COGnitive Gaming
American esports organization
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COGnitive Gaming was a professional esports team based in the United States. They had teams in Smite, League of Legends, Super Smash Bros. Melee, and Heroes of the Storm.[1]
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| Divisions | Smite, League of Legends, Super Smash Bros., Guilty Gear Xrd Heroes of the Storm |
|---|---|
| Founded | July 22, 2013 |
| Folded | December 31, 2016 |
| Location | California |
COGnitive Prime won the first Smite World Championship.[2]
COGnitive sponsored Super Smash Bros. Melee players Jason "Mew2King" Zimmerman and Justin "Wizzrobe" Hallett.[3] COGnitive also signed David "Dacidbro" Broweleit for Guilty Gear Xrd.[4]
COG's League team competed in the League of Legends Challenger Series North America, the second highest level of LoL play after the League of Legends Championship Series North America.
Glaurung and Hospital left the HotS team on December 24, 2015.[5]
On December 12, COGnitive announced that they will be ceasing operations on December 31, 2016,[6] shortly after Super Smash Bros. Melee player, Justin "Wizzrobe" Hallett confirmed to ESPN via Daniel "Tafokints" Lee that he would not be renewing his contract with the team.[7]
Fighting game roster
Former
| ID | Name | Game(s) | Main character(s) | Join date | Leave date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mew2King | Jason Zimmerman | Super Smash Bros. Melee Super Smash Bros. for Wii U |
Sheik, Marth, Fox Cloud |
April 16, 2015[8] | May 17, 2016[9] |
| Wizzrobe | Justin Hallett | Super Smash Bros. Melee Super Smash Bros. 64 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U |
Captain Falcon Yoshi Sheik |
October 20, 2014[10] | December 31, 2016 |
| Dacidbro | David Broweleit | Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- | Leo | February 19, 2016[11] | December 31, 2016 |
| Kid Viper | Jason Srouji | Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- | Johnny | July 8, 2016[12] | December 31, 2016 |
