Tony Blair’s wife and son under fire for being involved in Counter Strike
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair‘s wife, Cherie, and son, Nicky, are now getting raps for being directors of Magnitude Gaming, a firm that manages semi-professional teams looking to make a name in eSports. While it’s well and good that they’re lending their support to a growing industry, the fire is brewing from the fact that Magnitude Gaming has run a team that plays Counter-Strike.
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair‘s wife, Cherie, and son, Nicky, are now getting raps for being directors of Magnitude Gaming, a firm that manages semi-professional teams looking to make a name in eSports. While it’s well and good that they’re lending their support to a growing industry, the fire is brewing from the fact that Magnitude Gaming has handled a team that played Counter-Strike.
Magnitude gaming was founded by Gabriel Moraes in 2007, who was roomies with Nicky Blair in London. Hearing of the issue, Moraes immeditaely issued a statement saying:
Magnitude has never been involved with games containing any kind of street violence. We had one game involving soldiers in military combat but it had a rating of 18-plus and was a team game. We stopped involvement with that game some months ago.
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Via Daily Mail