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VY Esports is launching EDGE, a new series of esports events. VY Esports brought on UPROXX and GameStop as strategic partners while adding American Eagle as the presenting sponsor. On this podcast, VY Esports Creative Director Kyle Augustin-Stallock talks about creating the lineup for this event. He's joined by Martin Rickman UPROXX Editorial Director of Dime and UPROXX Sports. This podcast covers the launch of EDGE, how mainstream celebrities are getting involved in esports and why multiple panels focus on the importance of mental health in gaming. You can watch EDGE this Saturday, June 25th, starting at Noon PT and going until 5 PM PT. The event will be aired at edgelive.gg (https://www.edgelive.gg/) and on UPROXX (https://www.twitch.tv/uproxx) and GameStop's Twitch channels (https://www.twitch.tv/gamestop). Here's the rundown of the event showing the wide variety of interesting discussions set to take place: 12:00pm - Introduction - Jess Brohard; Take This; GamerDoc The host and special guests kickoff the day and discuss the importance of mental health awareness in the gaming community 12:15pm - Influencers - FaZe Clan FaZe Clan will talk about what it takes to become a streamer/influencer at the highest level 12:45pm - Esports - Team Liquid Team Liquid covers training like a pro esports athlete including how to eat healthy and stay mentally focused 1:30pm - College Esports - UCLA, USC, UC Irvine Faculty and student leader representatives from the gaming/esports programs from top LA-area universities discuss the current state of collegiate esports 2:30pm - Game Design - Leanne Loombe, Riot Games Learn about video game design from one of the top game designers in the world, Leanne Loombe of Riot Games (League of Legends and Valiant) 3:00pm - Sports & Gaming - Derwin James, LA Chargers; Cam Akers, LA Rams NFL stars Derwin James and Cam Akers discuss how gaming impacts their lives as professional athletes and the intersection of sports and esports 3:30pm - Live Madden Showcase (Derwin James vs. Cam Akers) NFL stars Derwin James and Cam Akers square off in a live Madden esports competition 4:15pm - Music in Gaming - YBN Nahmir, Atlantic Records Platinum-selling rapper YBN Nahmir covers how gaming helped form his ‘YBN’ clan and other topics around music and gaming Also be sure to check out Take This (https://www.takethis.org/), a charity doing some awesome work in the world of mental health awareness with a focus on gamers. If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate and subscribe, it helps us out a ton, we will be back on Friday with a look at XSET, a new esports organization from three former FaZe Clan focused on improving diversity and inclusion in esports. For daily esports news, check out the Esports Minute (https://esportsminute.fireside.fm/). Follow Mitch on Twitter @Mitch_Reames (https://twitter.com/Mitch_Reames) Follow Esportz Network on Twitter (https://twitter.com/EsportzNetwork), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/esportznetwork/), and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EsportzNetwork) @EsportzNetwork Or visit our website esportznetwork.com (https://www.esportznetwork.com/) for updates on what's to come! Special Guests: Kyle Stallock and Martin Rickman.