RTGame

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RTGame
RTGame Logo.jpg
Condren's YouTube logo
Personal information
BornDaniel Condren
(1995-04-13) 13 April 1995 (age 26)
Ireland
Occupation
  • YouTuber
  • live streamer
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2011–present
Genre
Subscribers2.65 million[1]
Total views880.9 million[1]
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg 100,000 subscribers 2018
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg 1,000,000 subscribers 2018
YouTube Diamond Play Button.svg 10,000,000 subscribers
Twitch information
Channel
Years active2015–present
GenreGaming
Followers1.03 million
Total views16.3 million
Associated acts
Updated: 6 September 2021

Daniel Condren (born 13 April 1995), better known as RTGame (formerly RTGameCrowd), is an Irish-Canadian YouTuber and live streamer.[2][3][4][5] He is known for his humorous commentary during gameplay,[6] and often plays games in unorthodox or mischievous ways.[7] He began making videos in 2011, began streaming in 2016, and experienced a surge in popularity in 2018.[2] As of 27 October 2021, his YouTube channel has over 2.66 million subscribers,[8] while his Twitch channel has over 1.05 million followers.[9]

Early life[]

Condren was born in Ireland on 13 April 1995,[10] the son of an Irish father and Canadian mother. He holds dual Irish and Canadian citizenship.[11] He studied at Trinity College in Dublin, where he earned a bachelor's degree in English literature in November 2017.[12][13] While studying there, he was a part of a gaming society, where he won a Mario Kart tournament and earned the title of "the Drift King".[14][15]

Career[]

Condren created his YouTube channel on 13 August 2011 and uploaded his first video, a Terraria Let's Play, five days later.[16] In 2012, he started a video series on the game Team Fortress 2, which lasted until 2018.[17]

In early 2018, Condren moved to Tokyo to pursue a career as an English teacher.[18][19] However, his YouTube and Twitch channels skyrocketed while he was there and he decided to forego the job in order to dedicate his time to streaming, editing, and publishing his YouTube videos.[20][21] The most notable videos from this time were on the games The Sims 3, Planet Coaster, and Cities: Skylines. He moved back to Ireland in the summer of 2018, and his YouTube channel hit 1 million subscribers several weeks later.[22][23] In December 2018, he joined Yogscast's annual charity event Jingle Jam, where he helped raise $3.3 million.[24][25]

Since 2020, Condren has had a video editor to help with his YouTube channel.[26] His most notable videos have included organizing Minecraft building sessions for his Twitch subscribers,[2] spending 13 days (and an in-game time of 2 days) searching for a shiny Wooloo in Pokémon Sword and Shield,[27] and knocking out every NPC on a Hitman 3 level in order to stuff them all into a meat freezer and kill the entire population with a single shot into an explosive canister, which ultimately failed when the bodies formed a "Meat Shield".[4][5][28]

Personal life[]

Condren's lung collapsed in 2015, and he continues to have issues with it as of 2021.[29]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "About RTGame". YouTube.
  2. ^ a b c Maher, Cian (15 July 2019). "The streamer who built a giant Starbucks island in Minecraft to connect with fans". The Verge. Archived from the original on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  3. ^ Saunders, Huw (3 October 2019). "The Minecraft Renaissance: How Mojang's Sleeping Giant Woke Up". Cultured Vultures. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b Walker, Ian (27 January 2021). "Hitman Player Tries To Kill Every NPC In One Map With A Single Rubber Ducky". Kotaku. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b Marshall, Cass (27 January 2021). "A Hitman 3 streamer spent hours putting the entire town in a freezer". Polygon. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  6. ^ O'Rourke, Barry (24 March 2021). "Game-Changers - the Irish people rocking the gaming world". RTÉ.ie. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Four Gaming Channels Your Non-Gaming Partner Will Actually Watch With You". 2oceansvibe News. 2oceansvibe Media. 30 April 2020. Archived from the original on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  8. ^ "RTGame's YouTube Stats (Summary Profile)". Social Blade. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  9. ^ "rtgame's Twitch Stats Summary Profile". Social Blade. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  10. ^ @RTGameCrowd (13 April 2020). "Ah fuck I'm old now. Thanks for the birthday wishes lads! I'll be doing a special stream at 7pm tonight to mark the day" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "I'm actually an Irish-Canadian dual citizen!". YouTube.
  12. ^ @RTGameCrowd (4 July 2017). "RTGame Daniel on his degree" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ^ "RTGame Daniel at his graduation". Twitter. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  14. ^ @RTGameCrowd (4 December 2015). "RTGame Daniel on Drift King" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ @RTGameCrowd (18 March 2021). "RTGame Daniel on Drift King proof" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "Terraria! Ep 1: Swimming is Difficult", YouTube, 18 August 2011, archived from the original on 13 April 2021, retrieved 13 April 2021
  17. ^ RTGame (20 June 2012), "TF2: The Combat Engineer (First Solo Commentary)", YouTube, archived from the original on 13 April 2021, retrieved 13 April 2021
  18. ^ RTGame (1 April 2018). "So hey, I moved to Japan [Video]". YouTube. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  19. ^ @RTGameCrowd (14 January 2018). "RTGame Daniel on moving to Japan" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 April 2021 – via Twitter.
  20. ^ RTGame (26 September 2018). "So hey, I did a Q&A [Video]". YouTube. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  21. ^ Call Me Kevin Clips (10 April 2021). "The man behind RTGame - "Call Me" Ep.1 [Video]". YouTube. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  22. ^ @RTGameCrowd (21 September 2018). "RTGame Daniel on moving back to Ireland" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  23. ^ RTGame (6 November 2018). "So hey, I did a Q&A for One Million Subscribers on Youtube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  24. ^ Yogscast Live (13 December 2018). "RTGAME & TOM! - YOGSCAST JINGLE JAM! - 10th December 2018 [Video]". YouTube. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  25. ^ Partis, Danielle (2 January 2019). "Yogscast Jingle Jam 2018 comes to a close, raises $3.3 million for charity". influencerupdate.biz. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  26. ^ RTGame (5 February 2020). "Let's talk about life awhile [Video]". YouTube. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  27. ^ Gwilliam, Michael (18 February 2020). "RTGame goes crazy after spending 13 days to finally catch shiny Pokemon". Dexerto. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  28. ^ Sheridan, Connor (26 January 2021). "Hitman 3 streamer shoves entire population of Sapienza into a meat freezer". gamesradar. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  29. ^ RTGame (3 August 2018). "So hey, I'm living through a natural disaster right now [Video]". YouTube. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
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