Prominent streamer BruceDropEmOff is leaving Kick and going back to Twitch nearly a year after ditching the purple platform following an indefinite ban.
Bruce broke the news in a sketch video on Twitter/X, where he interrupted a group of patrons in a barber shop who were talking smack about him “changing up” for money.
As the video ended, an electric razor flew onto the screen emblazoned with the words, “Homecoming. Back, but never left!”
Bruce also included a message for his fans. “DEO, thank you for your everlasting support for the past year on this move, but it’s time to come home and return to the fortress we built. I’m back.”
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This move comes as quite a shock to Bruce’s fans, given the streamer’s contentious relationship with Twitch over the years. Afterleaving OTKin January 25 — a decision that came with adramatic falling outbetween Bruce and co-founder Mizkif — Bruce’salternate account was banned,with no reason given.
Shortly afterwards, Bruce went live on his main account, which wassuspended indefinitelydue to “ban evasion.” A month later, hischannel was reinstated…but he washit with yet another banin May of that same year.
Bruce made his stance on Twitch quite clear during that time, confirming that he wasn’t a fan of the platform after all his suspensions. Later that month, Bruceofficially made the move to Kick,following in the footsteps of other major broadcasterslike xQcand Amouranth.
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Now, a year later, he has officially moved back to Twitch in a “homecoming” that’s proving to be quite exciting for fans.
The comments underneath Bruce’s video are filled with quips like, “Let’s gooo!” and “The internet is coming back alive.”
Still others are taking shots at Kick — a site that’s also come under scrutiny due to several incidents over the past few months, including broadcaster N3on beinginvolved in a hit-and-run accidenton stream and another Kick streamerleaving a woman to possibly drownafter daring her to jump in a lake.
Virginia Glaze is Dexerto’s Entertainment Editor in the US. She expertly covers trending stories across Twitch, Kick, YouTube, and TikTok – as well as fighting games and influencer boxing. Virginia also has bylines at Red Bull, GINX, and Bandai Namco. Contact her here: virginia.glaze@dexerto.com
