By: Jeremy Blye

 

First of all, I hope everyone’s 4th of July went well! As we reach the second week of July, I thought I would give a little bit of a check-in and an update into what we have going on within the next 8-9 weeks of the summer. As you obviously know by now, we have the DePaul Summer Showdown and the DePaul Gaming League alternating each week. What that means is that we will have a Summer Showdown NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT!!!!!

 

 

I honestly cannot believe we are already moving onto our second Summer Showdown. The first one went extremely well, and I am excited to showcase our Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War team against 3 other extremely solid teams (Oklahoma, Butler, and one other team TBD). This time instead of having myself cast, Kevin “Tenacity” will be taking the ropes from myself while I work more on the production side. Because of how well last Summer Showdown, I hope to see this transfer over into the next week. I also hope to see the same amount of people if not more show up within the stream. I had a lot of fun interacting with the chat here and there, and it is always fantastic to have our Esports community be represented in virtually everything we do.

 

With the DePaul Gaming League, Matt “Matt Beach” has some huge plans in the making. From my knowledge, I know that he is planning on having a Chess event, another Among Us event, and possibly some Valorant pick-up games. All of these events are appetizing to myself. As a competitive Rocket League player, I tend to find it difficult to enjoy gaming outside of competition. Having these laid-back and relaxed gaming sessions is something I truly look forward to. Many of you will most likely see me participating within at least a few of these events, and just like in the prior paragraph, I hope to see all of you there.

 

I think it is quite interesting how easy being able to do these events is. It is such a great way to bring people together. In general, gaming is an extremely easy way to bring people together. The way we are able to bring these ideas into fruition is another aspect that just fascinates me. This is part of why I went out to apply for this position. The fact that I can do something I love with a community that makes me feel at home makes me ecstatic. Any idea that either myself, my coworkers, or the community has can be put together and made into something special. This is exactly what we have done with this summer, and this is something I could not have asked more for.

 

As far as upcoming events, we will be continuing This Week in DePaul, Jerm on the Streets, and Streamin’ Demons. Dates for these will be coming up shortly. Make sure to check out our Instagram and Twitter pages. We will keep everyone updated as soon as we have confirmed dates and details for every single event. Also, if you would like to add your own input or suggestions, feel free to reach out to any of us over Discord. We are more than happy to be able to support every single person as much as possible. I hope you all have a great day, and the rest of the week treats you well!