Flair signed on to be part of the new Global Gaming League in April. The new league features celebrity-owned teams that will compete in various video games, including first-person shooters and fighting games.
Diana Ocampo is the VP of Operations with the Global Gaming League, and told Channel 13 she received more than 200 resumes on Thursday.
The platform is a gaming entertainment league that combines every style of play and every kind of player. It’s multigenerational and multicultural and intersects gaming, music, sports, fashion, celebrity, competition, and culture.
The Global Gaming League announced they hd raised $10m in funding through investors, which included Bryce Hall, Flavor Flav, and Ric Flair.
GGL will host matches at its 43,000-square-foot campus and arena in Las Vegas, NV. According to the news release, The Campus, powered by Vū, is reportedly the most technologically advanced studio in the area, featuring the largest wrap-around digital screen in the Western U.S.
The Global Gaming League has raised $10 million in funding from celebrity investors including T-Pain and Flavor Flav. The league is not focused on eSports, but rather a league that brings together every kind of player.