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Birthdate3/11/77

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Dennis Fong

Dennis Fong, also known as Thresh, is the founder of Raptr, a new gaming social network that was announced in February 2008. He is a successful serial entrepreneur and celebrity in the gaming world. Dennis is best 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, and winning John Carmack’s Ferrari 328 in a 1997 Quake tournament - see video below.

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Thresh vs Entropy at the final of Red Annihilation 1997

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