Turner “Tfue” Tenney, popular Offer Streamer with more than 11 million Twitch subscribers and former member of Faze Clan announced that he will take a serious break from “gaming and streaming”. On one tearful youtube videothe controversial streamer shared his exhaustion over the hassle of content creation.
In the 40-minute video, Tenney shares footage of his first Twitch live streams, YouTube videos, and his first impressions Fourteen days – a game he thought was for children. He also explains the reason for the break, which is that he hasn’t had a large part of his life outside of gaming due to working six to eight hours a day, and notes that he’s 25 years old. “I used gaming to escape from reality,” he said in the YouTube video. “Now I’m using reality to escape the damn work. You know, sometimes I just feel kind of trapped.”
Tenney also mentions he’s been a Twitch partner for eight years and thanks his fans before admitting he needs to take a break. “I just need to take some time off, you know,” he said. He thanks his family for support during his “early career” as well as a number of live streamers who he says helped his career. At the end of the video, he remarks, “One day I’ll be back.”
Tenney has been a content creator since at least 2014 and rose to fame through live streaming Fourteen days – Make a name for yourself as one of the top streamers of the battle royale game. He previously joined content collective Faze Clan in 2018 File a lawsuit in 2019, and claimed the organization took a percentage of the revenue from brand deals. In 2019, Tenney also made headlines because he used the N-word in a live stream while playing Minecraft. At the time, Twitch didn’t respond to The Verge’s request for comment and didn’t appear to have commented on the situation. This wasn’t the first time Tenney had used a racial slur — he used another slur on a livestream in 2018.
It is extremely difficult to make a living as a Twitch streamer and it is incredibly difficult to become an affiliate creator. Even the streamers with the most followers are tied to a busy schedule, streaming a full-time schedule (and often more) to stay relevant and reap the ad revenue. Tenney is also leaving at a time when high-profile content creators are snapping up expensive deals to stream on other platforms, notably Kick — highlighting just how demanding live streaming on Twitch can be.
