Jason Munkel and his father Bill are 39 years apart in age, but since last year, they've been sitting down together to play Call of Duty: Ghosts almost every night.
They also broadcast their gameplay to more than 120,000 followers, who watch the father-son duo pursue and shoot enemies on the screen, and talk to them during the game. Sometimes they do this for six to seven hours a day, and their audience has grown dramatically in just one year, though not all watch every day.
It's not just the Munkels; the site where they stream their games has grown to attract millions of monthly viewers, though the duo does have a unique take on streaming.
"A lot of people heard that these guys talk to you, they make you feel like you're part of the family," Bill Munkel, 57, says. "That's what it feels like: We have a big family."
"We're very competitive, trying to win, but still looking at the chat," his 18-year-old son Jason adds. "Sometimes as I'm looking to kill, I end up dying because I'm paying so much attention to the chat, but you know what, I think it's worth it in the end because people respect that, that we do actually care about the people watching."
Bill started playing Call of Duty several years ago, after watching Jason pick off enemies with a sniper rifle in the game, impressed by how good Jason is. Eventually he took up Jason's offer to teach him how to play. Then he went on to play live matches with his son. After a year of broadcasting their games, Bill now says "streaming is in our blood."
"It's almost like a little kid learning a bicycle," he says. "It felt like I got on a bicycle and I took off, and I never looked back."
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