Soon after Ocasio-Cortez's tweet, plenty of streamers were in her mentions offering to play. Popular among streamers given the game's propensity for sparking passionate debate, it's also enjoyed renewed fandom on platforms like TikTok as well. When American Twitch streamer Chance 'Sodapoppin' Morris picked up on the game in 2020, it began to explode in the United States as well. Per Kotaku, the game began gaining popularity internationally, with content creators in South Korea and Brazil picking up on it in 2019. It's one of 2020's explosive video game hits, despite the fact that it was originally released in 2018. 'Crewmates' go about tasks like fixing wiring or running medical scans, while 'Imposters' try to kill crewmates and not get caught doing so. At the beginning of each game, you're assigned a role. 'Among Us' is a four to 10 player hidden role game from developer InnerSloth that you can play online, either with strangers or with friends. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez October 19, 2020 On Monday, Ocasio-Cortez originally put out a call on Twitter for people to play the explosively popular game with her as part of a get out the vote effort, and everyone from Pokimane to beauty influencer James Charles wanted in.Ī tweet from the representative, whose love and knowledge of video games was already known, said 'anyone want to play Among Us with me on Twitch to get out the vote? (I've never played but it looks like a lot of fun).' She also added that they'll 'officially declare orange sus,' referencing a term that's become popular in 'Among Us' as shorthand for 'suspicious.' -Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez October 20, 2020 Per Ocasio-Cortez's tweet, she will stream the game on her Twitch channel, which has over 225,000 followers, at 9 PM EST on Tuesday.

On Tuesday, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted that she would play viral video game 'Among Us' live on Twitch alongside popular streamers Pokimane and HasanAbi to 'help folks make a voting plan at .'

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