![]() His father worked for a company that produced CDs in the mid 90s, including game discs for Sony and Playstation. Hyped grew up in La Habra, California, a small city on the border of LA. As a fellow Blizzard fanboy with countless hours in Hearthstone, Overwatch, and StarCraft 2, my not-so-hidden agenda for our interview was to try and understand what allowed Hyped to be so much better than me at every single game we’ve both laid our hands on (including Artifact). Given Artifact’s non-disclosure agreement and touchy closed beta status, Hyped was eager to indulge me when I selfishly changed the topic to his gaming history. So I sent out a bunch of DMs which is totally unlike me, I feel gross asking people for stuff, but I did it anyways because I believed in myself and I wanted to give myself the best shot. ![]() But I thought, I know some people, and I owe it to myself to do everything I can to get in. “The beta for Artifact was very hard to get into. For a man who so often sees his name next to the number one, one of the things that impressed me most about Hyped was his humility. He played in both the Hearthstone and Overwatch betas, and was able to claim rank one in the very first competitive seasons of both Hearthstone and WoW Arena. It’s hard to imagine a more deserving closed beta participant than Hyped. “People will do the math and say wait, I’ve played zero hours, and I don’t think that’s really fair to them.” “I think that kind of rubs it in people’s faces.” Despite his name, Hyped is calm, soft spoken, and very careful with his words. He quickly but politely deflected my question about his hours played in the beta. ![]() Hyped began our conversation by reminding me that there are tons of Artifact fans who still haven’t had a chance to get their hands on the game. Hyped is widely recognized as one of the top Artifact players in the closed beta, and will be competing and casting in the upcoming BTS Artifact Preview Tournament this weekend. By the time we’d walked through his career as a WoW, Hearthstone, and Overwatch pro, it was all-too-easy to see how Hyped was able to accumulate nearly twice as many ladder points as the second place finisher. With such an impressive esports resume, I almost forgot to ask Hyped about Artifact. Hyped then became the starting flex tank for the Immortals team that beat Team Liquid in the finals of Overwatch Contenders Season Zero (we forgive you George), which went on to became the LA Valiant in the inaugural season of the Overwatch League. Hearthstone fans might remember him from his domination of the early ladder as a member of team Tempo Storm, where he played three years of pro Hearthstone before setting his sights on Overwatch. WoW fans will know him from his time with Kripparrian on Exodus, one of the top raiding guilds in WoW history, or from his multiple #1 finishes in the 3v3 Arena with Reckful. If you’re a fan of Blizzard esports, there’s a good chance you’ve already heard about Hyped. If you aren't yet familiar with this multi-esport star, then keep reading for a full history of Hyped and maybe even the secret to his crazy success. A long long time if you are familiar with his success in past games. Hyped is somebody we've actually had our eye on for a long time. We at Team Liquid have big plans for Artifact and are sure that Hyped is the best first signing we could have made. Everyone, say hello to George "Hyped" Maganzini! ![]() Team Liquid couldn’t possibly be more excited to announce the first member of our pro Artifact team.
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