Gfinity has brought on board the services of Adebayo Akinfenwa, aka ‘The Beast’, an English footballer known for his physical strength.
He will be hosting a new FIFA show every Wednesday called ‘Game On’, providing an insight into the players and the latest matches from the Gfinity Elite Series, which got back underway yesterday (Friday March 9th).
Akinfenwa currently plays as a striker for League Two side Wycombe Wanderers, and has played for the likes of Wimbledon, Northampton and Gillingham over the years.
The 35-year-old also became somewhat of an icon within the FIFA video game community for being one of the strongest players in the games.
YouTuber KSI posted this video on Akinfenwa back in 2011, and this one a year later, which have received more than 10m views between them to date.
Akinfenwa also has his own clothing and lifestyle brand called Beast Mode On.
You can check out the teaser video on Akinfenwa’s Gfinity series here:
Gfinity #GAMEON is back and this time, it’s all about #FIFA18 and the #EliteSeries ⚽
We’ve got a host big enough for the task… @daRealAkinfenwa ? #BEASTMODE#GAMEON #FIFA18 – every Wednesday! pic.twitter.com/5YAQaqMSoj
— Gfinity Esports (@Gfinity) March 7, 2018
Gfinity has also hired acclaimed sports broadcaster Seema Jaswal, who will be bringing her football knowledge and hosting skills to the Gfinity Elite Series.
The FIFA 18 Gfinity talent line-up is as follows:
- Tom Deacon (host)
- Seema Jaswal (co-host)
- Adebayo Akinfenwa (Game On host)
- Brandon Smith (caster and analyst)
- Richard Buckley (caster and analyst)
- Aaron ‘Mavric’ Ramsay (caster and analyst)
- Dean ‘Wolfy’ Leander (caster and analyst)
- Mark ‘Onset’ Hatcher (caster and analyst)
- Harry ‘WonderBoy’ Channon (caster and analyst)
Akinfenwa said: “We’ll be going behind the scenes during the most exciting tournament in the world right now: the Gfinity Elite Series.
“We’re gonna be talking to major hitters Hashtag United, Vitality, Ares and the FIFA world champion Gorilla – repping Unilad.
“So we’re gonna have all the top pros involved, challenges, tips and merch to be won. So don’t miss Game On every Wednesday on social.”
The first FIFA matches in week one of the Gfinity Elite Series for spring 2018 took place yesterday.
Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
