Félix Lengyel, known as xQc, announced Friday that he is joining Kick. The two-year contract is worth around US$70 million and includes incentives that could push it up to about US$100 million. The 27-year-old said he will still appear on Twitch, where he has nearly 12 million fans, but less often than before. (The New York Times)
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Félix Lengyel, known as xQc, announced Friday that he is joining Kick. The two-year contract is worth around US$70 million and includes incentives that could push it up to about US$100 million. The 27-year-old said he will still appear on Twitch, where he has nearly 12 million fans, but less often than before. (The New York Times)
Talking point: Lengyel’s deal rivals LeBron James’s US$97-million two-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers signed last year. The megadeal could mark a turning point for the business of online entertainment. As a competitive video game player, Lengyel became a streaming star by chatting with fans and broadcasting his gameplay online. Amazon-owned Twitch has had an increasingly strained relationship with its streamers, as some complained that the platform is less responsive to its users and more concerned about profitability, the Times reported. A number of other streamers have also left Twitch for other platforms for lucrative deals.
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