The journey for the now founder and owner of NGE Events, Sean Chase, has been a long and worth while experience. Growing up in Boston, Massachusetts, Sean had always played sports throughout high school. Through sports he met a friend who would go on to change his life for the better. This friend had introduced him to the infamous video game, Halo 2. Sean quickly fell in love with the game and became addicted to the video game.
After high school, he went on to college and him and his friend who had introduced him to video games went their separate ways. Although, that departure wasn't the end of the road for these two... they crossed paths again. This time his friend had offered Sean a position that would change his life forever. This position was becoming the Outreach Manager at GAU- "Gamers Are Us" in 2014 during the Call Of Duty Ghosts season. His duties were to bring gamers together and spreading awareness about their events in the New England Area to increase attendance at the venue. This job had interested him so much that he went on to create his own event hosting company.
In 2015, Sean Chase had left GAU and took a shot at his own attempt to try and be successful in the scene. Thus, EGU- or "Elite Gamers United" was born. Collaborating with AVGL- "American Video Game League" to host his events, he operated four successful LAN events for the Advanced Warfare season. During this year Sean thought it was time for a change and rebranded the company. The newly renovated name had been changed to NEG- "New England Gaming" to create a better idea of what the brand stood for at the time. Holding only two events under the new name during Advanced Warfare he was ready for the transition to the newest installment of CoD, Black Ops III.
It was finally time for Black Ops III and Sean was ready to host more events for his community that he had built. Throughout the BO3 season LAN events were over saturated by the likes of NJROD and ETG and attendance was hard to come by. One final change to the companies name lead to an increase of relatable outreach. Before the start of Infinite Warfare, the change from NEG to NGE- "National Gaming Events". This change was finalized because Sean wanted to "Have one solid name to reach out to more people". His vision is exactly what he executed, with a large following on social media. He has always been big on loyalty and building a close knit community. He stated that "it is insane to see what has unfolded with these events." He is amazed at what has happened and how quickly and successfully he has created a guaranteed environment for his community. He follows this motto for his brand "family first, community second."
When there aren't any events being organized, there is another side to NGE other than LAN's. There is also a successful online league which allows players to have a weekly schedule and matches. The league runs around the clock Monday through Sunday and has matches everyday via their 26 teams who compete in the league. It is a great opportunity to gain experience without the hassle of traveling to LAN events. These matches are recorded, CodCasted, and stats are tracked to help players "build their name in the scene." There is an $800 prize pool for the winning team at the end of the season.
During the early stages of the league, Jeff "Jand" Andrews reached out to Sean Chase on Twitter and was interested in helping out with the league as a whole. He is now the lead man for all league operations, and is the main caster for their Twitch channel. In the future Jand anticipates growing and moving up the ladder. He wants to help NGE grow and learn the business side of eSports.
When we asked Sean and Jeff what eSports means to them these were their responses:
Sean- "It's a non-traditional way to bring people together, who wouldn't normally come together. It has evolved into bringing gamers together instead of isolating them. It gives a feeling of acceptance."
Jand- "Its my life, it is 'the dream' in terms of hopes of a career."
Be sure to follow them on Twitter! Sean-
https://twitter.com/schase05 Jand-
https://twitter.com/JandsTrap and NGE-
https://twitter.com/NGE_League
Sean Chase (Far Left) during his days with GAU.
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