Over two years ago, compLexity Gaming embarked on a journey to the warm Hearth in the Blizzard Inn. Since then we’ve fostered some of the most accomplished players in the game, while also building up our stable of personalities in the digital card game success. Now it’s time to add a new face to the mix – we are proud to introduce Tyler ‘tylerootd’ Hoang Nguyen as the newest member of our streaming team.

Over the last nine months Tyler has put his career on the backburner and focused on becoming a full-time streamer for Hearthstone. As a player and person he is the embodiment of what the compLexity Gaming organization was built on, as he exemplifies a great work ethic as well as the passion to focus all energy on achieving a goal. In his relatively short stint in the Hearthstone community, he’s already managed to make an impact and grow his stream’s viewership to a considerable size. Now he will continue his growth under the compLexity banner alongside fellow streaming stars Asmodai, Neviilz, Ryzen, and Noxious.

“About a month ago I mentioned on my stream: If compLexity would ever approach me I would join them in a heartbeat. Fast forward one month I am now part of compLexity, which is something I never expected to happen so soon. I know most of the guys from coL pretty well, so it really feels like I’m joining a new family here. I’m looking forward to my time with coL and hope to make them proud!”

– Tyler ‘Tylerootd’ Hoang Nguyen – @tylerootd

Tyler will not just represent coL on stream starting soon, but he will also be repping the black and red at a LAN event in Belgium this weekend, as he races fellow Hearthstone players Mitsuhide, a4papier and TicTac to the Legend ranks of the new season. So make sure to follow Tyler on twitch.tv/tylerootd and on Twitter @tylerootd to be up-to-date with his activites and streaming!

Besides competing in the highest levels of eSports, compLexity Gaming is proud to support quality streamers and entertainers on our Stream Team, and we’re excited to announce the newest addition to the compLexity family – Hearthstone streamer Neville “Neviilz” Caruana.

Having previously played for ROOT Gaming, Neviilz rose on Twitch to become one for the most consistent streamers around. A Professional Memer, he reached Rank 1 Legend in July 2016 with his OTK Warrior deck, and followed it up again in September with his OTK Murloc Paladin list.

On his joining, Neviilz has said:

“I stayed as a free agent for 6 months evaluating options, but compLexity just blew the competition away. I have always admired the roster they had in Hearthstone and other huge titles. Really happy about my decision and that now I’m a part of compLexity along with other amazing streamers & incredible players.”

If you’re interested in Hearthstone and memes, make sure to follow him on Twitter @coL_Neviilz, and tune in to Neviilz stream at twitch.tv/neviilz, where he regularly streams starting at 6:30 AM CEST / 12:30 AM EST / 9:30 PM PST from Tuesday to Sunday.

For the last two years Dota 2 has been a game near and dear to the compLexity organization. We have seen unbelievable upsets, high points, and successes, and other times disappointing finishes that leave many questions to be answered about the team’s future. Today we are once more on the path forward and up. We have assembled a roster of both familiar faces and new ones, and once more we set our sights on the ultimate prize, The Aegis.

As the founders and core members of our team, Zakari ‘Zfreek’ Freedman and Kyle ‘melonzz’ Freedman will continue forward, with captain melonzz moving from the offlane position to that of the 5 support, working in tandem with his brother. Filling his place in the offlane will be none other than David ‘Moo’ Hull of Digital Chaos and Archon fame. Moo has been a close friend to the team and organization over the last year, and we’re very excited to have the opportunity to work with him.

Filling in the core positions will former Ehug player Justin ‘jk’ Rosselle and popular Romanian streamer and high ranked pub player Mihai ‘canceL^^’ Antonio. jk’s huge 1 position hero pool and experience in strategies that are not typically ‘compLexity’ will bring a new element of strength to our roster. Additionally, we expect canceL^^’s youthful confidence, quick reactions, and deadly position 2 play to capture the attention of fans around the world, as he develops into one of the game’s best playmakers.

coL.Dota captain Kyle ‘melonzz’ Freedman had this to say:

“My excitement about this roster is bittersweet. On one hand, I’m hyped for the new season – I’ve got Moo, who’s been through the fire and hung out with our team all year round (shout out to China), along with two players with little to no real experience but a wealth of talent, and most importantly, drive and hunger to win.

However, we all know the failure that brought this change to the team. I will never forget TI6, and I doubt my ex-teammates will either. Limmp, Chessie, Handsken, it was an honor to play this year with you, my friends. The ending to our story sucked, but damn we had a lot of fun this year. To our fans: the goal hasn’t changed.”

The new coL.Dota mid player Mihai ‘canceL^^” Antonio commented:

“I’m very happy to announce that I will be part of compLexity this season. I feel pretty confident with my new teammates and I want to qualify for every major tournament! I will play position 2 for coL.Dota, which is a big opportunity for me. I hope for the best!”

compLexity General Manager Kyle ‘Beef’ Bautista added:

“We had a great 10 month run last season, but unfortunately most of what will be remembered was our performance at TI6. Less resilient players would have trouble continuing after that disappointment, but Kyle and Zak picked themselves back up, picked up our good friend Moo, and found some incredible young talent to fill the ranks. Moo and jk will be heading out to our Florida house this week, while we begin working on a P-1A athletic visa for Mihai. I am expecting great things from this team, and I hope that our fans will join me in cheering them on all season. Oh, yeah, Kyle changed his name again, woo.”

coL.Dota

•  Kyle ‘melonzz’ Freedman – @swindlezz / melonzz
•  Zakari ‘Zfreek’ Freedman – @coL_Zfreek / zfreek
•  David ‘Moo’ Hull – @moodota2 / moodota2
•  Justin ‘jk’ Rosselle – @jkdota / jkdoto
•  Mihai ‘canceL^^’ Antonio – @mihaiantoni0 / canceldota

Thank you for your continued support of compLexity Gaming and coL.Dota.

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LOS ANGELES – Sept. 8, 2016 – Seven of the premier North American eSports teams have joined together under the banner of the Professional eSports Association (PEA), to create an organization dedicated to professional eSports and focused on bringing unprecedented benefits to pro players.

The PEA will commence operations of its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive(CS:GO) league in early January 2017 and will showcase the performances of some of the most elite North American pro players. The founding PEA team franchises are Team Solomid (TSM), Cloud9, Team Liquid, Counter Logic Gaming (CLG), Immortals, NRG eSports and compLexity Gaming.

“The PEA represents something new in eSports – an association of top teams running their own league and sharing the profits and the decision-making with the players,” said Jason Katz, PEA Commissioner. “This has been the architecture of traditional major sports leagues for many decades, but it is a new evolution for eSports. This will allow us to finally build a stable, healthy, long-term environment for the players, the community, the media and the sponsors.”

Twice-weekly matches will be streamed live during the 10-week season. Teams will compete for a prize pool of at least $1,000,000 for the first year and $500,000 for Season 1.

“This marks the end of the ‘Wild West’ days of eSports,” said Jack Etienne, Cloud9 CEO. “The community and players want stability and dependability. Leagues come and go, teams join them and depart, but with the PEA, the teams are making a long-term commitment to be here, playing for the fans, for the indefinite future.”

The benefits to players in the PEA league are completely new in the world of eSports. Players and owners will receive an equal 50% share of profits and each caster will receive a share equal to a player. The PEA will also provide a suite of financial benefits and services to the players, including retirement and investment planning, health insurance and more.

“It’s time for leagues to share the rewards and strategic decisions with the players,” said Andy Dinh, CEO of TSM, “and the best way for team organizations to do that is for us to do it ourselves. The PEA is a vehicle for us to work shoulder-to-shoulder with the players, doing what we all love.”

Beyond financial benefits, PEA’s management structure will ensure that its pro players have an authoritative voice in league operations. Player representatives will sit on both a Rules Committee, which will provide guidance on all important issues, including competition format, playing rules, and prizing distribution and a Grievances Committee, which will certify that all player concerns are heard and resolved in a timely manner.

“Publisher leagues and third-party tournament organizers aren’t sharing profits with the players and teams,” said Steve Arhancet co-CEO of Team Liquid. “This is hindering the potential for eSports to rival other professional sports leagues, where players and teams are all aligned to put on the best show year after year.”

The PEA is represented by legal counsel O’Melveny & Myers.

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About PEA

The Professional eSports Association (PEA) is an association of North America’s elite professional eSports team organizations. Founded in 2016, PEA’s mission is to create a united pro eSports association where owners and players work together and share profits together while creating the most compelling and competitive matches for their fans. The league is based in Los Angeles. www.proesports.org

Contact:

Shane Flanagin
B/HI for PEA
(310) 694-3256
[email protected]

Jaemi Bowers
B/HI for PEA
(310) 694-3116
[email protected]

Today we are announcing changes to our Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster. Effective immediately Shawn ‘Witmer’ Taylor will be released from the compLexity organization. The decision to release Witmer was an exceedingly difficult one, but ultimately the team felt it best to go a different direction. We’re very grateful to have had Witmer under our banner over the last five months, and wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors.

Joining the team will be our Northern Arena stand-in Cory ‘Ape’ Bate. During his recent appearance with coL.cs Cory made it clear that he fit in very well with the team and would make an excellent addition to the competitive roster. In the near future Cory will be making his way down to the new coL.cs team house in Denver, Colorado.

Join us in welcoming:

Cory “APE” Bate

@APE_csgo

Our updated coL.cs roster:

•  Michael “Uber” Stapells – @ubercsgo / @fpsuber
•  Rory “dephh” Jackson – @dephh_csgo / dephh_live
•  Cory”APE” Bate – @APE_csgo / APE_tv
•  Brad “androidx23” Fodor – @androidx23
•  Kia “Surreal” Man – @Surrealcs / surreal196

Coach

•  Matt “Warden” Dickens – @coLWarden

Thank you for your continued support of compLexity and coL.cs.

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Today we are announcing a stand-in for coL.cs at the upcoming Northern Arena tournament. For this event only Shawn ‘Witmer’ Taylor will be replaced by Cory ‘APE’ Bate.

Due to personal issues surrounding his father’s health and unforeseen complications regarding the passport application process, Witmer was not able to obtain his passport in time for the event. APE, a veteran of Team Kaliber, and a Toronto local was able to fill in at the last minute. We are very grateful for his help, and wish him and the entire coL.cs roster good luck at this weekend’s event.

We apologize to both the organizers of Northern Arena, as well as to the fans of coL.cs. The competitive integrity of tournaments is paramount to our industry, and we will be enacting measures to insure that our actions do not lower the standards of a competition in the future.

Thank you for your continued support of coL.cs and compLexity Gaming.

Today we are announcing changes to the compLexity Dota 2 team. At their request and effective immediately Simon ‘Handsken’ Haag and Linus ‘Limmp’ Blomdin will be released from the compLexity organization to pursue competitive opportunities back in the European region. Additionally, Rasmus ‘Chessie’ Blomdin will be stepping down from the coL.Dota team to address ongoing health concerns. Fortunately, Chessie will be continuing as a member of the compLexity organization, streaming under our banner during his rehabilitation.

Though today we are saying goodbye to some of our good friends, the compLexity Gaming organization will continue our pursuit of The Aegis. Led by brothers Kyle ‘swindlezz’ and Zak ‘Zfreek’ Freedman, coL.Dota is in the process of trying out new members, and our official roster will be announced soon.

“I’ve made the heartfelt decision to step down from the current coL.Dota roster to look to pursue other opportunities on my home soil. This was not an easy choice. The guys on the squad and those I worked around are people that I’ve befriended over many years. We leave on good terms and I’m sure we’ll be competing against each other again, like we used to back in the day. Before I say farewell I want to express my gratitude towards compLexity. The time with them has definitely been the most pleasant time I’ve had with an organization during my career as a pro-player. I want to especially thank our “crew” that we’ve had with us through good and bad. Thanks to Kyle ‘Beef’ Bautista, Josh ‘Chef Josh’ Schmidt, and Sören ‘Fantasy’ Vendsahm. You guys are awesome and it wouldn’t have been the same without you! Best of luck to my old teammates in whatever they choose to do!” – Simon ‘Handsken’ Haag

“All good things comes to an end, and for me it’s time for a change. This experience was something else and I’d like to thank my teammates as well as Beef and Josh for that. I’d also like to thank compLexity for taking such good care of us, safe to say it’s the best organisation that I’ve played for. See you on the flip side.” – Linus ‘Limmp’ Blomdin

“I want to thank compLexity for taking great care of us during this year, and I will be staying on board as a streamer for now. We attended 10 LAN events this year, and even though I have had great fun during all of it, it has been a stressful time for us all. Unfortunately, I have had some personal health problems unrelated to my previous back issues, and have decided to take a break from competitive gameplay for this first major to focus on getting that under control. Thanks to our fans for the support we’ve had, and I hope you’ll come hang out in my stream!” – Rasmus ‘Chessie’ Blomdin

We would like to thank Handsken, Limmp and Chessie for their hard work, and thank the community for its continued support of coL.Dota and the compLexity organization.

In the spirit of Karazhan, the latest adventure expansion to hit Hearthstone with new cards, compLexity Gaming is proud to announce a new addition of their own. After long negotiations and talks, German strategist Tugay “Mryagut” Evsan is joining the squad.

MrYagut reached fame nearly two years ago as an innovative participant of the European Championship tournament for the first ever Hearthstone World Championship tournament. Back then it was his take on Midrange Hunter and his defiance toward netdecking that made him popular and propelled him into fame within the Hearthstone community. From then on he spent his time refining his play – mostly as a Rogue and Shaman – ironing out his branding, and continuing the path of a streamer. Now, after two years in Hearthstone, he is ready for the next step – joining compLexity Gaming for more exposure in high-profile tournaments.

“I am excited and happy that I finally joined team compLexity Gaming and will compete in more tournaments,” the man himself had to say.

The first big tournament under the wing of the new organization will be the Insomnia58 LAN event in Birmingham. Alongside fellow compLexity Gaming members superjj and Crane, Mryagut will embark on the journey to play the Swiss round for entry into the 30,000 USD tournament.

“I am personally very happy to finally have gotten the ‘yes’ from Mryagut.”, said compLexity Gaming manager Sören “Fantasy” Vendsahm. “We’ve been in pursuit for his talent for a long time and to have him represent the brand at a major LAN event right away feels very special. Can’t wait to see him in red and black!”

Show the newest compLexity Gaming family member some love on twitch.tv/mryagut and make sure to follow him @mryagut on Twitter for updates, stream schedules and deck lists. Also be sure to check out the Insomnia58 broadcast starting on Friday over at twitch.tv/multiplay_hs to catch MrYagut, Crane and superjj in action.

Today we are announcing a series of changes to our Call of Duty roster. Effective immediately, in an agreement made with Cloud9, we have transferred our Call of Duty roster, exchanging for members of the Cloud9 roster. Patrick “Aches” Price, Ricky “Ricky” Stacy and Andres “Lacefield” Lacefield will be moving to Cloud9, while Michael “Swarley” Carter, Colt “Havok” McLendon and Devin “LlamaGod” Tran will transferred from Cloud9 to become the new #coLofDuty. In addition to the three new players, Chris “Parasite” Duarte will be returning to our organization to complete the roster and make a run for COD Champs next month.

“We wanted to do our best to accommodate roster requests while still fielding a competitive team,” said Jason Lake, Founder and CEO of compLexity. “We will support this roster to the end of Black Ops 3 and re-evaluate the division, and the new game, for 2017.”

New coL.COD Roster

•  Michael “Swarley” Carter – @swarley / MikeSwarley
•  Colt “Havok” McLendon – @ColtHavok / colthavok
•  Devin “LlamaGod” Tran – @LlamaGod
• Chris “Parasite” Duarte – @parasite / parasitetv

You can see the new #coLofDuty in action this weekend in the COD XP Open Qualifiers. Join us in welcoming the new compLexity #coLofDuty and as always, thank you for your support!

Today everyone in compLexity Gaming is happy to announce our venture into yet another emerging eSport title and the addition of a talented group of players. Through thick and thin these players have stood by one another and shown not only that they have what it takes to compete at the highest level, but also the fortitude required to be successful in the dynamic eSports industry. We are proud to announce our acquisition of the former TSM (Code7) roster, representing the coL family as compLexity Overwatch.

Our expansion into Overwatch continues the compLexity trend of supporting Blizzard eSports, dating back to Starcraft II, Heroes of the Storm, and our world class teams and players in WoW Arena and Hearthstone. It is our firm hope that these players will continue the legacy of compLexity players before them, competing on the world stage and continuing to grow as individuals, teammates, and representatives of the global eSports community.

Joe ‘Joemeister’ Gramano of coL.OW had this to say:

“We are really happy to be a part of compLexity and are looking forward to representing them at Gamescom. We thank them for believing in us on our road to becoming the best Overwatch team in the world.”

compLexity CEO and founder Jason Lake added:

“We’re very honored to join the Overwatch community and excited to work with this talented squad. We’ve already begun the hunt for a coL.OW gaming house and look forward to a collaboration we feel will bring our loyal fans great success.”

You can see the new coL.OW team sporting the black and red at the upcoming ESL Overwatch Atlantic Showdown at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany on August 20-21.

coL.OW

•  Anthony “harbleu” Ballo – @harbleuOW / harbleu
•  Jake “torkTJO” Lepoff – @torkTJO / torkTJO
•  Nicolas “NicolasTJO” Aubin – @NicolasTJO / NicolasTJO
•  Joey “Jkw” Wavering – @Jkw512 / Jkww512
•  Joe “Joemeister” Gramano – @JoemeisterOW / JoemeisterOW
•  Jack “Shake” Kaplan – @ShakeOW / ShakeOW

Manager

•  Tiffany “Tifa” Chiu – @TifaPLS / TifaPLS

Join us in welcoming compLexity Overwatch!