Not long after Shroud, on October 27, Cory "King Gothalion" Michael announced his own exclusivity deal with Microsoft's Mixer.
In a video posted to Twitter, Michael said, "It's my belief that working with Xbox and Microsoft is not only gonna help us propel what we're doing, but also propel what's always been important to the channel, which is doing good in gaming."
He specifically cited, "the potential of having platform-level input," which is a notable difference from the arrangement streamers have with Twitch.
When Ninja left the platform back in September, his manager and wife, Jessica Blevins, told Business Insider they felt as if Twitch "did not listen" to them.
"Everything we were asking, it never came back reflecting our wishes — and that's completely outside of finances," she said. "And for us, two people who were streaming on Twitch, it was really upsetting for us to go months and months and keep reiterating that we love you guys, we've been here for a long time, but the things that are in the contract right now just don't make sense."