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Check Out Minecraft Streamer's New $4.5 Million Los Angeles Home

CaptainSparklez is living large.

By Eddie Makuch on October 10, 2015 at 4:44AM PDT

Streaming star Jordan Maron, known to the millions of people who watch him play Minecraft as "CaptainSparklez," has purchased a new Los Angeles home for $4.5 million. Variety reports that the 23-year-old's new, 4,100 square-foot house sits on a hillside above Sunset Strip--and it looks amazing.

As you can see in the image above, the defining characteristic of the three-bedroom, five-bathroom abode is its glass terraces. Views (on a clear day, at least) extend to the Pacific Ocean. There is also an outdoor fireplace, infinity pool (and "party-sized spa), sunken wet bar, and a stainless steel barbecue.

Variety also reports that Maron's home is only a few thousand feet away from the $70 million, 23,000-square-foot mansion that Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson bought last year.

For a closer look at Maron's new house, check out a full image gallery here . The YouTube star has more than 8.8 million YouTube subscribers .

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Minecraft streamer buys $4.5 million mansion

It turns out that Notch isn't the only guy who can afford to splurge on some swanky digs thanks to the magic of Minecraft. 23-year-old YouTuber Jordan "CaptainSparklez" Maron recently splurged on a $4.5 million pad above the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, and while it may not be in the league of Casa Notch, Maron didn't make Minecraft—he just plays it.

The house is 4100 square feet, according to Variety , with three bedrooms, five baths, glass-railed terraces on each of the three floors, an outdoor fireplace, sunken wet bar, and a terrace with a stainless-steel barbecue, "party-sized spa," and infinity swimming pool. Suddenly John Carmack's Ferrari seems a bit trite, doesn't it?

Business Insider has the photos from the Nicholas Property Group listing. Keep on streaming, kids. Keep on streaming.

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How prototype defined the power fantasy 15 years ago, 5 open-world ps3 games that are still fun to play, noted youtube creator captainsparklez buys a luxury mansion on the sunset strip, bankrolled by the enormous success of his many popular minecraft videos..

How much money did you make the last time you sat down to play Minecraft ? One popular streamer has earned enough from his time with the game that he just signed the deed to a $4.5 million mansion situated on the desirable Sunset Strip in Los Angeles.

The streamer, known to his 8 million YouTube subscribers as CaptainSparklez , publishes content to the service on a daily basis — and his videos consistently garner hundreds of thousands of views. His output largely centres around Minecraft , although other Let's Play series and vlogs are relatively common also.

It's no secret at this point that Minecraft is a major money spinner. When creator Notch sold rights to the game to Microsoft last year for $2.5 billion, he earned more than enough to purchase a multi-million dollar mansion of his own, reportedly a property that Jay-Z and Beyonce were also in the running for .

However, it's one thing for the creator of a hugely popular video game to be financially rewarded for his work. On the other hand, a video game streamer being able to afford a mansion in Los Angeles based on his output is far more unusual — although not completely unheard of.

Swedish YouTube phenom PewDiePie remains the most successful gaming personality on the service. A report circulating earlier this year suggested that the 25-year-old's production company pulled in a whopping $7.45 million in 2014 alone , a decent paycheck by most measures.

It's safe to say that the relationship between YouTube and video games is changing certain industry practices. While opportunities to promote a game on television might seem like the best course of action, the most popular YouTube users have the ways and means to target a very specific audience.

That being said, there's a dark side to the popularity of YouTube as a means of advertising video games. Just last month, it emerged that Machinima had been paid to promote the Xbox One in videos released in the run-up to the release of the console, a move that many have criticized as being underhand and misleading.

For now, noted YouTubers like CaptainSparklez seem set to continue to reap the benefits of the service's enormous reach. All that remains to be seen is whether the site can continue its dominance in online video, or whether a competitor will manage to snatch its crown.

Source: Variety

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This guy bought a $4.5 million house with the money he made from streaming 'Minecraft'

We're living in a time when "internet celebrity" and traditional celebrity are blurring into each other, when Felix "PewDiePie" Kjellberg appears on late night talk shows and Kim Kardashian's most popular product is a new mobile app .

One major YouTube star you might not heard of is "CaptainSparklez." He has over eight million YouTube subscribers and averages several hundred thousand views per video. He's just 23-years-old.

And clearly he's making money off it, too. In fact, Maron just purchased a $4.5 million house in the Hollywood hills, Variety reports . Pretty close to "Minecraft" creator Markus "Notch" Persson, actually — the game that CaptainSparklez is most known for streaming.

So, why is Maron so popular and just how nice is his new house? Let's take a look ...

Maron's has built a huge following by creating music videos and other stunts created in 'Minecraft.'

His first big hit was a takeoff of Psy's 'Gangnam Style' video:

The video was disputed by Universal/Sony for copyright claims, as Maron parody's Psy's "Gangnam Style." The GIF we captured is actually from a ripped version of the original parody video — it's no longer available online.

Here's Maron's megahit parody of Coldplay's 'Viva La Vida' — which has nearly 100 million views!

So what do all those views get you? From the outside, his new house house is an unassuming one-story ranch in the Hollywood hills. Pretty design, but nothing to lose your mind over.

But then you walk in and are immediately taken aback by the sheer size of a house that looks relatively tame from the outside. That's a lot of house!

Yes, it is three floors. You enter via the top floor and then descend into the house's hidden floors below. The hills in Hollywood offer an opportunity to hide away entire floors of luxury houses like this one.

His videos are apparently pretty entertaining, as he's got enough cash to snag a $4.5 million pad in Los Agneles. Yes, that is an "infinity" pool you see on the bottom floor. It overlooks Los Angeles.

And yes, there is a jacuzzi right next to the pool. Let's not be silly.

The house is entirely designed around outside patios with glorious, scenic views of Los Angeles.

Like this patio:

And this patio:

But it's not ALL patios. There are also lavish living rooms with artwork by Alec Monopoly.

You should know that this is Alec Monopoly. He's a famous graffiti artist.

There's also a see-through fireplace that doesn't seem intended for cooking or heating..

But it  is pretty to look at, right? If nothing else, you could totally toast marshmallows really easily on this thing.

There are other upscale amenities as well, like this extremely fancy bathroom:

And this second, lavishly appointed living room, which also has Alec Monopoly art in it:

The kitchen and dining room are also rather nice:

But Maron isn't letting his fancy new home go to his head. He snagged a relatively inexpensive (but still very nice) new car to go with the new house: a Fiat 500. Here he is showing it off in typical Captain Sparklez style:

Not too bad for a guy who spends most of his time streaming a single game — a game that looks like this, no less — for a living:

Maybe he'll re-create his new home in 'Minecraft?' Or maybe it's more fun to live places you'll never be able to buy, like the iconic Fallingwater:

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