Chloe Metters

Videogamedunkey, or Dunkey for short, is a YouTuber with over 6 million subscribers who uploads comedic gaming montages, critical video essays, and game reviews. Dunkey's videos can vary widely in terms of their content from solo gameplay bathed in his signature sarcastic humor, playing games with his friends while annoying them, or ditching humor altogether to break down his more serious viewpoints on certain games. Regardless of the type of video Dunkey produces, each contains hours of writing, recording, and editing all done by the Dunkster hims The game itself saw strong critical reception at its launch alongside a sizable player base, with 1.2 million downloads in the US alone. However, it was praised as an ambitious, worldwide undertaking by Mojang that created a fun but time consuming game model that most players found difficult to stick with. As of today, the game struggles to hit just under 20,000 monthly users worldwide. Due to the sharp drop off of players and the reality of the ongoing pandemic, it makes sense that Mojang would want to reassess and focus on projects that are more accessible to its fanb While the point of Dunkey's daily videos was to take a jab at YouTube's algorithm rewarding lazy creators, his hypothesis was proven correct when YouTube sent him a message alerting Dunkey that he had received 344 percent more views in a single week due to publishing more content. Dunkey's new videos are hilarious while proving to be a commentary on the current state of YouTube's gaming sphere. From hopping on the Among Us bandwagon to reacting to other peoples' videos, YouTube creators are taking advantage of trends and sacrificing quality for quantity in terms of videos. As they should since YouTube rewards this behavior, and even sends encouraging messages to creators who upload more of In a recent video titled "I'm Done Making Good Videos," Dunkey compares his style of videos to more successful gaming content creators on the platform. While Dunkey only uploads once a week due to the amount of effort put into a single video, other YouTubers push out one or two low-effort videos every day. These frequent uploads still manage to garner the same amount if not more views than Dunkey's weekly videos. In an attempt to roast YouTube's frequent and annoying uploaders, Dunkey has started to produce his own low-effort Minecraft , Nintendo Switch accessories|https://switchmixzone.com/ Among Us , and drama vid Minecraft is a wildly popular game developed by Mojang studios. Following its initial release in 2011, Minecraft has grown to be the bestselling video game of all time. Over 200 million copies have sold and as of 2020, there are roughly 126 million monthly users that still enjoy it. The procedurally generated 3D world lets players build just about anything they can imagine and craft items, fight off monsters, or even become a farmer. The game has been ported and released across almost every platform imaginable, including mobile platforms and just about every video game console released since the Xbox It also has a thriving modding community, which is responsible for this remarkably violent new mod courtesy of user Sibogy (via PCGamesN ). DOOMED: Demons of the Nether brings the blood-stained, demon-infested environs of the 2016 Doom game into Mojang 's tranquil masterpiece. Shooter fans will recognize all the sound effects from Doom , as well as VEGA's calm robotic voice guiding Doomguy's blocky new form through the halls. The new footage revealed by Sibogy shows the player facing off against a notorious Pinky demon, which appears to be a sort of reskinned cow. The player has familiar Doom weapons at their disposal, including a UAC pistol, a shotgun, and a chainsaw they can use to spawn ammo from zombies. There are also familiar portals and bounce pads to help Doomguy maneuver about the space and attack the Pinky's vulnerable b Minecraft offers almost unlimited opportunities for players to create cool and inspirational builds. These examples may spark some creativity from within the community or perhaps inspire a new player to try their hand at creating something grand. Without a doubt, **Minecraft ** offers the tools to let players go wild, bringing their imaginations to life for all to Popular gaming YouTuber Videogamedunkey has seemingly abandoned his traditional approach to making videos in an elaborate joke meant to roast content creators who are riding the wave of Among Us _ and Minecraft _ 's popularity. Dunkey has dropped his weekly upload schedule in exchange for low-effort daily videos that are still more entertaining than the creators they are meant to emul The crossplay feature was announced back in October during the Minecraft Live show . During the show, both Minecraft and Minecraft Dungeons had a bunch of new announcements for upcoming features in the games. Beyond the free crossplay update for November, further content was revealed for Minecraft Dungeons going into December of 2020. Howling Peaks, which is the third DLC expansion for the game, will bring content similar to that of the previous two expansions. While Howling Peaks won't be free, a free update will be added alongside it that will provide quality of life changes and a bunch of new difficulty settings for veteran play