{"id":1099349,"date":"2026-01-26T20:16:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T20:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=508879"},"modified":"2026-01-26T20:16:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T20:16:01","slug":"twitch-streamer-shroud-honors-his-late-father-in-a-month-long-charity-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/twitch-streamer-shroud-honors-his-late-father-in-a-month-long-charity-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitch streamer Shroud honors his late father in a month-long charity event"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two years after Michael \u201cShroud\u201d Grzesiek\u2019s<\/a> father passed away from lung cancer, the popular Twitch streamer was ready to honor his dad by helping others going through the same thing. As one of the biggest streamers<\/a> on the platform, it\u2019s not a surprise that his first inclination was a charity stream. But one big stream wasn’t enough \u2014 he wanted to create a monthlong event to raise money \u201cin the most gamer fashion ever.\u201d<\/p>\n

Grzesiek told Polygon that his father used to play PC games with him when he was just 3 years old. And when he eventually started thinking about becoming an esports player, his father cheered him on. \u201cAt the time, I was a teenager and honestly wasn\u2019t earning much from gaming but he would still encourage me to do it because he knew it was something I loved,\u201d he said. \u201cIf it wasn\u2019t for him I wouldn\u2019t be where I am today.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Fragathon<\/a>, a daily charity stream that will run for all of January raising money for St. Jude Children\u2019s Research Hospital, is dedicated to him. Profits from every subscription and every Bit will be donated. And because it\u2019s Grzesiek, who is known for his precision aim in shooters, he\u2019s donating a dollar for every in-game kill he or his friends score during the stream, too.<\/p>\n

You can see a count of the kills, or frags, displayed in the top left of the stream. It doesn\u2019t matter if it\u2019s Marvel Rivals<\/a><\/em>, Valorant<\/a><\/em>, or League of Legends<\/a><\/em>; every elimination counts. It\u2019s called the Frag Counter, and through \u201cpixel tracking and game-specific APIs\u201d it\u2019s able to update the number automatically, according to Ricky Gonzalez, executive producer at Loaded, a streamer talent agency that represents Grzesiek.<\/p>\n

After an emergency pause for the wildfires<\/a> near Grzesiek\u2019s home in Los Angeles on Jan. 8<\/a>, the Fragathon has returned with over $200,000 raised and plenty more stream to go. Grzesiek told Polygon there isn\u2019t a set schedule, but the stream will rotate through guests and occasionally move to the gym or a tabletop for board games.<\/p>\n

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