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DrLupo signs exclusive streaming deal with YouTube Gaming

DrLupo will leave Twitch and continue his streaming career on YouTube.

Donovan Erskine

August 30, 2021 11:25 AM

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The livestreaming business has become incredibly lucrative for its biggest names, as evidenced by the array of exclusivity deals that have been signed across different platforms. As Twitch, YouTube, and Facebook Gaming fight to be the go-to place for streaming, we’ve seen some major talent bounce between platforms. Another major streamer is making their departure from Twitch, as DrLupo has signed an exclusivity deal to stream on YouTube.

DrLupo announced the deal with YouTube himself via his official Twitter account. In a video, he recounts several of his career highlights on Twitch, including his massive charity stream and the time he played Among Us with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. DrLupo then shares that his journey is far from over, but it’s found a new home, on YouTube Gaming.

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— DrLupo (@DrLupo) August 30, 2021

The specific terms of DrLupo’s deal with YouTube Gaming, such as length and price, are currently unknown. That said, it was just under two years ago, in December of 2019, that DrLupo announced that he’d signed a deal to continue streaming on Twitch (along with TimTheTatman and LIRIK), during a time where several of the platform’s biggest streamers were leaving for other websites. Though we never got the official terms of that deal, either, it seems to have expired as DrLupo has now inked an agreement with YouTube Gaming.

DrLupo’s first livestream on his YouTube channel will take place August 31, 2021. Though he’s just now making the switch to YouTube as a streamer, his channel has long been home to videos and clips taken from past streams. DrLupo will join Courage and Valkyrae, two former Twitch streamers that also left the platform in recent years in pursuit of deals with YouTube Gaming.

DrLupo has built quite the loyal fan base over the years on Twitch, one that he’s hoping will follow him over to his new platform. For more on what’s new with the biggest streamers, Shacknews is your place.

Donovan Erskine

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Donovan is a journalist from Maryland. His oldest gaming memory is playing Pajama Sam on his mom's desktop during weekends. Pokémon Emerald, Halo 2, and the original Star Wars Battlefront 2 were some of the most influential titles in awakening his love for video games. After interning for Shacknews throughout college, Donovan graduated from Bowie State University in 2020 with a major in broadcast journalism and joined the team full-time. He is a huge film fanatic and will talk with you about movies and games all day. You can follow him on twitter @Donimals_