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A Lot Of Things Happened With "E-Gaming" At Barstool Sports This Year - Good, Bad, And Ugly

The good?  There's a lot.  The bad?  Not so much.  The ugly?  We'll just leave that with ROTC Dave.  But it's been a long, grateful year for various reason. Before we look forward, we look back: On January 15th of this year, our Lord and Savior David Portnoy said that "We should have 'E-Games' at Barstool - We don't".  You can read the synopsis here: 

Now that we are at the end of 2020, I will be the first to admit I still don't know what the fuck "E-Games" are, and neither does reality, but at the time Barstool Gametime might have been a lost soul wandering the world of gaming still not exactly sure what we were doing. Sure, we worked with the likes of Ninja, Rockstar, Hector Rodriguez, Ubisoft, Nadeshot, Activision and countless other HUGE people and companies in that young buckin’ “E-Games” world. Gametime even garnered a few views here and there:

From Jan 15th blog:

– 75K followers on Twitch who follow original gaming who have garnered over 8.5 million views, all of which blow the balls off of ESPN, B/R, and other competitive “Sports Entertainment” companies– 80K on Twitter, 365K+ on IG, 70K+ Subs on YT, 300K+ on TikTok (and 10K+ for GeneralSmitty1v1 on the Tok, be sure to follow him)

Well, soldiers, I'm happy to say that 2020 was Gametime's greatest year yet.  And that is thanks to all the hard work from everyone who has helped, even for a little, behind the scenes (Devlin, Logan, TJ, Bren, Blaise, Kareem, Unfiltered, Aaron, Riley, Ben, all the moderators on Twitch and anyone who has clipped/submitted highlights) to people at Barstool who have stepped up and helped with the streams throughout the pandemic and beyond (Honk, Balls, Big Cat, WSD, Big T, the Among Us crew, and more).  I've streamed on twitch.tv/barstoolsports this year for, wait for it, 1,431 hours. That's 59.5 DAYS and basically two full months of my 2020 existence being live on Twitch.  Not setting up, dealing with tech crap, blogging, being on radio, or doing literally anything else.  Just being LIVE.  It's a grind, especially going through this pandemic with a wedding getting moved around and a baby on the way. But I'm deeply thankful and comforted by the fact so many people are committed into making this a success. 

Since that blog on Jan 15th, we're now up to 116K followers on Twitch which have accumulated an astounding 22+ MILLION views, Twitter is at 115K, IG grew to 479K and there are more than 1.6 MILLION followers on TikTok.  The growth this year has been insane.  And these numbers don't even come close to reflecting what Honk/Big Cat/Duggs are pulling in on Twitch.tv/PardonMyTake, what Grinelli is doing on twitch.tv/spittenchiclets, and what Frankie and Trent are doing on youtube.com/foreplay with the Barstool Golf Society.  Not to mention the countless guests we've had on the platform across the board. It's all amazing gravy.  Oh, and a very own official Esports team/brand known as the Barstool HooliganZ.

Not to mention developing a gaming tournament that, although the winning team was dripped in controversy, was a resounding success and will be featured on the Barstool platform for hopefully years to come.  Long Live The Mop. 

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There's a billion other moments I'm missing out on and I'm sure there's more I need to thank, but we sincerely appreciate you for joining us for this ride that started way back when in 2016. We'll see you in 2021. Till then, we leave you with some other great times we've had in 2020: 

Top Ten Barstool Gaming Moments Of 2020:

PS - And my personal favorite video of all-time, The Ballad Of The Balls:

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Interview With Lando Norris: "American F1 Fans Are Much More Crazy Than British F1 Fans"

Interview With Lando Norris: "American F1 Fans Are Much More Crazy Than British F1 Fans"

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"DIARRHEA! DIARRHEA!" Expressions Perfectly Sums Up A Leaky Soccer Defense

"DIARRHEA! DIARRHEA!" Expressions Perfectly Sums Up A Leaky Soccer Defense

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Tommy Smokes Almost Broke His Hand Using An Oculus

Tommy Smokes Almost Broke His Hand Using An Oculus

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We Placed *FIRST* In The World Series Of Warzone

We Placed *FIRST* In The World Series Of Warzone

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HALO IS BACK! Halo Infinite Multiplayer Completely Blew Away Everyone's Expectations

HALO IS BACK! Halo Infinite Multiplayer Completely Blew Away Everyone's Expectations

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The School System Has Failed Us...Eddie Doesn't Know The Original 13 US Colonies

The School System Has Failed Us...Eddie Doesn't Know The Original 13 US Colonies

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Barstool Gametime Will Be Playing In The $300,000 World Series Of Warzone Tournament On November 17th

Barstool Gametime Will Be Playing In The $300,000 World Series Of Warzone Tournament On No...

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CoD: Vanguard Has Completely Exceeded My Expectations So Far

CoD: Vanguard Has Completely Exceeded My Expectations So Far

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Hitting The Streets Of NYC To Ask For Thoughts On The NEW Call of Duty Vanguard

Hitting The Streets Of NYC To Ask For Thoughts On The NEW Call of Duty Vanguard

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Kelly Keegs Finally Got The Halloween Scare She Was Looking For

Kelly Keegs Finally Got The Halloween Scare She Was Looking For

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My Head Got Run Over And Somehow *I* Got Penalized????

My Head Got Run Over And Somehow *I* Got Penalized????

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Vibbs Decided To Fight Tommy Smokes To Defend Kelly Keegs' Honor

Vibbs Decided To Fight Tommy Smokes To Defend Kelly Keegs' Honor

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Watch: Talking Warzone Anti-Cheat With Minnesota Røkkr Professional Player Smixie

Watch: Talking Warzone Anti-Cheat With Minnesota Røkkr Professional Player Smixie

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The Tottenham Spurs Are Wildly Better Than Arsenal

The Tottenham Spurs Are Wildly Better Than Arsenal

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Marty And Big Ev Trying To Solve A Puzzle Is As Disastrous As You'd Expect

Marty And Big Ev Trying To Solve A Puzzle Is As Disastrous As You'd Expect

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Coach Duggs Showed No Mercy Against Frank The Tank

Coach Duggs Showed No Mercy Against Frank The Tank

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This Game Is Super Mario On LSD - Barstool Plays Cuphead

This Game Is Super Mario On LSD - Barstool Plays Cuphead

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The 'Barstool Sports Vs. Geography' Rivalry Continues With City Guesser

The 'Barstool Sports Vs. Geography' Rivalry Continues With City Guesser

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Are Barstool Sports Bloggers Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

Are Barstool Sports Bloggers Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

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Hank Lockwood Is The Greatest Offensive Coordinator In Madden History

Hank Lockwood Is The Greatest Offensive Coordinator In Madden History

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Competitive Video Games Are Just As Electric As Traditional Sports

Competitive Video Games Are Just As Electric As Traditional Sports

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Meta Man: Twitch Streamer iitzTimmy Streamed For 54+ Hours STRAIGHT And Accomplished One Of The Biggest Gaming Feats In History

Meta Man: Twitch Streamer iitzTimmy Streamed For 54+ Hours STRAIGHT And Accomplished One O...

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Terrible News: Trent And I Are Being Sued For Malpractice

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Which Barstool Employee Would You Choose To Perform Surgery On You, If Your Life Depended On It?

Which Barstool Employee Would You Choose To Perform Surgery On You, If Your Life Depended ...

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Barstool vs the Monaco Grand Prix Was As Chaotic As You'd Expect

Barstool vs the Monaco Grand Prix Was As Chaotic As You'd Expect