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Envy Gaming is no more, as OpTic Gaming officially becomes the organization’s brand name moving forward.
OpTic’s President Hector "Hecz" Rodrigues and Chief Gaming Officer Mike "Hastr0" Rufail announced it on a podcast.
Envy Gaming and OpTic Gaming merged in November 2021. Envy was originally founded as a professional Call of Duty team in 2007.
Envy is one of the longest-running brands in esports. The organisation was founded in 2007 as Team EnVyUs and has fielded teams in dozens of games in its history. It has competed in CS:GO, FIFA, Fortnite, PUBG, StarCraft, Street Fighter, Halo, League of Legends, Valorant, Overwatch and Rocket League.
OpTic Gaming is an even older brand than Envy Gaming. It founded in 2006.