2017 Corporate Slave Awards

The 2017 Corporate Slave Awards began on January 3, 2018 (2017 CSAs Round 1). The 2017 panel consisted of OhNoItsAlexx, Ryan The Professional, TheGreatExposer (Second time on panel, 2016 CSAs), and TheOMEGAloser. The Mooch was the defending champion of the 2016 Corporate Slave Awards.

**Honorable Mentions for 2017**: Broadband Bullies (BBB), Big Gamers Small Talk (BGST), MrHunt100, Blacky Lebowsky, and StoneFoxMedia.

## Round 1

Round 1 was notable because BrokenGamezHD entered the stream and talked about his situation in the bracket. Never in the history of the CSAs has a bracket crumb sider ever entered the stream. His entrance into the stream was seen as his attempt to make the CSAs irrelevant. TheOMEGAloser was adamant about BrokenGamezHD winning the CSAs because of his flagging of DrTre.

**(1) CrapGamer (#FakeNews) VS (16) Player Essence (#ItsComingToSwitch)**

CrapGamer brought the heat with multiple videos in one day on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve. CrapGamer is known to be able to make followers feel positive about their plastic, similar to a cult leader. He's also been know to include gameplay of the first few levels of games in his videos, uses stolen footage and passes it off as his own, and has "reviewed" games he never even played. Player Essence was seen as an underdog in this matchup. He is known for running a Nintendo-centric website that blocks people for criticizing Nintendo. He also called Iwata the "Phil Jackson" of Nintendo. BLACKB0ND believes he meant the Phil Jackson on Knicks, not the Phil Jackson on the Bulls or Lakers.

WINNER: Crap Gamer (145 votes to 9 votes)

**(8) Dee Batch (#ADeveloperToldMe) VS (9) T Reaper (#PeeReaper)**

Dee Batch is known for having insider information that never pans out. He claimed that Ryzen and Vega would be in the Xbox One X, which didn't come to fruition. He's known lying about talking to developers, lying about November 2017 NPDs, and lying so much that a website made an article about his lies. T Reaper was known as the guy who bought a PS4 to pee on it, hence his hashtag. He also claimed that Xbox is better than vaginas. He also posted a stream of injustice where his used the same combos repeatedly, which shows his inexperience in fighting games.

WINNER: Dee Batch (92 votes to 50 votes)

**(4) KidSmoove (#WonMyHeart) VS (13) Colt Eastwood (#ImNotAFanboy)**

KidSmoove claimed that consoles are about the hardware specs, rather than the gaming library and said PC gamers aren't real gamers. He's a diehard Xbox fan, but is known to lose in Xbox games to those who do not even play Xbox games. Colt Eastwood is known for layering lies on truths and then speak as if everything he says is true. He made a video on Killing Floor 2 comparing the Xbox and PC versions. Although he reached 60FPS at 4k at high and max settings (on a GTX 1070), he still said he would prefer the Xbox version. He then made videos saying he prefers console gaming to PC gaming.

WINNER: Colt Eastwood (87 votes to 63 votes)

**(5) Dealer Gaming (#Passwords) VS (12) Blandrew (#GreatestGameEver)**

Dealer Gaming claimed gaming headsets are better than 60FPS for video games. In a debate, Dealer said PC gaming is too complicated, not user-friendly, and has passwords. He claimed particle effects didn't exist until the 7th generation of gaming and said resolution doesn't give you graphics. Blandrew is a diehard Nintendo fan who constantly damage controls and is known as "DrTre Lite" or "Diet DrTre." Blandrew was considered the underdog in this matchup.

WINNER: Dealer Gaming (122 votes to 20 votes)

**(2) Zaire/NxtGen720 (#LiarLiarHouseOnFire) VS (15) TimDog (#BestBuyStalker)**

The pregnant transexual is a juggernaut in the CSAs and has a laundry list of gaming offenses. He's known for his supposed house fire, "popping" his pussy, and running a video game store while in prison. However, during 2017 Zaire has been seen exposing Xbox and questioning certain aspects of the company. TimDog is known for having replies from Phil Spencer on twitter, bought 3 Xboxes to boost Xbox sales, and constantly says "wait for E3." TimDog's children apparently drew pictures of Microsoft executives, but many believe it was TimDog himself who drew the pictures. He's also know for stalking a guy at BestBuy to see if he would buy an Xbox. He had claimed August NPDs were on "lock" for Xbox.

WINNER: TimDog

**(7) BrokenGamezHD (#DoesntAffectMe) VS (10) Kmega 405 (#Lmega)**

BrokenGamezHD was simply in the CSAs due to him flagging DrTre. The crumb side community believes flagging is unacceptable and voted him in because of it. He was also voted in because of his defense of loot boxes by purchasing Battlefront and said "it doesn't affect me" when talking about the controversy. Kmega claimed PC gaming isn't optimized because his 1050TI couldn't run Hellblade: Sensua's Sacrifice at 1440P. He also said all PlayStation games look the same and are 3rd-person video games.

WINNER: BrokenGamezHD (85 votes to 68 votes)

**(3) Doctor Tre (#DamageControl) VS (14) The Mooch (#GreenDiscMatter)**

Doctor Tre is a notorious Nintendo fan and hardcore damage controller. He's known for seemingly having no furniture and once said "WiiU will have the definitive version of all your favorite games." He's also known to have finished a small amount of Zelda games and took an extremely long time to beat Breath of the Wild. The Mooch was the defending champion (winner of the 2016 CSAs). His placement fell low for a defending champion, but it's thought to be due to the fact that he was doxxed. Mooch also said "you're a disgrace" if you don't own an Xbox.

WINNER: Doctor Tre (106 votes to 38 votes. **Champion dethroned**.)

**(6) Live Wirez (#Pedosona5) VS (11) Jay Tech TV (#2000x)**

Live Wirez said that people who play Persona 5 were pedophiles. He also said the same of those who played Crash Bandicoot, however, he was hypocritically hyping up Super Lucky's Tale. He also made a two-hour solo podcast where he discussed the PC vs Xbox One and playing in 4K. Jay Tech TV (AKA Pyro2000x) is a notorious YouTuber and extreme PlayStation fanboy. He's an extreme fanatic that many Sony supporters despise. He's also known for blocking anyone and everyone for minor reasons.

WINNER: Live Wirez (119 votes to 24 votes)

## Round 2

Many different topics were discussed in Round 2 of the 2017 CSAs (2017 CSAs Round 2). It was mentioned how KidSmoove could not beat BLACKB0ND in Gears of War even though BLACKB0ND hadn't played Gears in 10 years. While attempting to get KidSmoove to play, he was allegedly damage controlling on Twitter. He claimed "HDR makes the console gaming experience superior." Colt Eastwood also attempted to make the argument that Sony has games on the PC, just as Microsoft does. However, his argument was invalid as games such as InFamous, God of War, etc cannot be found on the PC.

**(1) CrapGamer (#FakeNews) VS (8) Dee Batch (#ADeveloperToldMe)**

BLACKB0ND mentions some of Dee Batch's ridiculous claims such as not hearing about a 60 FPS Assassin's Creed.

WINNER: CrapGamer (155 votes to 9 votes)

**(5) Dealer Gaming (#Passwords) VS (13) Colt Eastwood (#ImNotAFanboy)**

The panel discussed how Dealer Gaming tweeted "Yo somebody hacked WWP, call me!" in an attempt to reach out to the hacker. TheGreatExposer believed that Dealer Gaming should have won. He also talked about how Dealer was upset on twitter about being included in the CSAs and that the panel members are fanboys. Earlier in the week, TGE entered Dealer's livestream and posed a question to him. He was then blocked. After the stream, TGE noticed his commented was deleted from the livestream.

WINNER: Colt Eastwood (82 votes to 73 votes)

**(7) BrokenGamezHD (#DoesntAffectMe) VS (15) TimDog (#BestBuyStalker)**

BLACKB0ND mentions that he did not expect TimDog to beat BG. This win earned allowed TimDog to earn his first Final Four appearance in the CSAs.

WINNER: TimDog (84 votes to 74 votes)

**(3) Doctor Tre (#DamageControl) VS (6) Live Wirez (#Pedosona5)**

BLACKB0ND mentions that he did not expect this bracket to be so close.

WINNER: Live Wirez (86 votes to 70 votes)

## Round 3

Round 3 of the 2017 CSAs (2017 CSAs Round 3) began with the panel discussing the ridiculous price for the Nintendo Labo, which everyone chalked up to nothing more than expensive cardboard. They also mentioned how NxtGen720 lost "everything but the clothes on my back" in a house fire. Even though he still had everything he owned before the supposed house fire. They discuss how there's no proof of the house fire, no proof of the $12,000 PC, no proof of him getting shot and crawling 9 blocks, no proof of him owning a video game store with 5,000 games, and no proof of him owning two 980Ti's SLI. TheOMEGAloser entered the video about 30 minutes late and was heated about BrokenGamezHD losing in the 2nd round. He believed he should have won since he had been flagging and supported loot boxes. Omega demanded a recount in order for BG to win. He began a tirade claiming he was coming for BG and Hard8 and began the slogan: #RECOUNT. Omega claimed BLACKB0ND may have been paid by Weapon Wheel in order to allow BG to lose. TGE recounted during the video and indicated that a recount would not be feasible. Omega and TGE then began to argue among one another at the end of the video.

**(1)CrapGamer (#FakeNews)VS(13)Colt Eastwood(#ImNotAFanboy)**

The panel believed it was going to be closer since Colt Eastwood told another grown man to "call him" over twitter due the Weapon Wheel Podcast breach, but he was still beaten by a wide margin.

WINNER: CrapGamer (82 votes to 25 votes)

**(6) Live Wirez (#Pedosona5) VS** **(15) TimDog (#BestBuyStalker)**

The panel discussed how they believe TimDog lost since he states most of his ridiculous claims on Twitter, rather than on videos. Thus, his claims aren't as visible as Live Wirez's claims.

WINNER: Live Wirez (70 votes to 22 votes)

## Round 4

Round 4 of the 2017 CSAs (2017 CSAs Round 4) began with the BroadBand Bullies and Press Start Podcast debacle. Apparently, Zaire livestreamed and damaged controlled the matchups both podcasts would have against one another. TheGreatExposer brought up the claim that Zaire once ridiculously stated there are "29 hours in a day, 47 days in a week." The panel also made mention of how KidSmoove's team lost to Zaire's team. They made mention of MrHunt100 having an 8-hour stream crying to another man while that man was holding his hand reassuring him by saying: "You aren't going to be alone forever. You're going to be married just like me." They also discussed how Zaire and Live Wirez made mentioned that the panel is "suspect" for discussing Genital Jousting during Round 3 of the 2017 CSAs. TGE says the first time he even heard about the game was during Dealer's livestream. TheOMEGAloser mentioned that he would be soon dropping diss tracks against BG and Hard8. He said he dislikes Hard8 because he tried ruin OMEGA's relationship with Shokio. The #RECOUNT hashtag had more votes than CrapGamer, which OMEGA believed was due to BG's flagging status. BG entered the stream late and said he would not apologize for flagging DrTre, which angered OMEGA and TGE. BG said OMEGA wasn't really mad at the flagging and that he was happy because now he could make a diss record.

**WINNER'S BRACKET:**

**(1) CrapGamer (#FakeNews) VS (6) Live Wirez (#Pedosona5)**

All the panel members agreed that this is a historic matchup. If CrapGamer wins, he'll become the first multi-winning CSA crumbsider. If Live Wirez wins, he'll become the first Rookie of the Year who wins the Championship. TGE believes that this would be a tough matchup for Live Wirez due Crap's corporate slave status. Live Wirez has been known to be racist toward asians and white people who don't own Xboxes.

WINNER: Live Wirez (68 votes to 41 votes)

**LOSER'S BRACKET:**

**(13) Colt Eastwood (#ImNotAFanboy) VS (15) TimDog (#BestBuyStalker)**

The panel all believed Colt Eastwood was the clear favorite since he was extremely consistent.

WINNER: Colt Eastwood (77 votes to 10 votes)

## Final Results

**Overview of 2017 CSA Winners (Championship Results Video):**

**2017 CSAs Champion:** (6) Live Wirez (#Pedosona5)

**2nd Place:** (1) CrapGamer (#FakeNews)

**3rd Place:** (13) Colt Eastwood (#ImNotAFanboy)

**Rookie of the Year:** (6) Live Wirez (#Pedosona5)