Twitch is dropping the popular BibleThump emote because the license is expiring, even though creator Edmund McMillen says he's '100% fine with them renewing the rights'

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The popular Twitch emote BibleThump is going away at the end of September, and it doesn’t make a lot of sense. Twitch said in an announcement (viaKotaku) that the emote is being dropped because of expiring licenses, but rightsholder Edmund McMillen says he’d be happy to renew the license, but it’s not up to him.

Popular though it may be, it won’t be around for much longer. “The end of the BibleThump Era (2013-2024) is nigh!” Twitch wrote on X. “On 9/30, the rights to our beloved emote expire. While this is sad news, we know that all emotes go to heaven. SPEAKING OF SAD - we’re going to need a new emote to spam these feelings…”

The end of the BibleThump Era (2013-2024) is nigh! On 9/30, the rights to our beloved emote expire. 😭 While this is sad news, we know that all emotes go to heaven. SPEAKING OF SAD - we’re going to need a new emote to spam these feelings…September 25, 2024

Well, that happens—content disappearing because of expiring licences is nothing new in the world of videogames. But as the attached community note indicates, the situation took a weird twist when Edmund McMillen, the creator of The Binding of Isaac, said he was open to extending the deal.

“For those wondering what happened with the Bible thump emote, I’m 100% fine with coming up with a good solution to keep or modify the emote but I’m not in control of the new Twitch policies so it’s really up to them,” McMillenposted. He confirmed in separate posts that he stillowns the rightsto the emote, andreiteratedthat he “would be 100% fine with them renewing the rights.”

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Whatever the reason, there’s been no sign that a new deal might be made. It’s possible that BibleThump could live on elsewhere, though. In response to Twitch’s message about the expiring license, streaming platform Kick, the place that pays guys likexQcandNickmercsmountains of money to do gambling streams and recently hosted notorious former Twitch streamer (he was banned for life in 2023 for “hateful conduct)Adin Rossin a bizarre, baffling stream with Donald Trump, posted an image of the emote and amessageto McMillen: “We cooking?”

(Image credit: Kick)

We cooking?

The reaction to Kick’s tweet was almost universally negative, with multiple respondents asking McMillen not to take the deal. McMillen himself hasn’t indicated whether or not he might be interested in a deal, but he did repost Kick’s message. Make of that what you will.

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