Later in his youth, he played Duke Nukem 3D and claimed it was the first "violent game" he played Fong frequently used cheat codes such as 'God-mode' or 'unlimited ammo' to make the game more enjoyable.
Despite this, he still played video games "here and there" when he was young, which included children's adventure and puzzle titles such as Freddi Fish and Pajama Sam. He claimed that he was not introduced to video games at a young age as his parents encouraged him to play sports such as ice hockey and to focus on school work. įong was born on and raised in Toronto, Ontario, he is of Korean and Chinese descent. His two YouTube channels have a combined total of 26.2 million subscribers and 15.7 billion views.Įarly life Fong dropped out of the University of Pennsylvania in the second year of his economics degree. As of June 18, 2023, his gaming YouTube channel has over 25 million subscribers and 15.4 billion views. During the 2010s, he was often among the highest paid gaming YouTubers on the platform and in 2017, was recognized by Forbes as one of the top gaming influencers. He has also featured in other media, spanning from a mobile game partnership series to music produced by a co-creator.įong was nominated for "Trending Gamer" in 2014 at the The Game Awards and was nominated as the best in "Gaming" at the 8th and 12th Shorty Awards. Fong co-founded the entertainment company 3BlackDot in 2013 and served as a creative director for the company's video game, Dead Realm. Additionally, he has starred in various computer-animated shows including Paranormal Action Squad and Alpha Betas. Fong has since developed into a central figure in the video game commentary subculture.Īside from YouTube, Fong produces music and performs as a DJ under the name Rynx, specialising in electric dance music (EDM), downtempo and indie electronic genres. Signing with multi-channel network (MCN) Machinima early in his career to monetize content, Fong was regularly the most viewed Machinima channel during his time with the MCM "VanossGaming" was also one of the most subscribed channels on YouTube during the 2010s. On September 15, 2011, Fong registered his gaming channel "VanossGaming", where he would later find sustained success.
Born in Toronto, Fong dropped out of his Economics degree at the University of Pennsylvania to focus on his YouTube channel, a career pathway which he knew did not guarantee success. As one of the most popular gaming personalities on YouTube, his videography consists of montage-style videos of him and other creators playing various video games, such as Grand Theft Auto V and Garry's Mod. Evan Fong (born May 31, 1992), known online as VanossGaming (or simply Vanoss), is a Canadian YouTuber, music producer, and DJ.
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