Overdog Matchmaking Launched on Xbox One
Some of you may remember coverage on a startup called Overdog in 2013. The service was originally envisioned as a way to play online games against professional athletes with a community to be built around that interest.
Since then Overdog has evolved more towards the latter part of that mission though there is still an element of having an opportunity to play online with "influencers". Primarily it has become a general matchmaking service which brings together gamers with simi...
OverDog Hopes to Build Community Around Online Competition With Athletes
Today marked the launch of a Kickstarter for OverDog, a new company that will soon be rolling out a service connecting gamers with professional athletes for online competition. Co-founded by former Chicago Bears linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer OverDog has an advisory board that includes Chris Kluwe and David Price and the backing of the Players Associations for all the major leagues and other promotions such as UFC. (more…)...