Antares has recruited NFL stars for its 4 Brothers team.
Antares has recruited NFL stars for its 4 Brothers team.
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Antares Gaming and Ultimate Gaming League team up to mix pro gamers and NFL stars in esports matches

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Ultimate Gaming League and Antares Gaming have teamed up to launch esports events in which professional gamers and influencers mix it up with former and current NFL stars and celebrities.

The league will support four franchises at the outset. Their names are Da Fam Gaming, Ochocinco Gaming, 4 Brothers Gaming, and Glitxh Gaming. But there’s an interesting twist to the esports matches.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.