Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
The story of how Pirate Software lost everything.
Jason “Thor” Hall — better known as Pirate Software — was once the internet’s favorite game developer. But in 2025, everything changed.
His Twitch viewership collapsed. His YouTube channel started bleeding tens of thousands of subscribers. And today? He’s mocked, criticized, and held up as a cautionary tale of what happens when a streamer has a massive ego
Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
01:13 - RIse Of PirateSoftware
03:00 - WoW Controversy
04:32 - Beginning of StopKillingGames
06:07 - Rise of the StopKillingGames movement
08:03 - PirateSoftware’s Backlash begins
10:29 - PirateSoftware co-worker speaks out
14:09 - PirateSoftware’s Response to the interview
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The story of how Pirate Software lost everything.
Jason “Thor” Hall — better known as Pirate Software — was once the internet’s favorite game developer. But in 2025, everything changed.
His Twitch viewership collapsed. His YouTube channel started bleeding tens of thousands of subscribers. And today? He’s mocked, criticized, and held up as a cautionary tale of what happens when a streamer has a massive ego
Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
01:13 - RIse Of PirateSoftware
03:00 - WoW Controversy
04:32 - Beginning of StopKillingGames
06:07 - Rise of the StopKillingGames movement
08:03 - PirateSoftware’s Backlash begins
10:29 - PirateSoftware co-worker speaks out
14:09 - PirateSoftware’s Response to the interview
►Quintheo Interview: youtu.be/aqKmYxtjTWM?si=wUmLawdixMr4BTUp
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LIKE and SUBSCRIBE if you enjoyed this video!
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►Insta - Instagram.com/theashershow
►Twitch: twitch.tv/theashershow
►twitter: twitter.com/TheAsherShow
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
