Daniel Condren (born 13 April 1995), better known as RTGame (channel also known as RTGameCrowd), is an Irish-Canadian
YouTuber and
live streamer.[2][3][4][5] He is known for his humorous commentary during gameplay,[6] and often plays games in unorthodox or mischievous ways.[7] He began making videos in 2011, began streaming in 2016, and experienced a surge in popularity in 2018.[2] As of 15 August 2023[update], his
YouTube channel has over 2.8 million subscribers,[8] while his
Twitch channel has over 1.1 million followers.[9]
Early life
Condren was born in
Ireland on 13 April 1995,[10] the son of an
Irish father and
Canadian mother. He holds dual Irish and Canadian citizenship.[11] He studied at
Trinity College in
Dublin, where he earned a
bachelor's degree in English literature in November 2017.[12][13] While attending university, he earned the moniker 'Drift King'.[14]
Career
Condren created his
YouTube channel on 13 August 2011 and uploaded his first video, a TerrariaLet's Play, five days later.[15] In December 2018, he joined
Yogscast's annual charity event Jingle Jam, where he helped raise $3.3 million.[16][17]
His videos have included organising Minecraft building sessions for his Twitch subscribers,[2] spending 13 days (and an in-game time of 2 days) searching for a
shinyWooloo in
Pokémon Sword and Shield,[18] and knocking out every
NPC in the Hitman 3 level of
Sapienza in order to stuff them all into a meat freezer and kill the entire population with a single shot into an explosive canister (which ultimately failed when the bodies formed a "meat shield").[4][5][19]
In December 2022, YouTube age-restricted some of his videos. Condren asserted that the platform was "retroactively restricting videos that violate recent policy changes."[20] The updated guidelines gained visibility when he made a video on the topic,[21] with YouTube set to revise the policy after being criticised for its poor communication regarding these changes.[22][23]