On April 30, 2015, Fong announced on Twitter that he had signed with Jetpak, a multi-channel network founded by Adam "SeaNanners" Montoya and Tom "Syndicate" Cassell. In March 2015 he appeared on his first gaming convention panel, the "YouTube Gaming Evolution" panel at PAX East in Boston, Massachusetts, alongside collaborators I Am Wildcat, Lui Calibre and Mini Ladd. Speaking at the time, he suggested that his success could be credited to the fact that "Viewers really like the authentic type of content from regular people just playing games because they can relate to that". In January 2015, Fong began to receive mainstream media attention as he approached 11 million subscribers and a ranking within the top 25 most subscribed channels on YouTube, with commentators identifying him as a central figure in the growing video game commentary subculture. Fong first appeared on camera in July 2013, in a video celebrating one million subscribers. Fong has also been known to do work with other popular YouTubers such as Adam "SeaNanners" Montoya and Tom "Syndicate" Cassell. Some time later, he met Terroriser and H2O Delirious, the latter of whom introduced him to BasicallyIDoWrk, fourzer0seven and Mexicutiioner, as well as another group which included Mini Ladd, Lui Calibre and Daithi De Nogla. In a Q&A video uploaded in March 2014, he revealed that Moo Snuckel was the first fellow YouTube gamer with whom he connected, followed by I Am Wildcat and Big Jiggly Panda, all of whom collaborated on Call of Duty videos in the infancies of their channels. The name "Vanoss" comes from VANOS, a variable valve timing system produced by German automobile company BMW Fong's father used the alias "vanoss62" on the PlayStation 3, which his son later adopted for his own. VanossGaming's logo used between 2011–2015.įong created the VanossGaming channel on YouTube on September 15, 2011. In one of his videos gone viral, he made a saying called the banana bus. Other games played by Vanoss and his friends include Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Garry's Mod, Call of Duty: Black Ops III, and indie games such as Dead Realm, Ark: Survival Evolved and Moonbase Alpha. The Canadian Press described "a typical Vanoss video" by claiming that it features "Vanoss and a group of friends chatting, laughing and making jokes over gameplay from popular titles such as Grand Theft Auto V or Call of Duty: World at War". The majority of VanossGaming videos take the format of a "funny moments" montage or compilation, featuring various clips from a particular game session, usually featuring other video game commentators. Fong claims that his parents were initially concerned that he was neglecting his studies in favor of producing content for his YouTube channel, admitting that "Even though there's a lot of potential for somebody starting a YouTube channel it's obviously not a guaranteed path". Īfter originally pursuing an athletic scholarship for his chosen sport of ice hockey, Evan studied economics at university, but later dropped out in his second year to focus on his YouTube channel as a full-time commitment. Early lifeĮvan Fong claims that he was not introduced to video games at a young age, but that he played games "here and there" which included children's adventure and puzzle titles such as Freddi Fish and Pajama Sam.
#DEAD REALM VANOSSGAMING SERIES#
Recently he has also started to do an animated series called VanossGaming Animated.
As of November 2016, Fong has over 19.2 million subscribers and 6.2 billion video views on YouTube, giving him the 12th most subscribed channel on YouTube. He produces content on YouTube centered on playing certain games with friends,mainly other You Tubers such as Miniladd and Wildcat, performing comedic skits, and completing particular game modes and challenges. Subscriber and view counts updated as of November 26, 2016.Įvan Fong, better known by his online alias VanossGaming or simply Vanoss, is a Canadian video game commentator.
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