Starting at 9 p.m. ET, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shall be streaming Among Us with quite a lot of Twitch streamers, together with Pokimane, Hasanabi, and extra. The congresswoman has by no means performed the game earlier than, however reached out to Twitter yesterday to see if anyone would be interested in streaming the game to promote voting. Among Us has seen an enormous spike in curiosity over the previous few months, shortly turning into one of many hottest games on Twitch. Given the final curiosity surrounding the game, and the truth that early voting for the U.S. elections is seeing document turnouts, the timing could not be higher!
At this time, it is unclear who else shall be becoming a member of Ocasio-Cortez, however the congresswoman’s preliminary Tweet in regards to the game obtained a heavy quantity of consideration from streamers. While the congresswoman is new to Among Us, she has regularly mentioned her ardour for gaming. Earlier this 12 months, the congresswoman reached out on Twitter to find Animal Crossing: New Horizons players that she could visit in the game. Ocasio-Cortez has additionally mentioned her love for Nintendo 64 games, together with Pokemon Snap.
Join me, @pokimanelol, @hasanthehun, & extra on Twitch TONIGHT as we assist of us make a voting plan at https://t.co/TskRLfhCt3 and formally declare orange sus on Among Us 🍊
Tune in 9pm tonight at https://t.co/nZap5fuerN https://t.co/HeKMeDDjXf
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) October 20, 2020
Originally launched in 2018, Among Us struggled to discover a wider viewers till just lately, when streamers began enjoying the game on Twitch. In Among Us, gamers tackle the function of both a Crewmate, or an Imposter. While Crewmates work collectively to realize their objectives, Imposters actively work in opposition to the group, in secret. An enormous a part of the game entails gamers gathering collectively to vote on which characters are secretly Imposters in disguise. Once a call has been made, the choice is ejected into area. While not one of the candidates within the U.S. elections will face an analogous destiny, the game’s tackle democracy ought to lend itself effectively to the theme of Ocasio-Cortez’s stream tonight!
Among Us is presently accessible on iOS, Android, and PC. You can take a look at all of our earlier protection of the game right here. Ocasio-Cortez’s Twitch stream will be discovered right here.
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