The second season of hit eSports series “Legends of Gaming” launched today on SMASHER Network, and this season will be notable for its talent-studded cast and first-of-its-kind virtual reality experience.
Produced at YouTube Space Los Angeles, the second season of “Legends of Gaming” will pit eight of the nation’s top gamers competing in a newly designed, six-round tournament featuring 24 of the hottest games around.
The new season of “Legends of Gaming” is hosted by YouTube and Twitch gaming star Syndicate, aka Tom Cassell, who boasts a whopping 11 million subscribers. Syndicate was formerly a player in both the U.S. and UK’s first seasons of “Legends of Gaming.”
Season two features “Legends” veterans TmarTn (4.6 million subscribers) and Terroriser (1.4 million), who both participated in the U.S. edition’s first season. New players include Reckless Tortuga (1.2 million), Gassy Mexican (1.5 million), Moo Snuckel (1.7 million), Misses Mae (400,000), mcsportzhawk (500,000) and TheZombiUnicorn (200,000).
The season is already off to an intriguing start, as player introductions and gameplay were presented in 360. Viewers are able to gain the full VR experience by using Google Cardboard or the YouTube mobile app – even if you can’t use either, just clicking around on the desktop video is a pretty cool experience on its own. There’s plenty to look at, both up and down and all around.
“The second season of ‘Legends of Gaming’ is packed with many new exciting elements—a brand new six-round tournament format, some of the hottest gamers in the nation and the first-ever ‘Legends’ virtual reality experience,” said new Endemol Shine Beyond USA President Bonnie Pan. She also sang Syndicate‘s praises, saying “Syndicate has proven to be the perfect choice as our new host and resident jokester.”
“Legends of Gaming” is based on the Endemol Shine Beyond UK format of the same name, which debuted in 2014 and will be launching its fourth season shortly, along with a massive weekend event in September of this year.. The UK version of “Legends of Gaming” has attracted nearly 70 million views and is the region’s fastest-growing gaming digital channel. In addition to the U.S. and UK, the “Legends of Gaming” format has successfully launched locally in France, Germany, Chile and Brazil.
Season one in the U.S. debuted October 7, 2015 on Endemol Shine Beyond USA’s SMASHER Network which is available across more than 20 platforms including YouTube, Roku, DailyMotion, Amazon Fire and Apple TV. Endemol Shine Beyond USA is part of Endemol Shine Group’s global premium content network Endemol Shine Beyond, which delivers over 1.8 billion monthly YouTube views over its global networks.