Crowbcat

Crowbcat (born: 1993/1994 [age 29/30])https://web.archive.org/web/20130603164042/http://www.youtube.com/user/CrowbCat About section from mid-2013 "Nineteen years old." is a YouTuber who posts a variety of gaming videos on his channel. His format is self-described as "informative, experimental or nonsense",https://web.archive.org/web/20190621131758/https://www.youtube.com/user/CrowbCat/about with videos consisting of criticism of anticipated video games, compilations of gaming events, comparisons, and analyses. As of 2013, Crowbcat uses Photoshop and Sony Vegas to make videos.https://web.archive.org/web/20130603164042/http://www.youtube.com/user/CrowbCat About section from mid-2013 "I use Photoshop and Sony fucking Vegas."
==History==
Crowbcat joined YouTube on August 27th, 2012. Crowbcat's earliest known video is titled "An ancient evil awaken (don't forget to buy some doritos)",https://web.archive.org/web/20130603164042/http://www.youtube.com/user/CrowbCat Last activity listed uploaded in October or November 2012.
On November 22nd and November 23rd, 2013, Crowbcat uploaded two videos of the then recently released Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles respectively, titled "Xbox One disc drive failure : the next generation is here" and "PS4 failure edition: the next generation is here".https://web.archive.org/web/20131130223339/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu7jHLsW-5shttps://web.archive.org/web/20131123151448/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FwlK-jU8Yg&gl=US&hl=en demonstrating hardware failures of both consoles. The Xbox One video would be Crowbcat's first to go viral and reach one million views, doing so within two weeks. The PlayStation 4 video would also see a significant share of success, also eventually reaching one million views. These remain the oldest, publicly available videos on his channel as of November 2022.
Crowbcat used to upload more frequently, with videos usually covering more controversial or mixed topics in the gaming space, videos such as "Bullet magnetism assist in Halo 5"https://web.archive.org/web/20160811213926/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL1_ht1EdAU and "Sea of Thieves is a disguised early access".https://web.archive.org/web/20190411050848/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hs-ZjfUTP4c For unknown reasons, most of these videos have been taken down. Some were reuploaded by Crowbcat at a later date, while most were reuploaded by various channels.
On October 22nd, 2014, Crowbcat uploaded a video titled "10 streamers get swatted live".https://web.archive.org/web/20190921133727/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiW-BVPCbZk This video would eventually become his most popular video until it's deletion in late 2019, being Crowbcat's first video to reach ten million views. Since then, another video titled "Nintendo Switch painful launch" has become his most popular video with over 25 million views and 368K likes, as of November 2022.
On April 14th, 2023, Crowbcat uploaded a video titled "soul vs. soulless Resident Evil 4 comparison" in which he compared the original version of Resident Evil 4 from 2005 with the 2023 Remake. The video received a polarizing reception from his fans as he was seen nitpicking and being too harsh on the Resident Evil 4 Remake. Resident Evil fans revealed that Crowbcat lowered and manipulated with the audio in some parts of the Remake to make the Remake look bad. Crowbcat then renamed his video to "Resident Evil 4 Remake is a masterpiece" before changing it back to the original title.
==Trivia==
*Crowbcat has changed his profile picture a lot during 2012 - 2016, ranging from a slice of pizzahttps://web.archive.org/web/20150602234750/https://www.youtube.com/user/CrowbCat to a skeleton with a cigarette,https://web.archive.org/web/20160229151250/https://www.youtube.com/user/CrowbCat but is generally known for having the Max Payne box art as his profile picture.
*He used to own a Steam account named "Krowbar".
==References==
Category:One million subscribers
Category:Gaming YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2012