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World-renowned DJ Steve Aoki invests in esports organization Rogue

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At TwitchCon this weekend, DJ Steve Aoki announced that he has invested in Rogue, a gaming organization with teams in Overwatch and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

“Our organization was expanding to the point where we wanted to bring on another partner,” said Rogue CEO Franklin Villarreal. “We couldn’t be happier that we met Steve when we did. His genuine passion for the eSports scene was exactly what we were looking for.”

Aoki has been looking to invest in an esports team since April, when he was invited to participate in a Street Fighter V exhibition match at the PAX East convention.

Rogue recently won the ESL Overwatch Atlantic Showdown at Gamescom, taking home $40,000. The team will be competing next in the $192,000 APAC Premier tournament in Shanghai in early November.


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