ROOT Gaming is getting that warm fuzzy tingling feeling inside again. Do you feel it too? It feels like anticipation. It’s like the butterflies you get just before another big ROOT announcement — but bigger. What could it be? A cool video? A sponsor? A new game added? Another new member?

You may recognize some big interviews or you may remember a Gladiator World of Warcraft Paladin. You may recall some speed leveling records, vaguely. You may remember server first after server first. You may have a foggy recollection of a video where a mystery man overcame four insane AIs. You may remember the fall of Titans or the death rattle of demons. You may recall a man, a name, tied to all of these feats and more. You may remember that he raised over a million dollars for charity in the name of gaming.

You may know him as the greatest gamer in the world.

We know him as friend.

Welcome, ROOTAthene!