Twitch has eliminated the worldwide emote for GunRun, the CEO of VTuber company VShojo, after the corporate formally shut down on July 24.
Justin ‘GunRun’ Ignacio was one of many founding members of Twitch, however in 2020, he went on to create one of many greatest VTuber companies within the business: VShojo. It rapidly signed creators that may develop into a number of the greatest names on Twitch, together with Ironmouse, Silvervale, and Veibae.
However on Monday, July 21, Ironmouse revealed she left the group in a YouTube video, claiming they by no means made a promised $500,000 donation to the Immune Deficiency Basis – a charity she holds a fundraiser for yearly.
Her video led to a mass exodus from the company, and different former members revealed stunning incidents the place they weren’t correctly paid by VShojo.
On Thursday, July 24, Twitch silently eliminated GunRun’s emote from the platform – making it unavailable to customers worldwide.
Who’s Justin ‘GunRun’ Ignacio?
GunRun launched VShojo in 2020 because the first-ever US-based VTuber company, billing itself as a “expertise first” firm that offered content material creators with all the pieces they wanted to be a VTuber on the platform.
Alongside VTubing, GunRun made himself recognized in a number of different industries as properly.
In esports, he turned one of the crucial well-known StarCraft II and Command & Conquer event casters, founding the GLHF.television streaming community within the course of.
He additionally helped advance IRL streaming on Twitch, having created the UnlimitedIRL backpack that has given creators like JakeNBakeLive, T-Ache, and extra the flexibility to broadcast from wherever on the planet.