Another day, another multibillion-dollar corporate giant in the crosshairs of the “anti-woke” right. This time, it’s Activision Blizzard, the fifth-largest video game firm in the world, that aggrieved reactionaries are threatening to boycott.
As with so many of these stories, the inciting “controversy” is ridiculously minor. Nickmercs (real name Nick Kolcheff), a streamer who came up playing games including Activision’s Call of Duty titles and now has millions of subscribers across Twitch and YouTube, earlier this year partnered with the brand to launch his own “skin” in the war-based,...
As with so many of these stories, the inciting “controversy” is ridiculously minor. Nickmercs (real name Nick Kolcheff), a streamer who came up playing games including Activision’s Call of Duty titles and now has millions of subscribers across Twitch and YouTube, earlier this year partnered with the brand to launch his own “skin” in the war-based,...
- 6/14/2023
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
Activision is the latest video game publisher to bring streamers into its games. Players in the Call of Duty titles Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone will soon be able to unlock skins that feature the likenesses of creators Nickmercs (real name Nick Kolcheff) and TimTheTatman (real name Tim Betar).
The skins, slated for a May 31 release, will be included in an “Operator bundle” that will allow players to customize their in-game characters. To publicly reveal their respective partnerships with Activision, both Kolcheff and Betar took to their streams to check out their virtual doppelgangers. Kolcheff even flexed into the camera to show viewers that his Operator’s muscles are not exaggerated.
The trend of playable streamers in video games now stretches from the U.S. to India. This is the first time that Activision has put influencers into its own games, though the Nickmercs and TimTheTatman Operator skins will join likenesses...
The skins, slated for a May 31 release, will be included in an “Operator bundle” that will allow players to customize their in-game characters. To publicly reveal their respective partnerships with Activision, both Kolcheff and Betar took to their streams to check out their virtual doppelgangers. Kolcheff even flexed into the camera to show viewers that his Operator’s muscles are not exaggerated.
The trend of playable streamers in video games now stretches from the U.S. to India. This is the first time that Activision has put influencers into its own games, though the Nickmercs and TimTheTatman Operator skins will join likenesses...
- 5/10/2023
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Nick Kolcheff, known in the gaming world as Nickmercs, has extended his partnership with Twitch and will continue streaming exclusively on the Amazon-owned platform.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Since joining in 2011, Kolcheff has amassed 6.2 million followers on Twitch where he streams games including shooters Apex Legends and Call of Duty: Warzone.
“Twitch is where I built my community, it’s home,” Kolcheff tells The Hollywood Reporter. “It’s the top destination for live stream content I’m excited to build upon the foundation we started over ten years ago. From streaming Gears of War and Call of ...
Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Since joining in 2011, Kolcheff has amassed 6.2 million followers on Twitch where he streams games including shooters Apex Legends and Call of Duty: Warzone.
“Twitch is where I built my community, it’s home,” Kolcheff tells The Hollywood Reporter. “It’s the top destination for live stream content I’m excited to build upon the foundation we started over ten years ago. From streaming Gears of War and Call of ...
- 10/5/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Nick Kolcheff, known in the gaming world as Nickmercs, has extended his partnership with Twitch and will continue streaming exclusively on the Amazon-owned platform.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Since joining in 2011, Kolcheff has amassed 6.2 million followers on Twitch where he streams games including shooters Apex Legends and Call of Duty: Warzone.
“Twitch is where I built my community, it’s home,” Kolcheff tells The Hollywood Reporter. “It’s the top destination for live stream content I’m excited to build upon the foundation we started over ten years ago. From streaming Gears of War and Call of ...
Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Since joining in 2011, Kolcheff has amassed 6.2 million followers on Twitch where he streams games including shooters Apex Legends and Call of Duty: Warzone.
“Twitch is where I built my community, it’s home,” Kolcheff tells The Hollywood Reporter. “It’s the top destination for live stream content I’m excited to build upon the foundation we started over ten years ago. From streaming Gears of War and Call of ...
- 10/5/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Emumita Bonita probably never imagined that she’d become popular on the internet, but that’s what’s happened. Emumita has gotten a lot of online attention thanks to her relationship with well-known gamer, Nick Kolcheff. The two tied the knot in October 2020 and the couple seems to be very happy together. But while Nick has a very strong online presence, Emumita has been a lot more low-key. She is never tagged in Nick’s photos and doesn’t seem to have any interest in being in the spotlight. Still, there are a lot of people who would love to know more about her.
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Emumita Bonita...
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Emumita Bonita...
- 7/15/2021
- by Camille Moore
- TVovermind.com
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