News from the NOS•today, 16:51
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It was a special moment for many fans of the popular Minecraft game – well-known streamer Dream revealed his face and identity today in a YouTube video. The player has been posting online videos of him playing Minecraft for years, but he has never appeared before. “It’s so embarrassing to talk to a camera for the first time. Hi, so it’s Clay,” he said during the presentation.
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In Minecraft, players can create their own world with blocks. The game is extremely popular with young people. Since 2019, Dream’s popularity has grown as an anonymous Minecraft player. His videos of the cube-like world earned the 23-year-old 30.4 million subscribers on YouTube. He also has millions of followers on Twitter and Instagram.
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The special moment, the make reveal, was announced in advance by the player. When the video went online at midnight (US time), around 1.2 million people watched on YouTube.
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The fact that players allow others to watch live while they play is not a new phenomenon. For example, millions of people use Twitch every day, a platform on which many games are also played streaming. Players are usually visible on the screen itself, in a small window at the bottom. Dream deliberately chose not to; only his voice could be heard from him. Until today.
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In the YouTube video, the 23-year-old explains that he wants to express himself more often and that he also wants to meet other gamers. “People have been trying endlessly to figure out what I look like,” he says. “Sometimes this goes very far.”
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In the video, he further explains that he has no plans to always appear in his videos from now on. “But I want to record more videos with my friends, where I can also be seen.”
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Fans of the streamer on YouTube are surprised by the revelation. “Strange that he managed to keep it hidden for so long,” some say. Others think he’s brave: “Showing your face for the first time to millions of people isn’t really easy.”
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