The most recent addition to the organization��s ownership sheet was revealed during a “Ghost Hunt” stream. The stream was hosted on July 21 by several OTK members, including founding co-owners, Rich Campbell, Mizkif, and Tim ��Esfand.�� Also on the stream were Nmplol, Cyr, and Emiru, amongst others.

The streamers went on a “Ghost Hunt” in an abandoned warehouse before things went downhill quickly. A mysterious stranger who was dressed as Ghostface appeared to kill most of OTK’s creators in the announcement. The announcement was streamed live on Twitch before it was later uploaded to YouTube.

The announcement was such that OTK’s newest co-owner was the “murderer” who had been on a killing spree. Soda was found wearing the mask when Cyr discovered the Ghostface killer’s lair. “Introducing OTK Sodapoppin,” was the ending text to the nine-minute long video.

OTK’s ownership members now include Asmongold, Mizkif, Esfand, Rich Campbell, Nick ��Nmpol�� Polomc, Tips Out, Johnathan ��Jschlatt�� Schlatt, and Sodapoppin. From October 2021 through to March 2022, the organization has seen the addition of creators such as Vincent ��Cyr�� Cyr, Emily ��Emiru�� Schunk, Bruce Ray ��BruceDropEmOff�� Condones, and Tectone.

Soon after, the organization confirmed the news via its official Twitter page. As of the time of this post, Sodapoppin has yet to respond to the news of his new role as a co-owner of One True King, but he has, however, retweeted the official post made by the announcement video.

The American streamer’s career extends beyond Twitch as the player began his career on Xfire before making the switch to the Amazon-acquired streaming platform in 2012. He joined Twitch at the time it was known as Justin.tv. He has since then risen to Twitch��s top 10 most followed streamers of all-time, since it received a name change.

The Canadian star used to rely heavily on World of Warcraft for his broadcasts, locking horns with other MMO legends like his new OTK partner, Asmongold. Soda began experimenting with different streams in the mid-2010s. He has maintained a 15,000-viewer average since making the switch. He was nominated for a Legacy award at The Streamer Awards earlier this year.

One True King was first established in October 2020. Asmongold stated at the time that the organization��s goals were to “build an org around friends [and] build an org around friendship in general.”

In March, One True King was awarded the year’s Best Content Organization at The Streamer Awards. The organization��s streaming team also runs a WoW esports team. In line with the Ukraine relief efforts, OTK raised more than $500,000 for the cause in March.

The organization has a major partnership with Mountain Dew��s Game Fuel, a beverage drink specifically designed for gamers. It also has partnerships with hardware company Razer, WePlay Esports and Gatorade.

Sodapoppin’s first foray into organization ownership did not start with OTK. The major stake in Northern Gaming was owned by the Canadian until it was purchased by NRG Esports in August 2017.

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WePlay Esports, a flagship company of WePlay Holding will feature OTK’s gaming and lifestyle content in virtual and augmented reality using its state-of-the-art production facilities. The partnership will aid in complementing OTK’s mixed-media streaming content and live audience.

The co-founder of OTK and chief operating officer, Tips Out highlighted the benefits of the partnership. He recognized that the partnership will afford OTK a wide range of possibilities with its content creation. He stated that the deal with WePlay Esports�� will give collaborative content a new meaning.

“The augmented and virtual reality capabilities at WePlay Esports add a whole new dimension to collaborative content,” said Tips Out. “Content that would’ve normally required participants to be in the same physical space is now remotely accessible.��

Rich Campbell, OTK’s streamer and professional esports host, commented on the dedicated space that could be used in the hosting of competitive events, live shows, and mixed-reality content. He shared his excitement for this new achievement made possible by the partnership with WePlay Esports.

“We are excited to open the doors of our new home to the OTK community, with plans in store to utilize the space for esports events, live shows, and mixed-reality content,�� Campbell said.

The partnership will see OTK access WePlay��s 20,000 square foot esports arena, with a 100-man physical audience capacity. However, the Los Angeles-based Arena has the ability to integrate augmented reality and generate a worldwide digital audience outreach. And as such, the physical audience capacity is by no means a limitation.

The arena offers the OTK community a second physical home, specifically designed to expand OTK’s content catalog and improve its quality beyond the typical Twitch.tv streaming standard. The partnership also affords the content creators in OTK an avenue to explore their creativity.

The co-founder and managing partner Yura Lazebnikov reaffirmed the company’s position in the partnership with OTK. He stated that the company’s goal has always been ��expanding horizons�� and building partnerships with ��ambitious gaming market members,�� which he said OTK was certainly one.

“We at WePlay Esports have always focused on expanding horizons and partnering with ambitious gaming market members. And we believe that OTK is exactly that!��

Maksym Bilonogov, chief visionary officer and general producer at WePlay Esports looks forward to working with OTK. He referenced the first stream which was held on June 7 as the beginning of a series of initiatives within and outside the United States esports arena.

“We’ve been working for quite some time before finally launching our WePlay Esports Arena L.A. and are happy it happened with our OTK partners. Hopefully, the stream of June 7, 2022, was just the beginning of a series of our joint initiatives held in and out of our American arena.��

This partnership is coming on the back of a renewal of their deal with MTN DEW and MTN DEW Game Fuel in April. OTK also has its Games Expo event kicking off today and it is powered by the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournaments organizers, Intel Gaming.

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