Shaun Hutchinson, better known online as Hutch, is a YouTuber and Twitch Livestreamer, and is considered to be one of the older YouTubers, having been on the platform since 2006. During the early days of the internet, Hutch was one of the host of the YouTube channel Machinima Respawn, where he hosted the show alongside fellow cohosts Mr. Sark and SeaNanners. Hutch formerly created content revolving around video games until 2024, where he transitioned into political content, pirating all of his old gaming videos.
Although Hutch himself did not play with Vanoss or any of his friends, he was a pivotal individual and friend for the people who did, including Mr. Sark, SeaNanners, Chilled Chaos, DictionTV, and GassyMexican.
Personal Life[]
Hutch was born on the 28th of July, 1983. Not much is known about his life other than small tidbits scattered throughout his social media platforms. In 2014, he got engaged to his fiancée. Hutch has had struggles with his mental health after the loss of his sister in 2020 due to cancer, which he discussed in an interview with HealthyGamerGG. [1]
Channel[]
While Hutch first created his channel in 2006, it wasn't until 2008 where Hutch started to upload Call of Duty commentary videos. Sometime after this, he join Machinima Respawn as a host alongside Mr. Sark, and later SeaNanners. In 2012, Hutch decided to retire from YouTube entirely, leaving Machinima Respawn. [2] Hutch occasionally made posts on his social media accounts, and made occasional appearances in interviews and Reddit AMAs, until 2024 when he returned to his channel, where he announced he would focus on political content, as he said that while he still enjoyed playing video games, Hutch was not interested in making any more gaming videos for his channel. Following this announcement, Hutch's gaming videos were set to private.
Trivia[]
- Hutch is considered to be one of the oldest gaming YouTubers, being one of many to pioneer the concept of gameplay commentary videos during the early days of the platform.
- As of 2024, of the three Machinima Respawn hosts, Hutch is the second oldest, being 41, and is beaten by Mr. Sark who is 48, with SeaNanners being the youngest at 40.
- According to Hutch, he made a friendly comment about how he kickstarted SeaNanners' career, and that "[SeaNanners] wouldn't be where he was today if it wasn't for me".