Mixer shutting down: Ninja offered $60 million to join Facebook Gaming, Shroud $20 million GameCentral Tuesday 23 Jun 2020 9:25 am Share this … The large scope of Facebook Gaming will benefit Cloud. By changing the platform from Mixer to Facebook Gaming, they have considerably broadened the scale of viewers. Mixer shutting down its services indicates the streaming platform failed to engross its viewers and build a large gaming/streaming community that could be sustainable. Ninja starts streaming on YouTube after Microsoft shuts down Mixer. After Mixer shut down in June, Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek reportedly recieved a US$10 million buyout for the remainder of his contract.. Shroud was among the players wooed to Microsoft's Mixer last year as it looked to take on Twitch. Microsoft is shutting down its video game streaming platform, Mixer, after its growth failed to meet the company's expectations. Although Ninja and Shroud brought over some of their fanatics to Mixer, their viewership and follower counts were insignificant and feeble compared to their numbers on Twitch. Mixer shut down by Microsoft, Ninja and Shroud free to return to Twitch GameCentral Monday 22 Jun 2020 8:11 pm Share this article via facebook Share this … I … New, 15 comments. This transition is a calculated move on Microsoft’s part. Read more: Is Mixer Dying Even with Shroud and Ninja? Mixer's most memorable time in the spotlight came via on-site talent, locking down exclusive contracts for Tyler "Ninja" Blevins, Michael "Shroud" Grzesiek, and Cory "King Gothalion" Michael. He signed a lucrative deal with the streamer … Microsoft is shutting down Mixer, merging with Facebook gaming - Ninja, Shroud, and other streamers with exclusivity deals are free to stream … Ninja and Shroud both went on to issue statements in the light of Mixer shutting down operations: I love my community and what we built together on Mixer. It's official, Mixer will be shutting down in July as Microsoft has announced a merger with Facebook Gaming. — Michael Grzesiek (@shroud) June 22, 2020.