21-02-2025
Kai Cenat Will Livestream Marathon of Himself Playing the Entire ‘Batman Arkham' Series, but Warner Bros. Games Isn't Involved
Kai Cenat, one of Twitch's biggest livestreamers, is kicking off his latest marathon Friday: He says he is going to play the four main titles in the 'Batman: Arkham' series nonstop — 'until I beat it,' he posted on X.
The livestream starts Feb. 21 at 6 p.m. ET on his Twitch channel, where he boasts 16.3 million followers. Cenat plans to play the major releases in order: 'Batman: Arkham Asylum,' 'Batman: Arkham City,' 'Batman: Arkham Origins' and 'Batman: Arkham Knight.'
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Cenat has been promoting his planned 'Batman: Arkham' marathon since December, and he recently said Warner Bros. was 'going to try and help me out' with the livestream, including potentially lending props, vehicles and suits from the Batman movies. Sources tell Variety that Warner Bros. Games, which is the publisher of the 'Batman: Arkham' series (developed by Rocksteady Studios), is not involved in any partnership for Cenat's livestream marathon.
The 'Batman: Arkham' marathon appears designed to boost Cenat's Twitch paid subscriber count. He's done such stunts before: In May 2024, Cenat staged a marathon to beat 'Elden Ring,' a feat that took him 167 hours and more than 1,700 deaths — and there's no telling how long it might take him to complete the 'Batman: Arkham' games.
Twitch lets regular viewers watch livestreams for free. In addition, Twitch lets creators offer subscriptions, starting at $4.99/month, to gain access to custom emotes, subscriber badges, ad-free viewing and other perks.
In November 2024, Cenat held a monthlong 'Mafiathon 2' livestream, ending with a record 728,535 paying subscribers, more than doubling his previous count, according to TwitchTracker. CNBC estimated that the subathon generated $3.6 million from tier 1 ($4.99) subscriptions alone, with Amazon's Twitch taking a cut of the revenue. Cenat previously said 20% of all revenue would be going toward a school he is building in Nigeria. Guests on Cenat's 'Mafiathon 2' included Lil Uzi Vert, Miranda Cosgrove, Snoop Dogg, Quavo, GloRilla, Serena Williams, Marshmello, Bill Nye, Benny Blanco, Lizzo, SZA, Lil Yachty, Sexyy Red, Druski, Kevin Hart and more.
Currently, Cenat has 106,160 active paying subscribers on Twitch, making him the No. 1 most-subscribed livestreamer, according to TwitchTracker.
Meanwhile, Cenat also has a significant YouTube presence, with 12 million subscribers on his Kai Cenat Live channel and 7 million on @KaiCenat. Earlier this month Cenat led one of the two teams that played in the NFL-YouTube Flag Football Game, one day before Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans. Cenat's team, whose players included former NFL QB Michael Vick, lost 30-29 to the squad led by IShowSpeed (Darren Jason Watkins Jr.) behind quarterback Cam Newton.
Watch Cenat's trailer for the 'Batman: Arkham' series marathon:
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