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Twitch’s BibleThump will soon go to emote heaven

All emotes go to heaven... especially this one.

In the game, you play as Isaac who must make his way through procedurally generated dungeons fighting demons and monsters in order to escape his fanatical, homicidal mother. The game, based on the biblical tale of the same name, frequently features Isaac curled up in a ball sobbing as tears stream down his fleshy pink face, and thus the emote was born. It discontinued service in South Korea — a country with a massive esports scene — because the cost to run there was “prohibitively expensive.” The company has also undergone multiple rounds oflayoffs and priceincreases with CEO Dan Clancy stating frankly that “we’re not profitable.” So, if BibleThump sticking around is an issue of price, Twitch just may not be willing to pay.

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