Before I knew it, I was doing it as a full-time job. There was a personality to it and I was like, “I love this!” So, I decided to give it a go because, for one, I was good at the game I was playing, and second, I knew I had some pretty cool stories I could tell people. He wasn’t just recording gameplay and sharing it he was talking over the game and telling a life story about something, like what happened to him at work that day. I looked into other people who were doing it, and I found a player named Hotch, who was one of the biggest out there. I liked the concept of recording your gameplay and sharing it. I started when I was 15 when I saw one of my friends using a game-capture device that showed his insane skills in Call of Duty. How-or why-did you get obsessed with making videos of yourself playing games? So how did a typical college student from England become a global celeb in the gaming world? We talked to Syndicate about what drives his obsession and what he wants to be when he grows up (he’s 22). For YouTube-generation gamers, Syndicate’s digital entertainment skills warrant the screams. He has nearly 10 million subscribers to his channel “ The Syndicate Project,” which is more than Queen Beyoncé, comedian John Oliver and CNN. So what’s with the teenybopper mania? He’s a YouTuber with an enviable full-time gig: recording “gameplay” videos on YouTube for an estimated $1 million per year.
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“It’s kind of crazy.”Ĭassell-aka Syndicate, his online moniker-isn’t a professional athlete, musician or actor. “People just recognize me now,” he says with a chuckle. Next thing he knew he was signing autographs. “SYNDICATE!” Cassell was taken aback-the UK native was just traveling in a foreign country off-duty. Retrieved 9 July 2016.Tom Cassell was on vacation in Greece last year when a group of kids suddenly ran up to him. Archived from the original on 7 July 2016. ^ 'CS GO betting scandal: YouTubers ProSyndicate and TmarTn caught up in gambling controversy'.Archived from the original on 8 July 2016. 'CSGO Lotto and owners sued over 'illegal gambling' allegations'. Archived from the original on 4 July 2016. 'Steam warns users against gambling site after YouTube stars discovered as owners'. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015. 'Dead Realm publisher disregards FTC disclosure guidelines for YouTubers'. FTC: Machinima 'deceived' consumers with Xbox One videosArchived 7 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine,, 2 September 2015. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. 'Ex-Machinima execs launch boutique MCN Jetpak'. ^ Ellingson, Annlee (6 November 2014).'3BlackDot Launches Multichannel Network'. '3BlackDot Hybrid Firm Emerges From Stealth Mode With Ex-'Duck Dynasty', Machinima Execs, Top YouTubers'.
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'I'm Lovin' It: Teen who posted gaming commentaries on internet quits McDonalds job and school after becoming YouTube sensation'. 'Here's to starting at 17! And heres to turning 25 today!' (Tweet). After his role at the company was revealed by others, Cassell promised in a statement posted on Twitter that he would be more transparent in the future. Cassell was heavily criticized and became a defendant in a class-action lawsuit in July 2016 when he promoted the gambling website without disclosing a conflict of interest as vice-president of the company, again violating TFC regulations.
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