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==Early life==
==Early life==
Condren was born in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] on 13 April 1995,<ref>{{cite tweet |user=RTGameCrowd |number=1249607346348843012 |date=13 April 2020 |title=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 |language=en}}</ref> the son of an [[Irish people|Irish]] father and [[Canadians|Canadian]] mother. He holds dual Irish and Canadian citizenship.<ref>{{Cite tweet |author= <!-- or |last=Condren |first=Daniel --> |author-link=RTGame |user=RTGameCrowd |number=1030260638168145920 |date=Aug 17, 2018 |title=Ye, Irish-Canadian. Got dual citizenship |access-date=Jan 12, 2023 |link=yes |archive-url= |archive-date= }}</ref> He studied at [[Trinity College Dublin|Trinity College]] in [[Dublin]], where he earned a [[bachelor's degree]] in English literature in November 2017. <ref>{{cite tweet|user=RTGameCrowd|title=My professors would have a fit if they followed that advice. Source: studied Joyce in university for three years for a degree.|date=July 4, 2017|number=882146086533640192|language=en|link=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet|title=Oh yeah I graduated from college this morning lol|user=RTGameCrowd|number=926420375398993920|access-date=2021-05-30|language=en|link=no}}</ref> While attending university, he earned the moniker 'Drift King'.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Condren |first=Daniel |date=17 March 2021 |title=This picture confirms that I was The Drift King of Mario Kart back in college. It is still my greatest achievement today. |url=https://x.com/RTGameCrowd/status/1372323209442426880 |access-date= |website=[[Twitter]]}}</ref>
Condren was born in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] on 13 April 1995,<ref>{{cite tweet|user=RTGameCrowd|number=1249607346348843012|date=13 April 2020|title=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|language=en|last=Condren|first=Daniel|author-link=RTGame|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919113002/https://twitter.com/RTGameCrowd/status/1249607346348843012|archive-date=September 19, 2023|access-date=April 17, 2024}}</ref> the son of an [[Irish people|Irish]] father and [[Canadians|Canadian]] mother. He holds dual Irish and Canadian citizenship.<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Condren|first=Daniel|author-link=RTGame|user=RTGameCrowd|number=1030260638168145920|date=August 17, 2018|title=Ye, Irish-Canadian. Got dual citizenship|access-date=January 12, 2023|link=no|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416183557/https://twitter.com/rtgamecrowd/status/1030260638168145920|archive-date=April 16, 2021}}</ref> He studied at [[Trinity College Dublin|Trinity College]] in [[Dublin]], where he earned a [[bachelor's degree]] in English literature in November 2017.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=RTGameCrowd|last=Condren|first=Daniel|author-link=RTGame|title=My professors would have a fit if they followed that advice. Source: studied Joyce in university for three years for a degree.|date=July 4, 2017|number=882146086533640192|language=en|link=no|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420030702/https://twitter.com/rtgamecrowd/status/882146086533640192|archive-date=April 20, 2021|access-date=April 17, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|title=Oh yeah I graduated from college this morning lol|user=RTGameCrowd|last=Condren|first=Daniel|author-link=RTGame|number=926420375398993920|access-date=2021-05-30|language=en|link=no|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410130212/https://twitter.com/RTGameCrowd/status/926420375398993920|archive-date=April 10, 2021}}</ref> While attending university, he earned the moniker 'Drift King'.<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Condren|first=Daniel|date=17 March 2021|title=This picture confirms that I was The Drift King of Mario Kart back in college. It is still my greatest achievement today.|user=RTGameCrowd|number=1372323209442426880|access-date=April 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019171032/twitter.com/RTGameCrowd/status/1372323209442426880|archive-date=October 19, 2023|language=en|link=no}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
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His videos have included organising ''[[Minecraft]]'' building sessions for his Twitch subscribers,<ref name="Verge minecraft" /> spending 13 days (and an in-game time of 2 days) searching for a [[Gameplay of Pokémon#Shiny Pokémon|shiny]] [[Wooloo]] in [[Pokémon Sword and Shield|''Pokémon Sword'' and ''Shield'']],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-18|title=RTGame goes crazy after spending 13 days to finally catch shiny Pokemon|url=https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/rtgame-goes-crazy-after-spending-13-days-to-finally-catch-shiny-pokemon-1330216|last=Gwilliam|first=Michael|access-date=2021-04-13|website=Dexerto|language=en|archive-date=16 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916200008/https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/rtgame-goes-crazy-after-spending-13-days-to-finally-catch-shiny-pokemon-1330216|url-status=live}}</ref> and knocking out every [[Non-player character|NPC]] in the ''[[Hitman 3]]'' level of [[Sapienza (Hitman)|Sapienza]] 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").<ref name="Kotaku Hitman" /><ref name="Polygon Hitman" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sheridan|first=Connor|date=26 January 2021|title=Hitman 3 streamer shoves entire population of Sapienza into a meat freezer|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/hitman-3-streamer-shoves-entire-population-of-sapienza-into-a-meat-freezer/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-13|website=gamesradar|language=en|archive-date=31 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131155420/https://www.gamesradar.com/hitman-3-streamer-shoves-entire-population-of-sapienza-into-a-meat-freezer/}}</ref>
His videos have included organising ''[[Minecraft]]'' building sessions for his Twitch subscribers,<ref name="Verge minecraft" /> spending 13 days (and an in-game time of 2 days) searching for a [[Gameplay of Pokémon#Shiny Pokémon|shiny]] [[Wooloo]] in [[Pokémon Sword and Shield|''Pokémon Sword'' and ''Shield'']],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-18|title=RTGame goes crazy after spending 13 days to finally catch shiny Pokemon|url=https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/rtgame-goes-crazy-after-spending-13-days-to-finally-catch-shiny-pokemon-1330216|last=Gwilliam|first=Michael|access-date=2021-04-13|website=Dexerto|language=en|archive-date=16 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916200008/https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/rtgame-goes-crazy-after-spending-13-days-to-finally-catch-shiny-pokemon-1330216|url-status=live}}</ref> and knocking out every [[Non-player character|NPC]] in the ''[[Hitman 3]]'' level of [[Sapienza (Hitman)|Sapienza]] 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").<ref name="Kotaku Hitman" /><ref name="Polygon Hitman" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sheridan|first=Connor|date=26 January 2021|title=Hitman 3 streamer shoves entire population of Sapienza into a meat freezer|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/hitman-3-streamer-shoves-entire-population-of-sapienza-into-a-meat-freezer/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-13|website=gamesradar|language=en|archive-date=31 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131155420/https://www.gamesradar.com/hitman-3-streamer-shoves-entire-population-of-sapienza-into-a-meat-freezer/}}</ref>


In December 2022, YouTube age-restricted some of his videos. Condren asserted that the platform was "retroactively restricting videos that violate recent policy changes."<ref name="Age restriction">{{cite news |last1=Robertson |first1=Joshua |date=30 December 2022 |title=YouTube Has Age-Restricted Dozens Of RTGame Videos After Appeal |language=en |work=The Gamer |url=https://www.thegamer.com/youtube-age-restricted-rtgame-videos/ |access-date=10 January 2023}}</ref> The updated guidelines gained visibility when he made a video on the topic,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Diaz |first=Ana |date=2023-01-12 |title=Gaming YouTubers say their videos are being demonetized due to profanity policies |url=https://www.polygon.com/23549991/youtube-gaming-profanity-swearing-rtgame |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref> with YouTube set to revise the policy after being criticised for its poor communication regarding these changes.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-01-11 |title=YouTube's updated violence and profanity restrictions can retroactively restrict gaming videos |language=en-gb |work=Eurogamer.net |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/youtubes-updated-violence-and-profanity-restrictions-can-retroactively-restrict-gaming-videos |access-date=2023-02-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Weatherbed |first=Jess |date=2023-01-13 |title=YouTube creators are ducking outraged by its swearing policy |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/13/23553746/youtube-swearing-advertising-policy-change |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=The Verge |language=en-US}}</ref>
In December 2022, YouTube age-restricted some of his videos. Condren asserted that the platform was "retroactively restricting videos that violate recent policy changes."<ref name="Age restriction">{{cite news |last=Robertson |first=Joshua |date=30 December 2022 |title=YouTube Has Age-Restricted Dozens Of RTGame Videos After Appeal |language=en |work=The Gamer |url=https://www.thegamer.com/youtube-age-restricted-rtgame-videos/ |access-date=10 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110164101/https://www.thegamer.com/youtube-age-restricted-rtgame-videos/ |archive-date=January 10, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> The updated guidelines gained visibility when he made a video on the topic,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Diaz |first=Ana |date=2023-01-12 |title=Gaming YouTubers say their videos are being demonetized due to profanity policies |url=https://www.polygon.com/23549991/youtube-gaming-profanity-swearing-rtgame |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=Polygon |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230216113614/https://www.polygon.com/23549991/youtube-gaming-profanity-swearing-rtgame |archive-date=February 16, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> with YouTube set to revise the policy after being criticised for its poor communication regarding these changes.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-01-11 |title=YouTube's updated violence and profanity restrictions can retroactively restrict gaming videos |last=Kennedy |first=Victoria |language=en-gb |work=Eurogamer.net |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/youtubes-updated-violence-and-profanity-restrictions-can-retroactively-restrict-gaming-videos |access-date=2023-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230216113614/https://www.eurogamer.net/youtubes-updated-violence-and-profanity-restrictions-can-retroactively-restrict-gaming-videos |archive-date=February 16, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Clark |first1=Mitchell |last2=Weatherbed |first2=Jess |date=2023-01-13 |title=YouTube creators are ducking outraged by its swearing policy |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/13/23553746/youtube-swearing-advertising-policy-change |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=The Verge |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230216113614/https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/13/23553746/youtube-swearing-advertising-policy-change |archive-date=February 16, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 02:35, 18 April 2024

RTGame
Condren's YouTube icon
Personal information
Born
Daniel Condren

(1995-04-13) 13 April 1995 (age 29)
Ireland
Occupations
  • YouTuber
  • live streamer
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2011–present
GenreGaming
Subscribers2.79 million[1]
Total views1.2 billion[1]
100,000 subscribers2018
1,000,000 subscribers2018
Twitch information
Channel
Years active2015–present
GenreGaming
Followers1.2 million
Associated acts
Last updated: 9 July 2023

Daniel Condren (born 13 April 1995), better known as RTGame (channel also known as 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 15 August 2023, his YouTube channel has over 2.8 million subscribers,[8] while his Twitch channel has over 1.1 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 attending university, he earned the moniker 'Drift King'.[14]

Career

Condren created his YouTube channel on 13 August 2011 and uploaded his first video, a Terraria Let's Play, five days later.[15] In December 2018, he joined Yogscast's annual charity event Jingle Jam, where he helped raise $3.3 million.[16][17]

His videos have included organising 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,[18] and knocking out every NPC in the Hitman 3 level of Sapienza 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][19]

In December 2022, YouTube age-restricted some of his videos. Condren asserted that the platform was "retroactively restricting videos that violate recent policy changes."[20] The updated guidelines gained visibility when he made a video on the topic,[21] with YouTube set to revise the policy after being criticised for its poor communication regarding these changes.[22][23]

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 15 August 2023.
  9. ^ "rtgame's Twitch Stats Summary Profile". Social Blade. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  10. ^ Condren, Daniel [@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). Archived from the original on 19 September 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ Condren, Daniel [@RTGameCrowd] (17 August 2018). "Ye, Irish-Canadian. Got dual citizenship" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2023 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ Condren, Daniel [@RTGameCrowd] (4 July 2017). "My professors would have a fit if they followed that advice. Source: studied Joyce in university for three years for a degree" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ Condren, Daniel [@RTGameCrowd] (3 November 2017). "Oh yeah I graduated from college this morning lol" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ Condren, Daniel [@RTGameCrowd] (17 March 2021). "This picture confirms that I was The Drift King of Mario Kart back in college. It is still my greatest achievement today" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ "Terraria! Ep 1: Swimming is Difficult", YouTube, 18 August 2011, archived from the original on 13 April 2021, retrieved 13 April 2021
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ Robertson, Joshua (30 December 2022). "YouTube Has Age-Restricted Dozens Of RTGame Videos After Appeal". The Gamer. Archived from the original on 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  21. ^ Diaz, Ana (12 January 2023). "Gaming YouTubers say their videos are being demonetized due to profanity policies". Polygon. Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  22. ^ Kennedy, Victoria (11 January 2023). "YouTube's updated violence and profanity restrictions can retroactively restrict gaming videos". Eurogamer.net. Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  23. ^ Clark, Mitchell; Weatherbed, Jess (13 January 2023). "YouTube creators are ducking outraged by its swearing policy". The Verge. Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
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