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Return of the King: Ninja, a Video Game Star, Goes Back to Twitch<\/h2>\n

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BERKELEY, Calif. \u2014 In 2010, LeBron James made \u201cThe Decision,\u201d leaving his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers for the Miami Heat and upending the N.B.A.<\/p>\n

Several months ago, Tom Brady shocked the N.F.L. by choosing to play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and leaving his longtime team, the New England Patriots, with whom he had won six Super Bowls.<\/p>\n

And on Thursday, Tyler Blevins, a 29-year-old video game superstar known as Ninja, made a choice that set off similar reverberations in the gaming world. The Fortnite player, who became famous by livestreaming his play to millions of fans, said that he was returning to stream exclusively on Twitch, the Amazon-owned platform where he built his enormous following.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am excited to get back to streaming full time and connecting with my loyal fan base,\u201d Mr. Blevins said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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To accompany the decision, he also released a short Twitter video in which he stared straight at the camera as upbeat music played. \u201cA new chapter begins \u2026\u201d the video said, followed by the emoji of a bomb, animated images of Mr. Blevins and finally, the big reveal \u2014 the purple Twitch logo.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this next chapter, I\u2019m going to make it a point to elevate and bring more eyes to underrepresented creators,\u201d Mr. Blevins said. \u201cI am looking forward to working with Twitch to demonstrate how this amazing community of gamers can make a meaningful impact.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n