:NRG Esports

The team was founded by Sacramento Kings co-owners Mark Mastrov and Andy Miller in November 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.sbnation.com/2015/11/16/9743044/nrg-esports-roster-impact-gmb-sacramento-kings-lol|title=NRG eSports, new LCS team purchased by Sacramento Kings co-owners, announces roster|first=Pete |last=Volk |website=SB Nation|date=November 16, 2015|access-date=January 5, 2015}}

In March 2016, NRG announced that Alex Rodriguez, Shaquille O'Neal and Jimmy Rollins were joining as investors.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/15000505/shaquille-oneal-alex-rodriguez-jimmy-rollins-invest-nrg-esports-teams|title=Shaq, A-Rod, Rollins invest in esports team|publisher=ESPN|date=2016-03-18}}

On April 20, 2018, Tiesto was announced as an investor.{{cite tweet |user=nrggg |number=987516496996843520 |title=Tiesto invests in NRG |author=NRG |date=2018-04-20}}

In August 2017, the Canadian esports company Northern Gaming was acquired by NRG.{{cite web|url=https://dotesports.com/business/news/nrg-esports-bought-northern-gaming-17009 |title=Sodapoppin's Northern Gaming has been acquired by NRG Esports |date=2017-08-30}} Northern Gaming's co-owners were rolled into NRG, making twitch streamer Sodapoppin a named advisor and co-owner.{{cite web|url=https://esportsinsider.com/2017/08/nrg-acquire-northern-gaming/ |title=NRG Esports announce Northern Gaming acquisition |date=2017-08-29}}

In September 2019, it was announced that Hector "H3CZ" Rodriguez had joined as co-CEO,{{cite tweet|user=NRGgg |number=1173359597458821122 |title=IT'S OFFICIAL! please welcome our new co-ceo hector "HECZ" rodriguez |author=NRG |date=2019-09-15}} after another announcement the same day that Hector and the Immortals Gaming Club had parted ways.{{cite tweet |user=opticgaming |number=1173310697616207872 |title=Joint statement from Immortals Gaming Club and Hector Rodriguez |author=OpTic Gaming |date=2019-09-15 |access-date=2019-09-15}}

On August 24, 2020, Tubefilter announced that NRG partnered with Shots Studios, a Los Angeles-based production and management company, for content production, social strategy, and merchandising.{{Cite web|title=Shots Studios Signs Content, Merch Partnership With Gaming Org 'NRG Esports' (Exclusive)|url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2020/08/24/shots-studios-content-merch-partnership-nrg-esports/|access-date=2020-08-25|website=www.tubefilter.com|date=August 24, 2020 }}

In 2021, NRG had a reported revenue of $28 million.{{cite news |last1=Knight |first1=Brett |title=The Most Valuable Esports Companies 2022|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brettknight/2022/05/06/the-most-valuable-esports-companies-2022/?sh=58db4f27599f |access-date=May 7, 2022 |work=Forbes |date=May 6, 2022}} The following year, its equity was a reported $240 million.

In April 2023, NRG acquired Counter Logic Gaming and its League Championship Series (LCS) slot, returning to the league for the first time since 2016.{{Cite web |last=Esguerra |first=Tyler |date=2023-04-06 |title=NRG officially acquires CLG, rejoins the LCS |url=https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/breaking-nrg-officially-acquires-clg-rejoins-the-lcs |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=Dot Esports |language=en-US}}

In September 2023, NRG announced the dissolution of their Apex Legends team, citing lack of support from EA for competitive Apex as the reason. They would, however, return to Apex on May 30, 2024 by signing the former XSET roster.{{Cite web |last=Mclaughlin

|first=Declan |date=2023-09-15 |title=NRG departs Apex Legends & blames EA for not supporting esports |url=https://www.dexerto.com/apex-legends/nrg-departs-apex-legends-blames-ea-for-not-supporting-esports-2295891 |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=Dexerto |language=en-US}}{{cite news |last1=Labilles |first1=Justin-Ivan |title=NRG returns to Apex Legends with longtime ALGS stars |url=https://dotesports.com/apex-legends/news/nrg-returns-to-apex-legends-with-longtime-algs-stars |access-date=June 1, 2024 |work=Dot Esports |date=May 30, 2024}}

On May 6, 2024, the Esports World Cup Foundation, funded by the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund and organizers of the Esports World Cup tournament series, announced the 30 organizations (known in the ESWC as Clubs) who would make up the Club Support Program, with NRG being one of them. This program gives teams a one-time six-figure stipend if an organization is willing to enter new esports as well as additional funding each year if they drive viewership and fan engagement to the Esports World Cup.{{cite news |last1=Fudge |first1=James |title=30 Teams Selected for the Esports World Cup Club Support Program |url=https://esportsadvocate.net/2024/05/30-teams-selected-for-the-esports-world-cup-club-support-program/ |access-date=May 9, 2024 |work=The Esports Advocate |date=May 6, 2024}}

In October 2024, NRG and Spectrum announced a multi-year partnership, extending Spectrum's naming rights for the NRG Spectrum Castle in Los Angeles for three years. Spectrum’s branding will appear on NRG’s jerseys, with its services used at the LA headquarters and Culver City facility. The partnership includes an event series called ‘Storm the Castle’ and activations under NRG’s ‘Gaming Tour of America’.{{Cite web |last=Fudge |first=James |date=2024-10-25 |title=Spectrum Expands, Extends NRG Esports Partnership |url=https://esportsadvocate.net/2024/10/spectrum-expands-extends-nrg-esports-partnership/ |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=The Esports Advocate |language=en}}

In November 2024, NRG announced that now retired GarrettG will still be in the organization as a Co-Owner and Content Creator. {{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQD0LM7Rv5M | title=NRG GarrettG Retires from Rocket League | website=YouTube | date=November 22, 2024 }}

On February 11, 2019, NRG became one of the first organizations to sign a professional Apex Legends player with the signing of Coby "Dizzy" Meadows.{{cite news |last1=Jack |first1=Chelsea |title=NRG Picks Up First Pro Apex Legends Player: Dizzy |url=https://www.hotspawn.com/nrg-picks-up-first-pro-apex-legends-player-dizzy/ |access-date=October 4, 2019 |work=Hotspawn |date=February 11, 2019}} The team signed Brandon "Aceu" Winn and Marshall "Mohr" Mohr in March and May, respectively, to round out its three-player squad.{{cite news |last1=Geddes |first1=George |title=The Success and Demise of Apex Legends Organizations |url=https://sickodds.com/news/the-success-and-demise-of-apex-legends-organizations |access-date=October 18, 2019 |work=SickOdds |date=May 26, 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Samples |first1=Rachel |title=NRG Esports adds Ace, its newest Apex Legends player |url=https://dotesports.com/apex-legends/news/nrg-esports-adds-ace-its-newest-apex-legends-player |access-date=October 18, 2019 |work=Dot Esports |date=March 9, 2019}} Dizzy competed in the first-ever Apex Legends Pro-Am, securing 1st place, the tournament's MVP award, and a $23,000 charitable donation to the V Foundation.{{cite news |last1=Bennett |first1=Connor |title=ESPN's Apex Legends EXP Pro-Am results and highlights - Dizzy dominates with WWE star, Dr Disrespect puts on a show |url=https://www.dexerto.com/apex-legends/apex-legends-espn-pro-am-results-dizzy-dominates-798189 |access-date=October 18, 2019 |work=Dexerto |date=July 12, 2019}} Following the retirement of Dizzy in December 2019,{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyesports.gg/dizzy-decides-to-retire-from-competitive-apex-legends-and-leave-nrg/|title=Dizzy decides to retire from competitive Apex Legends and leave NRG|date=2019-12-11|website=Daily Esports|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-25|archive-date=February 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225205901/https://www.dailyesports.gg/dizzy-decides-to-retire-from-competitive-apex-legends-and-leave-nrg/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dexerto.com/apex-legends/nrg-dizzy-retires-competitive-apex-legends-new-focus-1298419|title=NRG's dizzy explains why he's retiring from professional Apex Legends|website=Dexerto.com|date=December 11, 2019 |access-date=2020-02-25}}{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/dizzy/status/1204551645868306433|title=A New Chapter...pic.twitter.com/VqNWWYBR2z|last=dizzy|date=2019-12-10|website=@dizzy|language=en|access-date=2020-02-25}} the team picked up their new talent Joseph "Frexs" Sanchez in the beginning of January, about a month later.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyesports.gg/nrg-completes-their-apex-legends-roster-with-signing-of-frexs/|title=NRG completes their Apex Legends roster with signing of Frexs|date=2020-01-04|website=Daily Esports|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-25|archive-date=January 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116080958/https://www.dailyesports.gg/nrg-completes-their-apex-legends-roster-with-signing-of-frexs/|url-status=dead}} In July 23, 2022, after the ALGS 2022: Championship, Aidan "rocker" Grodin announced his departure from the team. On August 13, the team signed Dennis "Gilderson" Zachary as their third teammate.{{cite web | url=https://esports.gg/news/apex-legends/gildersons-joins-nrg-completes-incredible-rise-to-top-of-apex/ | title=Gildersons joins NRG, completes incredible rise to top of Apex | date=August 12, 2022 }} On September 15, 2023 NRG announced their departure from Apex Legends.

On May 30, 2024, NRG announced the signing of the roster of ohNocturnal, FunFPS and reptar, once again reforming a roster under NRG.

NRG took over the League Championship Series slot and roster owned by Counter Logic Gaming in April 2023. The team won the 2023 LCS Summer Finals after defeating Cloud9 in the finals by a score of 3–1.{{cite news |last1=Geracie |first1=Nick |title=Unpacking the biggest upset in LCS finals history — NRG vs Cloud9 LCS Summer Finals - Esports Illustrated |url=https://esi.si.com/league-of-legends/lcs-championship-2023-nrg-c9-recap |access-date=September 13, 2023 |work=Esports Illustrated |date=August 25, 2023 |language=en}} At the 2023 League of Legends World Championship NRG qualified for the knockout stage after defeating the top seeded European team G2 Esports 2-0.{{Cite web |last=Ciocchetti |first=Cecilia |date=2023-10-28 |title=Good morning NA: NRG qualify for LoL Worlds quarterfinals after crushing G2 |url=https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/good-morning-na-nrg-qualify-for-lol-worlds-quarterfinals-after-crushing-g2 |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=Dot Esports |language=en-US}}

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On August 3, 2016, NRG signed the members of the former Overwatch team from Luminosity Gaming.{{cite news |last=Walker |first=Dylan |url=https://esports.yahoo.com/shaq-and-nrg-esports-sign-overwatch-squad-181226374.html |title=Shaq and NRG eSports sign Overwatch squad |date=August 3, 2016 |work=Yahoo! Sports |access-date=October 4, 2019}} NRG owned the Overwatch League team San Francisco Shock from the OWL's inagurial season to its final season in 2023. NRG owned an Overwatch Contenders team competing as the Shock's academy team up until May 8, 2019, when they withdrew their participation in the tournament.{{cite news |last1=Samples |first1=Rachel |title=NRG Esports to no longer field Overwatch Contenders team |url=https://dotesports.com/overwatch/news/nrg-esports-drop-contenders-roster |access-date=October 4, 2019 |work=Dot Esports |date=May 8, 2019}}

On May 31, 2024, after orgless team Students of the Game lost their first round matchup in the Overwatch Champions Series Dallas Major to Spacestation Gaming, it was announced that NRG had signed the roster, which would compete under the name NRG Shock, in reference to the former San Francisco Shock Overwatch League team.{{Cite news |last=Knudsen |first=Connor |date=May 31, 2024 |title=NRG Shock enter OWCS with former Students of the Game roster |url=https://esports.gg/news/overwatch/nrg-shock-enter-owcs-with-former-students-of-the-game-roster/ |access-date=May 31, 2024 |work=Esports.gg}}

NRG Esports signed the Kings of Urban roster after a strong finish in their region in the RLCS (Rocket League Championship Series) Season 1 in 2016.{{cite tweet |user=NRGgg |number=782375002414813184 |title=Welcome @Fireburner_, @Sadjuni0r, and, @RL_Jacob to the family as the new NRG Rocket League team! |date=October 1, 2016}} RLCS Season 2 saw NRG bow out of the RLCS finals after a loss to Flipsid3 Tactics which resulted in NRG finishing 5-6th. In the off-season, GarrettG was picked up from his former team Orbit, replacing Sadjunior. This new roster achieved a 3rd-place finish in the RLCS Season 3 finals, losing out to the eventual champions in Northern Gaming.

After a disappointing last-place finish in the RLCS Season 4 Finals, NRG dropped mainstay and fan-favorite Jacob for rookie prodigy jstn. With jstn, NRG came one goal away from becoming the Rocket League world champions in Season 5. After going undefeated in both regular season and the first two days of the RLCS tournament, NRG met Dignitas in the Grand Finals. Dignitas reset the bracket with a 4–1 win in the first best-of-seven, which meant one final series would crown the champs. In Game 7, NRG trailed by one goal in the final moments, but jstn scored a last-second goal to send the game into overtime, where they ultimately lost.

NRG would continue to dominate RLCS regional play in seasons 6 and 7, only to fall short of expectations at both finals. Several days after the end of Season 7, NRG legend Fireburner announced he was stepping away from competitive Rocket League. Nearly a month later, it was announced that three-time RLCS champion Turbopolsa, a member of the same Dignitas team that defeated NRG for the world title in season 5, would replace Fireburner, becoming the first player to make a cross-region move from Europe to North America. Months after Turbopolsa's move to North America, NRG Esports would finally go on to win the Rocket League World Championship series on December 15, 2019, beating Renault Vitality in a seven-game Grand Finals with jstn scoring the winning goal in overtime. They would then drop Turbopolsa in order to sign SquishyMuffinz, a player coming from the recently disbanded team Cloud9. With this roster, they went on to win RLCS X North American Championship, and lose in the Grand Finals of Fall Major RLCS 11 to Team BDS.

NRG qualified for the Winter Major as the number 1 seed from NA, they went 1-2 in groups and were placed in the lower bracket against the eventual runner ups Team Queso, which they lost. NRG failed to qualify for the Spring Major, this was the first time NRG failed to qualify for an RLCS international LAN, but they qualified for the RLCS 2021-2022 Finals wildcard in Fort Worth. Although they failed to qualify for the Spring Major they still had enough points to qualify for the Main Event in Fort Worth. Following Version 1's loss against Moist Esports, NRG qualified for the Main Event in Fort Worth as the 3rd seed from North America.{{cite news |last1=Bishop |first1=Sam |title=NRG Esports are the RLCS Season 8 world champions |url=https://www.gamereactor.eu/nrg-esports-are-the-rlcs-season-8-world-champions/ |access-date=December 18, 2019 |work=GameReactor UK |date=December 16, 2019}}

NRG struggled in the 2022-23 and 2024 seasons of RLCS. In the 2022-23 season, their top placement was 4th in the Fall and Spring Cup. This would inevitably cause the roster of GarrettG, SquishyMuffinz and jstn to split up, with Squishy forming The Muffin Men and jstn joining Shopify Rebellion. Garrett would continue to stay on NRG, with the team acquiring Mist and Frosty for the 2024 season. Frosty's time on the roster was short lived, as in under a month due to poor off-season results, Frosty would part from NRG on the 21st January 2024, with Toastie being the replacement. This team would go on to only get a maximum placement of 5th-8th during the 1st split of the 2024 season. Toastie was replaced by Aqua on the 17th of April. NRG would go on to get a maximum placement of 9th-11th during the 2nd split. The roster ultimately disbanded, with GarrettG staying on NRG as a co-owner and content creator.

On the 20th December, 2024, it was announced that NRG would be acquiring the legendary roster of Beastmode, Daniel and Atomic from G2 Esports (Then known as G2 Stride) with Satthew as coach. The team has already won the 1st Open Qualifier of 2025.

On October 8, 2020, NRG entered the Valorant scene, officially signing Damian "Daps" Steele, Sam "s0m" Oh, and coach Chet Singh.{{Cite web|title=NRG Esports has officially signed s0m, Daps, and coach Chet to its Valorant roster {{!}} ONE Esports|url=https://www.oneesports.gg/valorant/nrg-esports-has-officially-signed-s0m-daps-and-coach-chet-to-its-valorant-roster/|access-date=2021-08-19|website=www.oneesports.gg|date=October 8, 2020 |language=en-US}} NRG never found huge success within the Valorant scene, although consistently remaining as one of the top teams in North America. After being accepted into Riot Games' partnered leagues for 2023, NRG let go of their entire roster, deciding to build with only Sam "s0m" Oh from the old roster. Following the announcement, NRG signed the OpTic Gaming core of in-game leader Pujan "FNS" Mehta, Austin "crashies" Roberts, Victor "Victor" Wong, and Chet again as head coach, with the addition of Ardis "ardiis" Svarenieks, who previously had a highly successful 2022 run with FunPlus Phoenix.{{Cite web |title=NRG add ardiis |url=https://www.vlr.gg/156824/nrg-add-ardiis |access-date=2023-03-15 |website=VLR.gg |language=en}} They later signed Zander "thwifo" Kim as sixth man in December 2022, but parted ways in March 2023.{{Cite web |title=thwifo and NRG part ways |url=https://www.vlr.gg/185229/thwifo-and-nrg-part-ways |access-date=2023-03-15 |website=VLR.gg |language=en}} Later that month, NRG signed one of their content creators, Alan “ethos” Ruan, as their new sixth man. {{Cite web |title= NRG content creator ethos joins VCT roster as sixth player |url= https://esports.gg/news/valorant/nrg-content-creator-ethos-joins-vct-roster-as-sixth-player/ |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=esports.gg |date= March 20, 2023 |language=en}} NRG placed second in the Americas League and would qualify to 2023 Masters Tokyo, in which they placed fourth, and 2023 Valorant Champions, in which the team could not qualify to playoffs and were eliminated early.

On September 14, 2023, s0m announced his departure after his nearly three-year stint with NRG, opting to pursue streaming in the meantime. On September 19, 2023, FNS announced his departure, believing he was no longer a "correct fit" for the roster {{Cite web |title= How NRG Was Eliminated {{!}} VALORANT Champions 2023 VLOG |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYL5RbHJ4bc&ab_channel=NRGVALORANT |website=youtube.com | date=September 15, 2023 |access-date=2024-01-25 |language=en}} and likewise pursuing streaming. On October 11, 2023, ardiis was signed to Natus Vincere, reuniting with his teammates from 2022. {{Cite web |title= NEW NAVI PLAYER: BACK IN ACTION |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXambaHBsM0&ab_channel=NAVIVALORANT |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=youtube.com | date=October 11, 2023 |language=en}} On December 23, 2023, NRG announced the signing of 2023 Valorant Champions winners Max “Demon1” Mazanov and Ethan “Ethan” Arnold, as well as Jimmy "Marved" Nguyen who also competed under the OpTic Gaming core. {{Cite web |title= This is NRG Valorant 2024 |url= https://twitter.com/NRGgg/status/1738620534408232990 |access-date=2023-12-23 |website=x.com |date= December 23, 2023 |language=en}} Following underwhelming results, Demon1 was moved to the bench and Marved was released from the roster. On May 30, 2024, NRG announced the re-signing of FNS and s0m for the remainder of VCT Americas Stage 2.{{Cite news |title=NRG welcome back FNS, s0m |url=https://www.vlr.gg/355180/nrg-welcome-back-fns-s0m |access-date=2024-09-14}} NRG did not qualify for playoffs, ending their season.

On July 16, 2024, NRG released Victor and Chet, and Demon1 was brought back into the starting roster.{{cite news |title=NRG roster changes |url=https://twitter.com/NRGgg/status/1813000597773205983 |access-date= July 27, 2024 |agency=NRG |publisher=N/A |date=July 24, 2024}} On September 3, 2024, NRG announced crashies' unrestricted free agency.{{Cite news |title=crashies departs NRG as free agent |url=https://www.vlr.gg/400944/crashies-departs-nrg-as-free-agent |access-date=2024-09-14}} On October 10, 2024, NRG officially announced Andrew "Verno" Maust from Oxygen Esports, Adam "mada" Pampuch from Moist x Shopify, and coach Malkolm "Bonkar" Rench from Oxygen Esports to the roster, who will compete alongside the core of FNS, s0m, and Ethan.

On February 16th, 2025, NRG announced that they would be moving coach Bonkar and player Verno to the reserve roster for the remainder of the 2025 season. The same day, they announced the arrival of Brock "brawk" Somerhalder and coach Michael "MikesHD" Hockom to the active roster in place of Verno and Bonkar, to compete alongside the rest of the active core. On March 19, 2025, NRG announced the departure of Verno from the organization.

On November 27, 2023, NRG announced a return to competitive Counter-Strike with the announcement of a new North American roster, featuring former Team Liquid players Damian "daps" Steele and Josh "oSee" Ohm, former Complexity player Justin "FaNg" Coakley and former Evil Geniuses players Jadan "HexT" Postma and Vincent "Brehze" Cayonte.{{Cite web |title= NRG Confirm Counter-Strike Return With NA Roster |url= https://www.hltv.org/news/37628/nrg-confirm-counter-strike-return-with-na-roster |access-date=November 29, 2023 |website=HLTV |date= November 29, 2023 |language=en}}

On January 23, 2016, NRG entered CS:GO with signing the ex-Method roster.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thescoreesports.com/csgo/news/5862-nrg-e-sports-enters-cs-go-acquires-ex-method|title=NRG eSports enters CS:GO, acquires ex-Method|website=www.thescoreesports.com|access-date=October 19, 2020|archive-date=November 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104170921/https://www.thescoreesports.com/csgo/news/5862-nrg-e-sports-enters-cs-go-acquires-ex-method|url-status=dead}} 11 months later on December 19, NRG completely changed their roster.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/19533/nrg-reveal-new-roster|title=NRG reveal new roster|website=HLTV.org}} On July 27, 2017, Peter "ptr" Gurney, who was the only player remaining from the original roster, left the team, replaced by Bulgarian Cvetelin "CeRq" Dimitrov a month later.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thescoreesports.com/csgo/news/14836-ptr-leaves-nrg|title=ptr leaves NRG|website=www.thescoreesports.com|access-date=October 19, 2020|archive-date=January 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108100833/https://www.thescoreesports.com/csgo/news/14836-ptr-leaves-nrg|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/21262/cerq-set-to-join-nrg|title=CeRq set to join NRG|website=HLTV.org}} In March 2018, NRG won the iBUYPOWER Invitational Spring 2018, beating Team Liquid.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/23086/nrg-sweeps-liquid-to-win-ibp-spring-invitational|title=NRG sweeps Liquid to win iBP Spring Invitational|website=HLTV.org}} NRG's second victory came 5 months later in August 2018, after winning IEM Shangai 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://dotesports.com/counter-strike/news/iem-shanghai-2018-csgo-recap-31849|title=NRG destroy TyLoo to win IEM Shanghai|first=Jamie|last=Villanueva|date=August 6, 2018}} NRG defeated OpTic Gaming to win cs_summit 3 in November 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/25265/nrg-beat-optic-in-cs-summit-3-final|title=NRG beat OpTic in cs_summit 3 final|website=HLTV.org}} On February 28, 2019, NRG signed former Cloud9 and MiBR member Tarık "tarik" Çelik to replace Jacob "FugLy" Medina.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dbltap.com/posts/6308320-nrg-signs-tarik-to-cs-go-roster|title=NRG Signs Tarik to CS:GO Roster|date=February 28, 2019|website=dbltap.com}}

On September 26, 2019, the NRG roster was acquired by Evil Geniuses, ending the 4 year CS:GO campaign of the organization.{{Cite web|url=https://dotesports.com/counter-strike/news/evil-geniuses-signs-nrgs-csgo-roster|title=Evil Geniuses signs NRG's CS:GO roster|first=Leonardo|last=Biazzi|date=September 26, 2019}}

NRG entered the Dragon Ball FighterZ scene in 2018 with the signing of Eduardo "HookGangGod" Deno.{{cite news |last1=Rinaldi |first1=Casey |title=NRG Esports signs SuperNoon and HookGangGod for Dragon Ball FighterZ |url=http://shoryuken.com/2018/04/19/nrg-esports-signs-supernoon-and-hookganggod-for-dragon-ball-fighterz/ |access-date=October 18, 2019 |work=Shoryuken |date=April 19, 2018 |archive-date=October 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018004924/http://shoryuken.com/2018/04/19/nrg-esports-signs-supernoon-and-hookganggod-for-dragon-ball-fighterz/ |url-status=dead }} His first win under the NRG banner was at Summit of Power 2018 where he took down SonicFox to take the title. Eduardo was also featured in his very own docuseries on Sony Crackle called "Hook'D". The 4-part series featured a cameo appearance from Shaquille O'Neal and debuted on July 27, 2018.{{cite news |last1=Sildra |first1=Zavian |title=Sony Crackle and NRG Esports present "Hook'd" — a new documentary miniseries featuring Eduardo "HookGangGod" Deno |url=http://shoryuken.com/2018/07/25/sony-crackle-and-nrg-esports-present-hookd-a-new-documentary-miniseries-featuring-eduardo-hookganggod-deno/ |access-date=October 18, 2019 |work=Shoryken |date=July 25, 2018 |archive-date=October 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018004916/http://shoryuken.com/2018/07/25/sony-crackle-and-nrg-esports-present-hookd-a-new-documentary-miniseries-featuring-eduardo-hookganggod-deno/ |url-status=dead }} NRG released HookGangGod on January 13, 2020.{{cite news |last1=Michael |first1=Cale |title=NRG releases Dragon Ball FighterZ veteran HookGangGod |url=https://dotesports.com/fgc/news/nrg-releases-dragon-ball-fighterz-veteran-hookganggod |access-date=March 14, 2021 |work=Dot Esports |date=January 13, 2020}}

On September 1, 2016, NRG acquired defending Smite World Champions team Panthera.{{cite tweet |user=NRGgg |number=771352770246914048 |title=SMITE World Champions Panthera just got #NRGized! |date=September 1, 2016}} The team joined the organization following a hugely successful first 12 months; qualifying for Worlds as European runners up before dropping just 2 games on their way to the title. They followed this up by going 24–4 in the Spring split to qualify for the Dreamhack Masters in June, dominating the tournament and going undefeated 8–0 to be crowned Champions. The team has most recently won the 2016-2017 Smite World Champions. On December 13, 2018, NRG officially ended their Smite division.{{cite tweet |user=NRGgg |number=1073284183114407936 |title=It was a heart-wrenching decision, but ultimately we've decided to end our legendary run in the SPL. |date=December 13, 2018}}

NRG signed New Jersey native Nairoby "Nairo" Quezada for their Super Smash Bros. division in August 2016.{{cite news |last1=Wolf |first1=Jacob |title=NRG Esports picks up Super Smash Con winner Nairo |url=https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/17373609/nrg-esports-picks-super-smash-con-winner-nairo |access-date=October 18, 2019 |work=ESPN |date=August 23, 2016}} On July 2, 2020, NRG cut ties with Nairo after allegations that he had been engaged in a sexual relationship with a minor in April 2017, effectively ending the team's Super Smash Bros. division.{{cite news |last1=Wolf |first1=Jacob |title=Sexual abuse allegations surface in fighting game community |url=https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/29399607/sexual-abuse-allegations-surface-fighting-game-community |access-date=May 9, 2021 |work=ESPN |date=July 2, 2020}}

{{Esports roster multi

| Apex Legends |

{{Esports player | handle = Nocturnal | first = Brandon | last = Singer | nat = USA}}

{{Esports player | handle = FunFPS | first = Brandon | last = Groombridge | nat = USA}}

{{Esports player | handle = Gild | first = Zachary | last = Dennis | nat = USA}}

| League of Legends |

{{Esports player | handle = Dhokla | first = Niship | last = Doshi | nat = USA}}

{{Esports player | handle = Contractz | first = Juan | last = Garcia | nat = USA}}

{{Esports player | handle = Palafox | first = Cristian | last = Palafox | nat = USA}}

{{Esports player | handle = FBI | first = Ian Victor | last = Huang | nat = AUS}}

{{Esports player | handle = Huhi | first = Jae-Hyun | last = Choi | nat = KOR}}

| Rocket League |

{{Esports player | handle = BeastMode | first = Landon | last = Konerman | nat = USA}}

{{Esports player | handle = Atomic | first = Massimo | last = Franceschi | nat = USA}}

{{Esports player | handle = Daniel | first = Daniel | last = Piecenski | nat = USA}}

| Valorant |

{{Esports player | handle = mada | first = Adam | last = Pampuch | nat = CAN}}

{{Esports player | handle = Ethan | first = Ethan | last = Arnold | nat = US}}

{{Esports player | handle = FNS | first = Pujan | last = Mehta | nat = CAN}}

{{Esports player | handle = s0m | first = Sam | last = Oh | nat = US}}

{{Esports player | handle = brawk | first = Brock | last = Somerhalder | nat = US}}

| Counter-Strike 2 |

{{Esports player | handle = br0 | first = Alexander | last = Bro | nat = DK}}

{{Esports player | handle = nitr0 | first = Nicholas | last = Cannella | nat = US}}

{{Esports player | handle = Jeorge | first = Jeorge | last = Endicott | nat = US}}

{{Esports player | handle = HexT | first = Jadan | last = Postma | nat = CA}}

{{Esports player | handle = oSee | first = Josh | last = Ohm | nat = US}}

{{Esports player | handle = autimatic | first = Timothy | last = Ta | nat = US| sub = yes}}

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