For a week, esports insiders have been flooding the #esportsmystery hashtag - today, we finally find out what it actually is. But there's another mystery on the horizon - what's Ninja planning to do with Smash Bros? And will Blizzard's new approach to competitive Hearthstone pay off?
Then, we talk to top 40 Fortnite Winter Royale qualifier Lamar about his experience playing the tournament and what it's like being in a game with such a disparity between the pro and casual scenes. Steve 'AceKingOffsuit' Jurek joins us to preview the Tekken World Tour finals, and Logitech G's Vincent Borel explains Logitech's Shadow Project partnership with legendary auto manufacturers McLaren to find a racing game player worthy of joining their esports team.
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These are the headlines you Need 2 Know.
Golden State Warrior Stephen Curry has added a fourth title to his resume: NBA player, investor, entrepreneur ー and now executive producer. Curry's first feature film, "Breakthrough," is slated for release on April 12, 2019. "I know people will love it," the three-time NBA champion told Cheddar in an exclusive interview on Friday.
Brad Twohig, partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners, said that Fortnite has built itself into a kind of social network and that the community its developed will likely help the game maintain its popularity for some time to come.
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At TwitchCon 2018, Twitch CEO Emmett Shear sat down with Cheddar CEO Jon Steinberg to discuss the streaming platform's explosive growth, the rise of Fortnite, and Twitch's relationship with parent company Amazon.
The formula of success for Twitch is its ability to ride the wave of hit games like "Fortnite" and "Overwatch." Twitch CEO Emmett Shear told Cheddar what the streaming platform's top priorities are going into 2019.
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These are the headlines you Need 2 Know.
The Baltimore Ravens are rolling the dice on a new partnership with Horseshoe Casino. The agreement will allow Horseshoe to use team trademarks and logos; the casino plans to eventually build a new Ravens-themed bar on site. The real opportunity, however, will present itself if the state of Maryland decides to legalize sports betting, the NFL team's Senior VP of corporate sales, Kevin Rochlitz, said Wednesday in an interview with Cheddar.
