FaZe Clan’s future is uncertain after the departure of influencers

Six influencers recently announced that they were leaving esports group FaZe Clan after unsuccessful contract negotiations with new management.

Bloomberg reports The influencers known as Adapt, Jason, Ronaldo, Lacy, Rage and Silky – The entire list On the FaZe Clan website – everyone announced that they were leaving the group.

Adapts Written on X That he spent 14 years as part of FaZe Clan: “For half my life, I’d be lying if I said this didn’t hurt, but it had to be done.”

Another FaZe Clan member who left in August described a situation in which influencers felt they had “no control, like we were puppets.”

The influencers have reportedly been negotiating with Faze Clan HardScope investor and CEO Matt Kalish for the past half year. Kalish plans to continue the group without the departing influencers.

“My best guess is that they’re all good kids and they have a lot of people in their ears and they’re confused,” he told Bloomberg. He also claimed that the group’s current financial structure is “unsustainable”.

FaZe Clan went public in 2022, but the company was acquired by GameSquare for $17 million the following year, and Its CEO was fired.