Dennis ‘Thresh’ Fong on competitive gaming, then and now Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 21, 2018 2 min Back when he was known as “Thresh,” Dennis Fong was the original professional gamer. He’s also the CEO of game video sharing site Plays.tv,... Continue Reading 2 min
GamesBeat 2017 latest speakers: Thresh, game investor Ping Li, and Adam Sessler Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 6, 2017 5 min GamesBeat 2017 is at San Francisco’s beautiful Fort Mason on October 5 and October 6, and we’re delighted to announce our next three speakers. This... Continue Reading 5 min
49ers, NBA’s Jeremy Lin part of $15 million Series A for Plays.tv and its game-recording service Posted byby Mike Minotti February 16, 2017 2 min Forget about SportsCenter highlights — a company that can let you watch the best moments from games of Overwatch and League of Legends has... Continue Reading 2 min
Overwatch’s Plays.tv integration makes it easier to capture your highlights Posted byby Mike Minotti November 3, 2016 2 min Ever have a cool moment in Overwatch that you wish you could show your friends? Doing that is now easier than it was before.... Continue Reading 2 min
Plays tv touts growth that’s better than Instagram and Snapchat after its first year of PC gaming recording Posted byby Mike Minotti April 6, 2016 2 min Sometimes, people just want to watch a highlight of an esports match instead of a whole tournament. Plays.tv, a site that enables people to... Continue Reading 2 min
Plays.tv launches Chrome extension to make capturing and sharing Twitch clips super easy Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 28, 2016 2 min It’s about to get real simple to share the most amazing moments from your favorite Twitch streams. Plays.tv, Raptr’s video-clip-capturing service for Twitch, is... Continue Reading 2 min
The first esports pro wants to leave a legacy for passion and enthusiasm Posted byby Jason Wilson October 31, 2015 7 min A whole generation of gamers have grown up and become esports fans without ever hearing the name Thresh — at least, not unless you’re... Continue Reading 7 min
Plays.tv is now World of Tanks’ official ‘video-capture solution’ Posted byby Jeff Grubb October 2, 2015 2 min Gaming-related video is hugely popular on the Web, and now one of the competitors in that space is making a deal to grow its... Continue Reading 2 min
Raptr’s Plays.tv makes it easy to make highlight videos from League of Legends matches Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 3, 2015 3 min Dennis Fong wishes he were an esports player again, with the huge crowds and big prizes that professional gamers are getting these days. But... Continue Reading 3 min
Electronic Sports League and Plays.TV bring something new to esports: the player’s view Posted byby GamesBeat July 30, 2015 3 min Electronic Sports League and Plays.TV partner up to cover esports -- providing player POV and mic'd audio to viewers Continue Reading 3 min