'Personality-driven' influencer esports league revealed, immediately implodes over NFT controversy
Just a few days after being announced by ubiquitous YouTube presence Mr. Beast, the high-profile «Creator League» esports series has collapsed in a swirl of confusion and anger about its use of blockchain technology and accusations that the whole thing was in fact an NFT launch.
Creator League struck me as a little odd right from the start. It was formally revealed by Mr. Beast, one of the biggest names on YouTube, but he's not actually involved with the project. Several of the influencers who are (or were) taking part are not meaningfully involved in gaming: Bella Poarch, for instance, is a singer and social media celebrity, CDawgVA is a voice actor, podcaster, and variety streamer, and VinnieHacker is a Tiktok star. Yes, they occasionally stream games, but it's hardly their bread and butter.
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