On today's episode of Cheddar Sports: SonicFox has proven himself to be the greatest "Injustice 2" player around, but he's also demonstrated that he;s an all-around good guy by donating 10k to rival Rewind to pay for his father's surgery. Other headlines include the announcement of the Game Award nominees, the release of "Pokemon Let's Go," and big changes to "Overwatch" and "Fortnite."
Then later, we sit down with ReKTGlobal VP of Esports Kevin Knocke to hear his take on whether investing in a "League of Legends" or "Overwatch" team is a good move. We also talk to NYXL head of Business Development and Events Ben "MrBitter" Nichol about his plan to make New York the greatest esports city in the world, and PUBG caster Cameron Davis drops in to tell us about the game's new league. And finally, Thadeous Cooper of Astro Gaming previews their new wireless C40 TR controller.
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Trufan, a new platform letting brands and influencers reward their most loyal fans on social media, has attracted the attention of big names in sports and entertainment, but CEO Swish Goswami told Cheddar he's taking a "very Canadian approach" by catering to mom-and-pop shops as well.
Professional lacrosse league startup Premier Lacrosse League has big ambitions to take professional lacrosse mainstream ー and now it has funding from big investors to do it. Premier Lacrosse League announced on Tuesday it closed a series A round of funding, co-led by Alibaba billionaire Joseph Tsai's J Tsai Sports, the Raine Group, and Brett Jefferson.
The star-studded Golden State Warriors is adding another flashy name to its team: Google. The NBA defending champions and the Chase Center just formed a new partnership with Google Cloud to create a high-tech sports and entertainment area. The Warriors' Chief Revenue Officer Brandon Schneider joined Cheddar to discuss the partnership.
About half of U.S. gamers are women, but you wouldn't necessarily know it by looking at hardware design. Vivian Lien, chief marketing officer at ASUS North America, joined Cheddar Friday to discuss how her company is trying to make gaming more welcoming for women.
