Steve Aoki jumps into esports arena, buys 'Overwatch' champ team Rogue
 

Steve Aoki jumps into esports arena, buys 'Overwatch' champ team Rogue
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LOS ANGELES — Steve Aoki is the latest celebrity to invest in esports, as the popular DJ — who's also a longtime gamer and occasional Twitch streamer — bought a majority stake in upstart team Rogue. *

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Aoki fans already k**w the 38-year-old EDM artist as a gaming enthusiast going back years, but team Rogue, which plays Overwatch and CS:GO, is new to the scene, only having been formed in May.*

They're off to a fast start: a few months later, Rogue won the $100,000 grand prize in the first ever Overwatch Atlantic tournament, and placed 3rd in the Overwatch Open tournament over the weekend.* Read more...

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