Reckful

Byron Bernstein (May 8, 1989 – July 2, 2020), better known by his online alias Reckful, was an Israeli-American Twitch streamer and former professional Esports player.

Reckful
Born
Byron Daniel Bernstein

(1989-05-08)May 8, 1989
DiedJuly 2, 2020(2020-07-02) (aged 31)
Cause of deathSuicide
NationalityIsraeli-American
Years active2009–2020

In May 2018, he began releasing a podcast called Tea Time with Byron.

Before his death, he had been working with his community to create a video game called Everland.[1] Bernstein was best known in the gaming community for his achievements in World of Warcraft and Asheron's Call.[2][3][4][5]

Bernstein committed suicide in Austin, Texas on July 2, 2020 at the age of 31.[6][7]

References

  1. Bernstein, Byron. "Byron's Tweet Notification". Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  2. Kwok, Samuel. "ArenaJunkies Interview". ArenaJunkies. Archived from the original on June 21, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  3. Rapture, Jeff. "Curse Interview". Curse. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. Enarce, Aleks. "Prestige Gaming Russia". Prestige Gaming Russia. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  5. Micayla, Elane. "IGN – AC Vault". IGN. Archived from the original on June 14, 2006. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  6. Grayson, Nathan (July 2, 2020). "Twitch Streamer Byron 'Reckful' Bernstein Dies At 31". Kotaku. Archived from the original on July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  7. Messner, Steven (July 2, 2020). "Prominent WoW and Hearthstone streamer Reckful has died at 31". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2020.