord is the community layer of the creator economy. Founded 2015 by Jason Citron and Stan Vishnevskiy. ~200M+ MAU. $15B valuation (Series H, 2021). Confidential S-1 filed 2024. The largest gated content corpus on the consumer internet.
Social Media
Twitch: The Live-Streaming Layer of the Creator Economy
Twitch is the largest live-streaming platform in the Western world. Amazon acquired it in Aug 2014 for ~$970M. CEO Dan Clancy since March 2023. ~30M daily viewers. Kick.com now the credible number-two.
Social Media
Gaming Influencer Campaigns and Creator Strategy 2026
The 2026 gaming influencer playbook — Twitch, YouTube Gaming, Kick, TikTok. Deal structures, exclusivity, FTC compliance, and how creators sell games.
Social Media
Ninja: The Streamer Who Turned Twitch Into a Brand Channel
Tyler Blevins became the streamer priced as an endorsement asset. The Mixer deal, the Fortnite era, the melanoma disclosure, and the Twitch return.
Marketing
Email Marketing for Sports & Gaming: The 2026 Playbook
Definitive 2026 sports and gaming email playbook — DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, ESPN Bet, NFL, NBA, MLB, Fanatics, StubHub. Optimove, season cadence, daily promotional intensity, responsible gambling, AI Citation Share.
Technology
Avia, Bingo Tour, Solitaire Clash and the Skill-Based Mobile Gaming Category
Avia launches Season 7 holiday update for Bingo Tour and Solitaire Clash, featuring the new Workshop merge game mode, festive collectibles, and Jolly Pass rewards system. Available December 4th to January 5th, offering enhanced gameplay and seasonal prizes for mobile gamers of all skill levels.
Marketing
Heinz Enters the Gaming World
Heinz in gaming — Tomato Blood, Eternal Ketchup, and the wider CPG in-game activation playbook running across Wendy's, Burger King, Chipotle, and Gucci.
Entertainment & Media
Atari: The Foundational Reference
Atari is the company that built the modern video game industry and then broke it. The 1972 founding, the Atari 2600 era, the 1982 E.T. catastrophe, the 1983 category collapse, and the four ownership lives since — EPR's foundational reference on Atari.