| Vanessa | |
|---|---|
 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. 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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