(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's <AMZN.O> video game live-streaming platform Twitch said on Thursday that top computer gamer Ninja has returned to its platform, more than a year after switching to Microsoft Corp's <MSFT.O> live-streaming service Mixer.
Tyler Blevins, known to millions as Ninja, rose to stardom playing battle-royale phenomenon "Fortnite" and is one of the world's most-followed computer gamer.
Microsoft bought Mixer in 2016 hoping to rope in millions of paying subscribers looking to watch live streams of their favorite gamers playing popular games such as Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto.
The videogame industry has largely benefited amid the COVID-19 pandemic as people played more games while staying at home and bought virtual in-game content across platforms, pushing June sales up 26% to $1.2 billion. It is the highest June spend in over a decade, according to research firm NPD.
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