Dennis Fong

Updated: 12/01/2019 by Computer Hope
Dennis Fong

Name: Dennis "Thresh" Fong

Born: 1977

Computer-related contributions

  • Entrepreneur and retired celebrity pro gamer, at various points world champion of the games Doom, Doom 2, Quake, and Quake 2.
  • Has been called "the Michael Jordan of video games."
  • Known for: co-founding Xfire, an instant messenger and social networking site for gamers which was acquired by Viacom for US $102 million in April 2006.
  • Founded GX Media, the parent company of Gamers.com, FiringSquad, and Lithium Technologies.
  • In 2007, he founded Raptr, a social network and instant messaging service, which operated until September 2017.
  • Gamers coined the term "Thresh ESP" to describe Fong's uncanny ability to anticipate where his opponents would be, and what they would do.

Honors and awards

  • Named one of the "Top 20 Entrepreneur Under 35" by Red Herring magazine.
  • Voted as the "Top North American E-Sports Figure of All Time."
  • ESL Hall of Fame inductee (2016).