MonteCristo finds new home at Cloud9 after departing Overwatch League Twitter: MontecristoFan-favorite caster Christopher \u2018MonteCristo\u2019 Mykles will be creating content for Cloud9 as well as \u201cpartnering with them [to design] competitive products\u201d in 2020 after his very public departure from Blizzard\u2019s hallmark esports league. MonteCristo has worked with Cloud9 in the past in a more informal capacity, hosting shows like Summoning Insight, a League of Legends talk show, and The 9\u2019s, a series covering esports news from around the world. However, the former Overwatch and LoL caster will now be shifting into full-time content creation under the Cloud9 banner as the organization looks to boost their content game in 2020. The move was announced on January 19 in true MonteCristo fashion \u2014 by taking off one layer of clothing to reveal a new chapter. \u201cI know you\u2019ve seen a lot in the media recently about my departure from the Overwatch League, and I just wanted to have a chance to explain my experience to you and tell you the reasons why I left,\u201d he said, deadpan into the camera. \u201cObviously, I\u2019ve been with the Overwatch League since the inaugural season and even before that I started casting Overwatch at the start of the competitive scene, going all the way back to APEX. https:\/\/twitter.com\/MonteCristo\/status\/1219046484772962307 However, the jokes then started coming as he announced his new home. \u201cI was there for the very first C9 in Overwatch and I\u2019ve gotta tell you, this is going to be my last C9 as well.\u201d While he doesn\u2019t have a formal title, MonteCristo said \u201cI will be making content my way with Cloud9. \u201cI appreciate the fact that C9 embraces my creative vision and goals,\u201d he added. He also has partnered with them to design \u201ccompetitive products\u201d that will be announced in the coming weeks. Little is known about what this could mean, so it could be anything from new content, teams, or other paraphernalia. Jokes aside, what this means is that I will be making content my way with @Cloud9. I will also be partnering with them on designing competitive products that will be announced shortly. I appreciate the fact that C9 embraces my creative vision and goals. \u2014 MonteCristo (@MonteCristo) January 20, 2020 This comes after multiple rumors that MonteCristo could be returning to League of Legends, or even casting new games like CS:GO after his departure from Overwatch\u2019s franchised league. The door might not be closed on some of these opportunities if he can go his own way with his content, so fans of the caster could look forward to him moving on to new games alongside his role with the North American organization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
MonteCristo finds new home at Cloud9 after departing Overwatch League Twitter: MontecristoFan-favorite caster Christopher \u2018MonteCristo\u2019 Mykles will be creating content for Cloud9 as well as \u201cpartnering with them [to design] competitive products\u201d in 2020 after his very public departure from Blizzard\u2019s hallmark esports league. MonteCristo has worked with Cloud9 in the past in a more […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66791"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66791\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}