Vanessa Arteaga
Vanessa | |
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![]() Arteaga in 2008 | |
Personal information | |
Name | Vanessa Arteaga |
Born | 1987 or 1988 (age 35–36)[1] California |
Nationality | American |
Career information | |
Games | Dead or Alive 4 |
Team history | |
2007–2008 | San Francisco Optx |
Vanessa Arteaga, also known as just Vanessa, is a former professional video game player who plays fighting games. She is from California.[2] Arteaga was the first pick in the draft of the Championship Gaming Series video game league list of players,[3] excelling in the area of fighting games[4] such as Dead or Alive 4.[5] In the 2007 Championship Gaming Series Season, Vanessa went undefeated leading San Francisco to win first place in the DoA4 Female Individual season.[6] In the 2008 Championship Gaming Series Season, San Francisco Optx with a team of NinjaCW and Vanessa Arteaga finished 2nd to the Birmingham Salvo.[7]
After her time in the Championship Gaming Series, Vanessa became a member of Kat Gunn's professional gaming and cosplay team,[8] Less Than 3 (LT3). The team was sponsored by Mad Catz.[9]
Vanessa also appeared on the reality television gaming competition WCG Ultimate Gamer.
References
- ^ Myers, Maddy (May 9, 2017). "Ten Years Ago, Dead Or Alive Launched The Careers Of The Highest-Paid Women Pro Gamers". Kotaku. Archived from the original on August 25, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ Huba, Nicholas (November 2, 2016). "Caesars introduces skill-based gaming to their properties". The Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ Daniel Terdiman (June 12, 2007). "Woman first draft pick for professional video game league". Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- ^ Mike Snider (June 10, 2007). "Man vs. woman: Let's play 'Dead or Alive 4'". USA Today. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- ^ Daniel Terdiman (June 10, 2007). "Thumb jockeys join the big leagues". USA Today. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- ^ Riendeau, Danielle (February 26, 2008). "CGS announces North American franchise players". TechnologyTell. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ^ "Birmingham Salvo Wins US$500,000 Grand Prize and Title of CGS 2008 World Champions". Business Wire. July 29, 2008. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ^ "Podcast Episode #17 - eGaming with Vanessa Arteaga". Scene World. November 24, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
- ^ http://madcatz.com/mad-catz-announces-partnership-with-less-than-three/ Archived 2016-05-09 at the Wayback Machine Mad Catz announces partnership with LT3.
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- Arcana Heart
- BlazBlue
- Darkstalkers
- Dead or Alive
- Dragon Ball FighterZ
- Fatal Fury
- Granblue Fantasy Versus
- Guilty Gear
- Injustice
- Killer Instinct
- King of Fighters
- Marvel vs. Capcom
- Melty Blood
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs.
- Mortal Kombat
- Samurai Shodown
- Soulcalibur
- Street Fighter
- Super Smash Bros.
- Tekken
- Under Night In-Birth
- Virtua Fighter
- Adande Thorne (sWooZie)
- Alex Valle (Calipower)
- Arslan Siddique (Arslan Ash)
- Daigo Umehara
- Keita Ai (Fuudo)
- Bruce Hsiang (Gamerbee)
- Ho Kun Xian (Xian)
- Seon-woo Lee (Infiltration)
- Justin Wong (Jwong)
- Kat Gunn (MystikGunn)
- Marie-Laure Norindr (Kayane)
- Ryota Inoue (Kazunoko)
- Kenny Omega
- Abdulatif Alhmili (Latif)
- William Hjelte (Leffen)
- Logan Sama
- Maximilian Dood
- Michael Begum (BrolyLegs)
- Du Dang (Nuckle Du)
- Chris Gonzalez (NYChrisG)
- Olivier Hay (Louffy)
- Victor Woodley (Punk)
- Randy Lew (nanonoko)
- Ryan Hart
- Darryl Lewis (Snake Eyez)
- Dominique McLean (SonicFox)
- Hajime Taniguchi (Tokido)
- Vanessa Arteaga
- Xavier Woods (Austin Creed)
- Yusuke Momochi
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