Internet comedian Sam Hyde is accusing Twitch star Kai Cenat of “copying” his idea for a Hunger Games-style event, which he thinks is all too similar to an upcoming season on his own ‘Fishtank’ program.
Sam Hyde’s Fishtank show is a Big Brother-inspiredreality TVprogram that makes contestants stay in a house for six weeks, with viewers able to watch everything transpire live on stream.
On June 25,Fishtankis going more extreme than ever with the launch of ‘Fishtank All-Stars Vampire Bloodgames,’ where six former winners will be stuck in the woods where they’re “hunted” by vampires at night.
A trailer for the project released back on May 10 promises “real life FPS gameplay” and “real life survival.”
OFFICIAL TRAILER: Fishtank All-Stars Vampire BloodgamesAirs June 1stOnly onhttps://t.co/lKUk14lt6Apic.twitter.com/9ux5cS7xLe
However, a few weeks after the trailer was posted, Twitch streamer Kai Cenatannounced he was working on his own Hunger Games-style eventwith 50 popular influencers.
“I want drones, I want combat suits…this has to be huge,” Cenat exclaimed.
With Fishtank Vampire Bloodgames debuting soon, Sam Hyde took aim at Cenat’s event for having a similar premise.
“We spent months and millions [of dollars] making aHunger Gamesseason, and they’re copying it lol… they will continue to pretend we don’t exist!” Hyde alleged.
We spent months + millions making a Hunger Games season (airing June 25th) and they’re copying it lol.. they will continue to pretend we don’t exist!!!! 🥲 Kai… let’s talk buddyhttps://t.co/Vvcg89NQ1J
That said, Hyde appeared to suggest a willingness to work with Cenat – or at the very least, talk things over with him. “Kai… let’s talk buddy,” he added.
On the surface, the two projects seem to be quite different, with Hyde’s being more of a horror survival show andKai Cenat’s a battle royale, but we’ll have to see what the future holds for the two events and if Kai ends up responding to Hyde’s comments.
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Michael Gwilliam is Dexerto’s Deputy Entertainment Editor in the US. He expertly covers trending stories across Twitch, Kick, YouTube, TikTok, as well as Overwatch, GTA, and Smash Bros. You can contact him at: michael.gwilliam@dexerto.com
