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DarkZero Esports
DarkZero Esports, or simply DarkZero (DZ), is an American esports organization. Founded in 2018, DarkZero participates in competitive ''Rainbow Six Siege, Valorant'' and ''Apex Legends'' competitions. With the latter, DarkZero is an Apex Legends Global Series, ''Apex Legends'' Global Series (ALGS) partner team. Founding and structure An American organization, DarkZero Esports was founded in 2018 by Zachary Matula. A private equity investor, Matula previously worked as a trader. Matula was the CEO of DarkZero until September 2021, when Don Kim filled the role; Kim previously served as the CEO of TSM (esports), TSM (then known as Team SoloMid), another American esports organization. DarkZero is based in a facility in Las Vegas. In April 2021, DarkZero announced a partnership with Respawn Products, specifically a one-year deal for the latter to become DarkZero's exclusive gaming furniture provider. DZ also entered a partnership with Aimlabs, Aim Lab, which began in October 2020. Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apex Legends Global Series
The ''Apex Legends'' Global Series (ALGS) is a global competitive esports tournament series for the video game ''Apex Legends'' run by Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment. The series uses a promotion and relegation system throughout each season, culminating in the ALGS Championship. The ALGS was announced in 2019, with its inaugural season taking place in 2020–21. History Inaugural season In December 2019, Electronic Arts (EA) and Respawn Entertainment announced the first ''Apex Legends'' Global Series. The series was split up into total of 22 events over four phases, and each phase culminated in Major Events, the series' top-level events; the last Major of season, called the ''Apex Legends'' Global Series Championship, would determine the winner of the season. The first event of the season began in January 2020. The first online qualifiers was marred by game crashes disconnecting players from the server, as well as bugs within the game itself. On March 6, the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease quickly spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. The symptoms of COVID‑19 are variable but often include fever, cough, headache, fatigue, breathing difficulties, Anosmia, loss of smell, and Ageusia, loss of taste. Symptoms may begin one to fourteen days incubation period, after exposure to the virus. At least a third of people who are infected Asymptomatic, do not develop noticeable symptoms. Of those who develop symptoms noticeable enough to be classified as patients, most (81%) develop mild to moderate symptoms (up to mild pneumonia), while 14% develop severe symptoms (dyspnea, Hypoxia (medical), hypoxia, or more than 50% lung involvement on imaging), and 5% develop critical symptoms (respiratory failure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superteam
A superteam in the National Basketball Association (NBA) is a team that is viewed as significantly more talented than the rest of the teams in the league. There is no official definition, but it is generally viewed as a team that with three or more All Star, Hall of Fame or All-NBA caliber players that join together to pursue an NBA championship. Notable superteams 1968–1973: Los Angeles Lakers The earliest example of a superteam not being developed through the draft was superstar Wilt Chamberlain joining Jerry West and Elgin Baylor on the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1968 offseason. This trio reached the NBA Finals on two separate occasions, both times losing in a game seven, first to the Boston Celtics in and then to the New York Knicks in . The team then reacquired Gail Goodrich from the Phoenix Suns after previously losing him in the 1968 NBA expansion draft. The Lakers eventually won the NBA championship in 1972 while recording what was at the time the best regular se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reject Winnity
Reject (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese esports organization. Founded in 2018, the org fields rosters in '' Apex Legends'', ''Identity V'', '' PUBG Mobile'', and ''Valorant'' competitions. Reject also sponsors players in '' Street Fighter'' and ''Super Smash Bros.'' competitions. History Reject was founded in 2018. The organization is owned by the Reject Corporation. Z Venture Capital Corporation is Reject's lead investor, whereas Jafco Group Inc. and East Ventures are managing partners. In September 2020, Reject absorbed and rebranded Nora Rengo (NRG), a team competing in '' Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege'' (''R6''). In 2021, Reject opened a Tokyo-based building that functions as a training facility and office for the org's esports athletes. In November 2022, Reject announced it would be leaving the ''R6'' scene, disbanding its team and allowing the contracts of their players and staff to lapse. In March 2023, the org entered a sponsorship agreement with Sony's "INZONE" ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ImperialHal
Phillip Dosen (born May 31, 1999), better known by his online alias and gaming handle ImperialHal (or simply Hal), is an American professional '' Apex Legends'' player currently playing for Team Falcons. Nicknamed "the CEO", Hal played as the In-Game Leader (IGL) for Team SoloMid (TSM) from 2019 to 2024. With TSM, he won three ''Apex Legends'' Global Series (ALGS) LAN tournaments, including the 2023 ALGS Championship. He left TSM in 2024 and was signed to Team Falcons, a Saudi esports organization. Esports career TSM (2019–2024) ImperialHal has competed professionally in ''H1Z1'' and '' Fortnite'', though he is most notable for his ''Apex Legends'' play. He has played ''Apex Legends'' competitively since the game released in 2019. He played on Cloud9's ''H1Z1'' roster in 2018, though once the team disbanded, he began playing ''Fortnite''. He was then signed to play ''Apex'' for TSM in March 2019, alongside Jose "ProdigyAces" Soto and Taylor "THump" Humphries. Hal would be a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XSET
XSET is an American professional esports and entertainment organization based in Boston, Massachusetts. It has rosters competing in Fortnite, Valorant, Rocket League, Call of Duty: Warzone, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG Mobile, Madden NFL, Apex Legends, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege,Halo Infinite and iRacing. History On July 16, 2020, XSET was founded by a group of former executives at FaZe Clan. Shortly after its launch, XSET announced their Fortnite roster. By the end of 2020, XSET established divisions in ''PUBG Mobile'', ''Rocket League'', ''Valorant'', and '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive''. The also partnered with several brands, including sports nutrition brand GHOST and game controller company, Scuf Gaming. Additionally, in October 2020, Swae Lee joined the organization as its first official investor. In 2021, XSET partnered with peripheral A peripheral or peripheral device is an auxiliary device used to put information into and get information out of a computer. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Respawn Entertainment
Respawn Entertainment, LLC is an American video game development studio founded by Jason West and Vince Zampella. West and Zampella previously co-founded Infinity Ward and created the '' Call of Duty'' franchise, where they were responsible for its development until 2010. The studio created the ''Titanfall'' first-person shooter series that debuted in 2014. Respawn was acquired by Electronic Arts on December 1, 2017. The studio developed the action-adventure game '' Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order'', which was released in November 2019, and the free-to-play battle royale game ''Apex Legends'', released on February 4, 2019. Respawn developed '' Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond'', which included in its bonus features the Academy Award-winning short documentary ''Colette''. History Jason West and Vince Zampella had been leads at Infinity Ward, a subsidiary of Activision founded in 2002. Infinity Ward was a principal studio on the '' Call of Duty'' series, and in 2007, released '' Cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) is an American video game company headquartered in Redwood City, California. Founded in May 1982 by Apple employee Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer game industry and promoted the designers and programmers responsible for its games as "software artists." EA published numerous games and some productivity software for personal computers, all of which were developed by external individuals or groups until 1987's ''Skate or Die!''. The company shifted toward internal game studios, often through acquisitions, such as Distinctive Software becoming EA Canada in 1991. Currently, EA develops and publishes games of established franchises, including ''Battlefield'', ''Need for Speed'', ''The Sims'', ''Medal of Honor'', ''Command & Conquer'', ''Dead Space'', ''Mass Effect'', ''Dragon Age'', ''Army of Two'', ''Apex Legends'', and '' Star Wars'', as well as the EA Sports titles '' FIFA'', ''Madden NFL'', ''NBA Live'', ''NHL'', an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Game Controller
A game controller, gaming controller, or simply controller, is an input device used with video games or entertainment systems to provide input to a video game, typically to control an object or character in the game. Before the seventh generation of video game consoles, plugging in a controller into one of a console's controller ports was the primary means of using a game controller, although since then they have been replaced by wireless controllers, which do not require controller ports on the console but are battery-powered. USB game controllers could also be connected to a computer with a USB port. Input devices that have been classified as game controllers include keyboards, mouses, gamepads, joysticks, etc. Special purpose devices, such as steering wheels for driving games and light guns for shooting games, are also game controllers. Controllers which are included with the purchase of a home console are considered as standard controllers, while those that are available to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Illustrated
''Sports Illustrated'' (''SI'') is an American sports magazine first published in August 1954. Founded by Stuart Scheftel, it was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the National Magazine Award for General Excellence twice. It is also known for its annual swimsuit issue, which has been published since 1964, and has spawned other complementary media works and products. Owned until 2018 by Time Inc., it was sold to Authentic Brands Group (ABG) following the sale of Time Inc. to Meredith Corporation. The Arena Group (formerly theMaven, Inc.) was subsequently awarded a 10-year license to operate the ''Sports Illustrated''-branded editorial operations, while ABG licenses the brand for other non-editorial ventures and products. History Establishment There were two magazines named ''Sports Illustrated'' before the current magazine was launched on August 9, 1954. In 1936, Stuart Scheftel created ''Sports Illustrated'' with a target market of sportsmen. He publis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spacestation Gaming
Spacestation Gaming (also referred to as SSG) is a multi-regional professional esports organization based out of Utah founded and owned by social media influencer Shaun "Shonduras" McBride. Since its founding, SSG has grown to include teams in eight different leagues and is active in esports content creation. They won the Rainbow Six Siege world championship in 2020. History Founding (2017) SSG began with the sponsorship of a Smite Pro League team in 2017, as McBride was a fan of the game. Shortly after entering the esports arena, SSG added PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) and Brawlhalla teams to bring diversity to their roster. 2018 In March 2018, SSG introduced its new Rainbow Six and Rocket League rosters. On April 27, SSG announced a strategic partnership with the NBA's Utah Jazz, designed to foster collaboration and growth within the two Utah-based organizations. That same month the organization also entered the Battlerite competitive scene with players Averse, Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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