"OTV will always have a special place in my heart": Twitch giant Pokimane leaves OfflineTV

Twitch powerhouse Imane "Pokimane" has officially parted ways with iconic content creator group OfflineTV. As one of its founding members, the Canadian online personality becomes the first to "graduate" from the organization and has promised to keep in touch with her former members by remaining a vital part of the OTV & Friends network.

Imane is perhaps one of the most well-known female content creators worldwide and an inspiration to thousands, if not millions, of women looking to start their careers as gaming streamers. OfflineTV shared pictures of the said graduation on its social media to much fanfare as fans from all over the world wished her the best for her next journey.

Pokimane herself reacted, tagging everyone and saying she will always have a place for OTV in her heart.

Why did Pokimane decide to leave OfflineTV? Reasons explored

OfflineTV has been an integral part of the North American streaming scene since its formation back in 2017. Founded by Scarra, Chris Chan, and Imane, the organization has pumped out content consistently over the years, with Pokimane being one of the group's most influential members.

As an iconic Twitch streamer, she still holds the title of the most followed female streamer on the platform, with over 9.3 million followers at the time of writing. Over the years, she has continued to heavily collaborate with streamers of the group, which begs the question of why she would decide to move on.

In the very same Twitter thread under the picture shared by the official OfflineTV account, they have shared a couple of answers to these burning questions, knowing that fans will have such queries. The singular point that answers the question of why Pokimane left OTV reads:

The tweet also assured fans that she will not disappear from their collaborations and that the "graduation" is on good terms. OfflineTV also mentioned its commitment to creating quality content with or without its co-founder:

How did other streamers react to Pokimane leaving OfflineTV?

OfflineTV has also released a video of the graduation ceremony where Pokimane officially bade the group goodbye.

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Richik has been specializing in streamer content at Sportskeeda for over 2 years. He also manages a group of writers who craft relevant news and features about content creators on platforms like Twitch, Kick, and Rumble. Prior to Sportskeeda, he interned at The Ken and worked as a reviewer at Blacksof where he fact-checked educational content.

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As a child, Richik spent many a summer vacation playing the 1994 Road Rash with his cousins. Although more of an FPS and open-world fiend now, Richik enjoys single-player RPGs with compelling storytelling, such as The Last of Us franchise, and regularly teams up with his friends to play multiplayer titles like Valorant on PC.

Richik enjoys watching streamer and former esports athlete Shroud, and also finds inspiration in MrBeast's journey to become one of the most well-known content creators worldwide. Interviewing English-Somali YouTuber Sharky, a member of the renowned Beta Squad, was a career highlight for him.

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