KEEMSTAR explains why Friday Fortnite & Minecraft Monday are canceled for now Keemstar, Twitter \/ UMGYouTube superstar Daniel \u2018KEEMSTAR\u2018 Keem has announced the cancelation of his popular weekly tournaments Friday Fortnite and Minecraft Monday, which saw streamers and pro players go head to head in the games\u2019 public lobbies. The announcement comes hours after October 7\u2019s Minecraft Monday was sent spiraling into chaos thanks to a hacker destroying the server, though KEEMSTAR revealed that it was a financial decision, rather than a spur of the moment choice following the drama. Instead, Keem explained that although he likes \u201cputting on a show for the community\u201d and loved organizing the two weekly events, the fact that it earns too little money has seen it plod along on a \u201cshoestring budget\u201d for the past few months. \u201cThere\u2019s this misconception that I\u2019m making thousands and thousands, millions of dollars off these tournaments,\u201d the weekly-event mogul said in a video shared on Twitter. \u201cNo, no, people don\u2019t understand that the amount of work to organize something like this is insane. Because of the lack of money, Keem felt the events had been suffering in quality, and explained that he wanted viewers to have the best possible experience while watching their favorite stars battle it out once or twice a week. \u201cFrankly, we\u2019ve been cutting so many corners on Minecraft Monday, like money should be spent here and there, and same with Friday Fortnite, and the reason we don\u2019t spend the money and put money into it is we\u2019re not making any money!\u201d he said. Future of #FridayFortnite & #MinecraftMonday !!! pic.twitter.com\/SHUApjW5vm \u2014 KEEM :popcorn: (@KEEMSTAR) October 7, 2019 KEEMSTAR revealed that there was still a future for the Fortnite and Minecraft events, however. Though he didn\u2019t name the companies vying for a chance to helm the weekly tournaments, the YouTuber confirmed there were a few investors waiting in the wings. \u201cWhat\u2019s happening now is that I have two companies, maybe three, that are fighting over taking over my tournaments and replacing UMG, and they\u2019re offering some crazy money,\u201d he said. \u201cLast Friday and today\u2019s Minecraft Monday could have been way better if I had money so I feel like it\u2019s stupid to keep doing these events on a shoestring budget, when in a couple of months I would have a lot of money, could even raise the prize pool, and I might actually get paid for putting all this work into doing these tournaments!\u201d The YouTuber also offered up a vague return date for when viewers and fans could once again watch the ever-popular events \u2013 sometime in November. \u201cI\u2019m thinking the return of Minecraft Monday and Friday Fortnite will be in November. Also, there\u2019s some brand new games that we\u2019re working on tournaments with, that\u2019s going to come out in the future as well,\u201d he confirmed. \u201cI want to hold on this now because I don\u2019t want to do this on a shoestring budget, I want this that you guys love and cherish, and that\u2019s why I\u2019m doing it \u2013 for you. Right now it\u2019s not getting the vibe that I want it to.\u201d This isn\u2019t the first time the event has been dropped into a hiatus either. Back in August, Fortnite Friday found itself shelved during Epic\u2019s Trios qualifiers, a move Keem was quick to slam the game publishers for. While there are no hard and fast dates for fans to expect a return, KEEMSTAR\u2019s promises seem to confirm bigger and better events on the horizon, and potentially a whole new as-yet-unconfirmed game entering the roster \u2013 World of Warcraft Wednesdays, anybody?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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