Twitch Publicizes Prime Day In PUBG With Deadmau5, Shroud And Others

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Deadmau5 will play — in all senses of the word — in a PUBG event on Prime Day.

</div> </div> <p>Twitch Prime will celebrate Amazon Prime Day with a special PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Squad Showdown featuring popular DJ deadmau5 and streamers including Shroud, the <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2018/02/06/dr-disrespects-record-breaking-stream-shows-that-twitch-loves-a-comeback-story/" target="_self">controversial Dr DisRespect</a>, Anne Munition and more.</p> <p>Prime Day may be <a href="https://www.amazon.com/b/?node=17870981011" target="_blank" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://www.amazon.com/b/?node=17870981011" rel="nofollow">a made-up corporate holiday</a>, but the entertainment&nbsp;looks pretty good. While you’re there, grab your TwitchCon 2018 tickets — they <a href="http://twitchcon.com/tickets/" target="_blank" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:http://twitchcon.com/tickets/" rel="nofollow">just went on sale</a>.</p> <p>Deadmau5 will perform his new single, &quot;<span>Monophobia Ft Rob Swire,&quot; along with music from&nbsp;his&nbsp;Mau5ville Vol. 1 CD and other new music.</span></p> <p>The festivities start at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time on July 13 <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/playBATTLEGROUNDS" target="_blank" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://www.twitch.tv/playBATTLEGROUNDS" rel="nofollow">on Twitch</a>. Viewers get in-game PUBG goodies, and Twitch promises killer squad action between celebrities and streamers. The full streamer lineup:&nbsp;Shroud, Dr DisRespect, Anne Munition, Chocotaco, chad, anthony_kongphan, Ashek, Lil_Lexi, DizzyKitten, Tsm_viss, Luzu, Tsm_smak, GoldGlove, GiantWaffle, N0thing, and Trick2g.</p> <p> </p> <p>Details are posted <a href="https://blog.twitch.tv/unboxing-prime-day-with-the-twitch-prime-event-featuring-pubg-deadmau5-5bd6ba9568b4" target="_blank" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://blog.twitch.tv/unboxing-prime-day-with-the-twitch-prime-event-featuring-pubg-deadmau5-5bd6ba9568b4" rel="nofollow">on the Twitch blog</a>.&nbsp;The company is offering daily free games&nbsp;for Twitch Prime members, as well as Twitch and deadmau5 merchandise.</p>” readability=”42.0697471665″>

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Deadmau5 will play — in all senses of the word — in a PUBG event on Prime Day.

Twitch Prime will celebrate Amazon Prime Day with a special PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Squad Showdown featuring popular DJ deadmau5 and streamers including Shroud, the controversial Dr DisRespect, Anne Munition and more.

Prime Day may be a made-up corporate holiday, but the entertainment looks pretty good. While you’re there, grab your TwitchCon 2018 tickets — they just went on sale.

Deadmau5 will perform his new single, “Monophobia Ft Rob Swire,” along with music from his Mau5ville Vol. 1 CD and other new music.

The festivities start at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time on July 13 on Twitch. Viewers get in-game PUBG goodies, and Twitch promises killer squad action between celebrities and streamers. The full streamer lineup: Shroud, Dr DisRespect, Anne Munition, Chocotaco, chad, anthony_kongphan, Ashek, Lil_Lexi, DizzyKitten, Tsm_viss, Luzu, Tsm_smak, GoldGlove, GiantWaffle, N0thing, and Trick2g.

Details are posted on the Twitch blog. The company is offering daily free games for Twitch Prime members, as well as Twitch and deadmau5 merchandise.

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