Twitch Streamer Ninja Abruptly Teases Potential Hiatus

Former Fortnite pro player Tyler "Ninja" Blevins is apparently taking a break from streaming. After removing his Twitter profile photo, changing his name to "User Not Found," and uploading a new banner, he took to the social platform to tweet, "I just need a break ... I don't know when I will be back, or where."

The odd message popped up following a lengthy stream, which Ninja ended abruptly, and went offline, announcing his intentions to take some time off after going silent and dropping comms with friend and fellow Twitch streamer SypherPK. Ninja had stopped participating in the match and hadn't responded to his partner for some time. Then, seemingly out of the blue, he commented that he "couldn't do it anymore" and left the game.

"I can't do it anymore dude, I can't," he told friend SypherPK. " I'm sick of this dude. I'm done. In fact, I honestly have to take a break from streaming." He apologized for leaving the chat, stating quite frankly that he was going to lose his mind. To his viewers, Ninja stated he had no idea when or where he'd be appearing next. Soon after leaving the stream, he tweeted a similar sentiment.

According to Twitter users who had responded to Ninja's tweets, the apparently unplanned departure could have been the result of shenanigans that occurred within a Fortnite match. In a clip from Twitter user @javierexoh, Ninja appeared to become upset with the Rift-to-Go item that players were using to quickly get away from scuffles.

Is Ninja Taking a Break From Streaming?

It's simply unclear at this point whether Ninja will actually step back from streaming. Curiously enough, Ninja had tweeted, "Big things are coming" a few hours prior to his apparent Twitch exit, linking to his then-live stream. This has led to speculation that Ninja is simply looking to touch down at a new platform instead of "taking a break," as he originally tweeted.

Interestingly enough, Twitter user and streamer reporter @zachbussey also noted that Ninja is no longer listed as a Twitch Partner. This coincidental reveal, coupled with the altered Twitter handle, missing profile photo and new Twitter banner, all signs point to supposition that Ninja could simply be headed toward a "reboot" of sorts, and this could be his big reveal.

For now, all we can do is look to Ninja's future updates to follow where he's going next. He has yet to release any additional statements on the matter.