COGnitive Gaming
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| Divisions | Smite, League of Legends, Super Smash Bros., Guilty Gear Xrd Heroes of the Storm |
|---|---|
| Founded | July 22, 2013 |
| Folded | December 31, 2016 |
| Location | California |
COGnitive Gaming was a professional esports team based in the United States. They had teams in Smite, League of Legends, Super Smash Bros., and Heroes of the Storm.[1]
COGnitive Prime won the first Smite World Championship.
COGnitive sponsors Super Smash Bros. players Jason "Mew2King" Zimmerman and Justin "Wizzrobe" Hallett.[2] COGnitive has also signed David "Dacidbro" Broweleit for Guilty Gear Xrd.[3]
COG's League team currently competed in the League of Legends Challenger Series North America, the second highest level of LoL play after the League of Legends Championship Series North America.
Glaurung and Hospital left the HotS team on December 24, 2015.[4]
On December 12, COGnitive announced that they will be ceasing operations on December 31, 2016,[5] shortly after Super Smash Bros. Melee player, Justin "Wizzrobe" Hallett confirmed to ESPN via Daniel "Tafokints" Lee that he would not be renewing his contract with the team.[6]
Fighting Game Roster
Former
| ID | Name | Game(s) | Main character(s) | Join date | Leave date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mew2King | Jason Zimmerman | Super Smash Bros. Melee Super Smash Bros. for Wii U |
Sheik, Marth, Fox Cloud |
April 16, 2015[7] | May 17, 2016[8] |
| Wizzrobe | Justin Hallett | Super Smash Bros. Melee Super Smash Bros. 64 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U |
Captain Falcon Yoshi Sheik |
October 20, 2014[9] | December 31, 2016 |
| Dacidbro | David Broweleit | Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- | Leo | February 19, 2016[10] | December 31, 2016 |
| Kid Viper | Jason Srouji | Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- | Johnny | July 8, 2016[11] | December 31, 2016 |
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References
- ↑ "Zamphira discusses his First Lan Experience and Playing with COG". GameSpot.
- ↑ Barker, Ian J. (Apr 17, 2015). "Mew2King joins Cognitive Gaming". The Daily Dot.
- ↑ http://www.cognitive-gaming.com/articles/news/general/34/round-3-heaven-or-hell-lets-rock
- ↑ http://www.dailydot.com/esports/cognitive-gaming-heroes-kicks-glaurung-hospital/
- ↑ Erfanian, Sasha. "COGnitive Gaming to close its doors on Dec. 31". The Score eSports. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
- ↑ Lee, Daniel. "Wizzrobe will not re-sign with COGnitive Gaming in 2017". ESPN. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
- ↑ Juillet, Jacob. "COGnitive Gaming sign M2K and Wizzrobe". The Score eSports. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ↑ Steve Jurek, Saira Mueller. "Echo Fox expands into Smash, signs Mew2King". Daily Dot. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ↑ Barker, Ian. "Smash prodigy Wizzrobe signs with Cognitive Gaming". Daily Dot. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ↑ "Proud to announce I am officially sponsored by @CognitiveGG for Guilty Gear -Xrd- Sign".
- ↑ "Kid Viper joins Cognitive Gaming". iPlayWinner. Retrieved 2016-10-10.