Evil Geniuses
Encyclopedia
Evil Geniuses is a professional gaming organization based out of the United States
. Founded in 1999, the organization is known as being the premier North American electronic sports
organization, boasting highly successful players across each competitive genre. Evil Geniuses is a current member of the G7 Teams.
roster on April 12, 2008, with the eMg DotA team. EG entered the StarCraft: Brood War
scene on April 25, 2009, with the recruitment of World Cyber Games
champions Geoff "iNcontroL" Robinson and Dan "Nyoken" Eidson, along with Eric "G5" Rothmuller, Jake "LzGaMeR" Winstead, and Bryce "Machine" Bates. EG saw its North American DotA
squad depart on December 3, 2009, following two months of minimal practice and insufficient exposure.
EG made its final expansion into StarCraft II for 2010 with the recruitment of the top American player, Gregory "IdrA" Fields, as well as the well-known commentator and player Nick "Tasteless" Plot, on September 9. In a controversial move, EG acquired the brand of fellow North American gaming organization, Loaded on October 9, 2010, but the deal only constituted the company sponsors, team owner and their Heroes of Newerth
squad.
On March 31, 2011, long-time member Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen, as well as StarCraft II division manager Nick "Tasteless" Plott departed from the organization. EG lost its Heroes of Newerth squad on July 8 to SK Gaming
, due to sponsorship complications. Near the end of that month, the Korean North American Star League
champion, Ho Joon "PuMa" Lee, joined up with EG, despite the lack of consultancy with said player's previous organization. Three weeks later, the top Canadian player, Chris "HuK" Loranger, left his long-time organization of Team Liquid
, and joined EG, to compete alongside Gregory "IdrA" Fields and Lee in South Korea
. On October 21, it was announced that the trio would be moving to stay with the South Korean team SlayerS, in accordance with a correlating partnership established between the organizations. EG saw the return of two former DotA players, Clinton "Fear" Loomis and Jimmy "DeMoN" Ho, with the acquisition of their first Dota 2
squad.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Founded in 1999, the organization is known as being the premier North American electronic sports
Electronic sports
Electronic sports comprises the competitive play of video games. Other terms include competitive gaming, professional gaming and cybersports...
organization, boasting highly successful players across each competitive genre. Evil Geniuses is a current member of the G7 Teams.
History
Evil Geniuses acquired a Defense of the AncientsDefense of the Ancients
Defense of the Ancients is a custom scenario for the real-time strategy game Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and its expansion, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, based on the "Aeon of Strife" map for StarCraft...
roster on April 12, 2008, with the eMg DotA team. EG entered the StarCraft: Brood War
StarCraft: Brood War
StarCraft: Brood War is the expansion pack for the award winning military science fiction, real-time strategy video game StarCraft. Released in 1998 for Windows and Mac OS, it was co-developed by Saffire and Blizzard Entertainment. The expansion pack introduced new campaigns, map tilesets, music,...
scene on April 25, 2009, with the recruitment of World Cyber Games
World Cyber Games
The World Cyber Games is an international competitive video-gaming event operated by South Korean company World Cyber Games Inc., and sponsored by Samsung and Microsoft...
champions Geoff "iNcontroL" Robinson and Dan "Nyoken" Eidson, along with Eric "G5" Rothmuller, Jake "LzGaMeR" Winstead, and Bryce "Machine" Bates. EG saw its North American DotA
Defense of the Ancients
Defense of the Ancients is a custom scenario for the real-time strategy game Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and its expansion, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, based on the "Aeon of Strife" map for StarCraft...
squad depart on December 3, 2009, following two months of minimal practice and insufficient exposure.
EG made its final expansion into StarCraft II for 2010 with the recruitment of the top American player, Gregory "IdrA" Fields, as well as the well-known commentator and player Nick "Tasteless" Plot, on September 9. In a controversial move, EG acquired the brand of fellow North American gaming organization, Loaded on October 9, 2010, but the deal only constituted the company sponsors, team owner and their Heroes of Newerth
Heroes of Newerth
Heroes of Newerth is a free-to-play science fantasy, action real-time strategy game developed by S2 Games for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. The game was heavily inspired by the Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne custom map, Defense of the Ancients and is S2 Games' first game title in the...
squad.
On March 31, 2011, long-time member Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen, as well as StarCraft II division manager Nick "Tasteless" Plott departed from the organization. EG lost its Heroes of Newerth squad on July 8 to SK Gaming
SK Gaming
SK Gaming is a professional German electronic sports organization founded in 1997 by a small group of Quake players living in Oberhausen. SK Gaming retains teams across different genres and are particularly known for their success in Counter-Strike tournaments...
, due to sponsorship complications. Near the end of that month, the Korean North American Star League
North American Star League
The North American Star League is a professional e-sports league that features the games StarCraft II and Heroes of Newerth. Originally modeled after successful South Korean professional StarCraft leagues, it was founded in 2011 by Russell Pfister and Duncan Stewart. Following the mid-year...
champion, Ho Joon "PuMa" Lee, joined up with EG, despite the lack of consultancy with said player's previous organization. Three weeks later, the top Canadian player, Chris "HuK" Loranger, left his long-time organization of Team Liquid
Team Liquid
Team Liquid is a popular StarCraft news website and community, as well as a successful StarCraft team, founded by Victor Goossens and Joy Hoogeveen.-History:...
, and joined EG, to compete alongside Gregory "IdrA" Fields and Lee in South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. On October 21, it was announced that the trio would be moving to stay with the South Korean team SlayerS, in accordance with a correlating partnership established between the organizations. EG saw the return of two former DotA players, Clinton "Fear" Loomis and Jimmy "DeMoN" Ho, with the acquisition of their first Dota 2
Dota 2
Dota 2 is an upcoming action fantasy strategy video game being developed by Valve Corporation. The stand-alone sequel to the popular Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and The Frozen Throne mod Defense of the Ancients, it was formally announced on October 13, 2010 via the website of magazine Game Informer...
squad.