MatPat is back(pat)!

Matthew Patrick (MatPat) of The Game Theorists fame is back with a new YouTube channel, PatChat. He and his wife, Stephanie, sat down on a couch to introduce it, and needless to say, I'm hyped.

The Game Theorists is one of the biggest gaming channels on YouTube, with 19.6 million subscribers, nearly 4.8 billion views, and almost 950 videos. MatPat started it in 2011 (technically 2009, but it didn't become Game Theory until about two years later).

He hosted the channel and its offshoots (Film Theory, Food Theory, Style Theory, and GT Live) for 13 years. Then in 2024 he stepped back from hosting, handed the channels to new hosts, and went off to live his life free from the chaos.

He spent that time traveling, speaking at colleges and conventions, and yes, even golfing. He and Stephanie also helped launch the Congressional Creators Caucus, working with members of Congress to explain what a creator is and even what YouTube is (yes, they're that out of touch). Eventually they asked themselves what was missing from life after YouTube. The answer: sharing what they've learned with the rest of us.

That's why they started PatChat. Their first video is the introduction. The second, which they pushed out right after, covers their time in Congress so far, which is where I picked up the details above.

PatChat might not be about games (no, no FNAF theories here), but it still feels like a win for gamers to have MatPat back on YouTube.

Are you going to subscribe? How do you feel about the Theorists channels since MatPat left? I know you've all got opinions, because I know I do.