Tue, Oct 27, 2020
Iconic Call of Duty character 'Ghost' is a fan-favorite and now the actor behind Ghost is giving those fans a chance to play alongside the man himself. Jeff Leach, who voiced Simon 'Ghost' Riley in 2019's Modern Warfare, has built a remarkable community around his Facebook Gaming streams, where he regularly plays Activision's hugely-popular shooter 'Warzone'. Recently the comedian and actor went in search of his ultimate Warzone squad, playing the Battle Royale alongside fans from around the world in search of an elusive win or 'dub'. Jeff, who began streaming in March 2020, said: "It's funny, dropping in the Warzone in the full Ghost outfit and using the iconic voice and just having kids tell me that I'm doing a terrible impression of Ghost, that always makes me laugh."
Tue, Nov 3, 2020
Bringing video games to life has become a specialty for a stunt performer, parkour athlete, and devoted gamer with astounding acrobatic abilities. Ronnie Shalvis has especially loved Spider-man since he was young, becoming hooked on 2004's 'Spider-Man 2' for the PS2. The Georgia-native has since played all the games based on Marvel's iconic superhero, and when the PS4 game arrived in 2018, he took the opportunity to turn the game into reality.
Tue, Nov 10, 2020
Meet the gamer who will kick your ass at Mortal Kombat - despite being completely blind. Zoe Espinoza from Austin, Texas, was born with a genetic condition called Leber Congenital Amaurosis (LCA) that causes degeneration in the retinas of the eye. Zoe now experiences what the World Health Organization refers to as "profound blindness" - but that hasn't stopped her becoming a killer at Mortal Kombat with the help of her wife Kelsey, and even getting signed to an esports team.
Tue, Nov 17, 2020
The highest-level Overwatch player in the world has taken on his greatest challenge yet: training his mum to play the game. David Norris, who goes by 'TreeBoyDave' online, has racked up around 18,000 hours of gameplay in Overwatch, reaching an incredible level of 11,908. The impressive feat took Dave four years, with the ambitious streamer estimating he's likely played around 100,000 matches of Blizzard's popular online shooter. The former IT help-desk worker has been playing Overwatch since it released back in 2016, and has constantly broken records for being the highest-level player. Dave became the first player to reach level 10,000 in October 2019. Recently he decided to give himself a real challenge by trying to teach his mother to play his favorite game.
Tue, Nov 24, 2020
A young transgender video games designer with Tourettes is looking to revolutionize the industry - and make dancing accessible for all. Isaac Wirth from North Carolina, first fell in love with gaming while watching his father play Super Mario Sunshine on the Nintendo GameCube at the age of five. But Isaac found certain games challenging due to motor-neural issues - which made holding a joystick or doing precise motion movements problematic. Age 14 he was diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome after beginning to demonstrate motor and vocal tics. And to make things even more complex, over the following year he became aware that he was transgender. Isaac is now studying video game design at NYU in New York, with a scholarship from the ESA Foundation, and has already made games addressing real-life social issues including his time as a high schooler with Tourettes and toxicity within an abusive queer relationship. Isaac's current work-in-progress, Spotlight, is an adaptable VR dance experience for people who may not get to perform ballet on stage.
Tue, Dec 1, 2020
Playing Smash Bros. blindfolded is fast-becoming a trademark for a former competitive player who has taken his gameplay to the next level. Dylan Ray Owen, of Dallas, Texas, garnered attention earlier this year for beating Super Smash Bros. Melee's Adventure mode completely blindfolded on his Twitch stream. He has done the seemingly impossible yet again by beating the game's All-Star mode - which pits his character 'Ness' against every other character in the game - while blindfolded and relying entirely on audio cues.
Tue, Dec 8, 2020
Sharing his entire life with the world has become the norm for a Twitch streamer who says he lives the "real-life Truman Show". Ronald Gardiner Jr., who goes by 'GPHustla' online, says he has the world record for the longest ever stream with over 2,700 consecutive hours of live streaming since August 2020. The Rhode Island-native plays a variety of video games but also takes his streaming community with him on his mobile phone when he takes showers and even lets them watch him sleep.
Tue, Dec 15, 2020
Having no hands or legs hasn't stopped one devoted gamer from becoming an assassin on Call of Duty Warzone. Jackson Reece became a paraplegic after a motorcycle accident in 2007, before losing his lower limbs and hands to Sepsis in 2017, and now plays video games with his mouth using special equipment. Known online as 'PitbullReece' he streams his exploits on the popular Battle Royale where he manages to easily beat able-bodied players from match to match.
Tue, Dec 22, 2020
The man behind one of the most popular Watch Dogs characters has lifted the lid on his impressive video game acting career. Shawn Baichoo, who has appeared in the Outlast, Rainbow 6, and Assassin's Creed series has become known as "that guy from all the video games" and is most known for portraying hacker 'Wrench' in Watch Dogs 2. The Montreal-based actor will be reprising the fan-favorite role in the upcoming Bloodline DLC for the latest entry in the series - Watch Dogs: Legion.
Tue, Dec 29, 2020
Gamers in the age of YouTube and streaming have invented numerous ways to make their favorite pastime more interesting - from speed running to using unorthodox controllers. But one gamer has combined the two by using his drum kit to speed run his favorite games. Cesar Aguirre, known online as CZR, streams himself speed-drumming his way through N64 classics such as The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Super Mario 64.