The First-Ever Interactive Gaming Livestream Event on YouTube To Feature. Top Creators Markiplier, Dream, MatPat, LaurenzSide, Sidemen, Sean Evans, LDShadowLady, Muselk and More as They Come Together For Surprise Gaming Moments Featuring Top Games on YouTube Including Fortnite, Street Fighter, Among Us, Minecraft, and More.
YouTube today announced the first-ever “YouTube: Game On,” a two-hour interactive Livestream event celebrating all things gaming, premiering LIVE globally on Saturday, August 27th at 1:00 PM PT / 4:00 PM ET. As a leading destination for gaming content, YouTube is hosting its biggest gaming special ever that celebrates the notable games, top creators, and popular trends that define gaming culture. This interactive experience brings together more than 60 top creators, who represent over 400 million subscribers and more than 150 billion combined lifetime views on the platform. Gaming fans can view “YouTube: Game On” and play along by voting in real time on unique gaming challenges and influence how the stream will play out!
“YouTube: Game On” brings together fan-favorite creators including Ali A, AyChristine, Bazerk, Caylus, Chica, CouRage, Dream, EddieVR, EyStream, Felipe Kwebbelkop, Neto, GeorgeNotFound, Jake Fellman, Lachlan, Larray, LaurenzSide, LDShadowLady, Markiplier, MatPat, Muselk, Myth, Preston & Brianna, Sapnap, Sidemen, Slogo, SunlessKhan, Sykkuno, The Grumps, TommyInnit, Typical Gamer, Wirtual, with even more to be announced; and the most talked about game titles including Among Us, Fall Guys, Fortnite, Free Fire, Friday Night Funkin’, Grand Theft Auto V, Minecraft, Mortal Kombat 11, Poppy Playtime, Rocket League, Street Fighter 6, Trackmania and more to create the can’t-miss gaming event of the year.
This fully interactive live stream celebrates the diversity of gaming content that makes up YouTube gaming culture – from entertaining gaming challenges and surprise gameplay moments to honoring classic game anniversaries – all of which are inspired by the most popular trends on the platform. Viewers can look forward to segments like: a frightening batch of analog horror challenges that’s sure to give viewers a good jump scare; the Hot Ones Challenge: Video Gamer Faceoff hosted by Sean Evans, where viewer-selected players will go head-to-head playing an early demo of the highly anticipated Street Fighter 6 (this one-on-one faceoff has the added twist where defeated players must eat increasingly hot wings); Grandma & Gran-Poppy Playtime where unsuspecting seniors will try to be the last person standing in survival horror game Poppy Playtime, and more fun and creative gaming challenges featuring top creators and popular games titles.
“YouTube: Game On” will simultaneously stream across the globe with local creators hosting in five different languages including English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish. Live chat and interactive polling features for viewers will be enabled and aggregated across all five streams, making livestream outcomes a global decision.
