COGnitive Gaming

{{Short description|American esports organization}}

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| location = California

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| founded = July 22, 2013

| folded = December 31, 2016

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| sport_label = Divisions

| sport = Smite, League of Legends, Super Smash Bros., Guilty Gear Xrd Heroes of the Storm

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COGnitive Gaming was a professional esports team based in the United States. They had teams in Smite, League of Legends, Super Smash Bros. Melee, and Heroes of the Storm.{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/videos/zamphira-discusses-his-first-lan-experience-and-pl/2300-6413895/|title=Zamphira discusses his First Lan Experience and Playing with COG|website=GameSpot}}

COGnitive Prime won the first Smite World Championship.{{Cite web|title=StackPath|url=https://esports-news.co.uk/2015/01/13/cognitive_prime_smite_championship/|access-date=2020-12-02|website=esports-news.co.uk|date=13 January 2015 }}

COGnitive sponsored Super Smash Bros. Melee players Jason "Mew2King" Zimmerman and Justin "Wizzrobe" Hallett.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailydot.com/esports/mew2king-cognitive-gaming/|title=Mew2King joins Cognitive Gaming|first=Ian J.|last=Barker|date=Apr 17, 2015|website=The Daily Dot|access-date=January 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801083703/http://www.dailydot.com/esports/mew2king-cognitive-gaming/|archive-date=August 1, 2016|url-status=dead}} COGnitive also signed David "Dacidbro" Broweleit for Guilty Gear Xrd.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cognitive-gaming.com/articles/news/general/34/round-3-heaven-or-hell-lets-rock |title=Round 3 : Heaven or Hell, Let's ROCK!!! - Articles - Cognitive Gaming |access-date=2016-06-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625071716/http://www.cognitive-gaming.com/articles/news/general/34/round-3-heaven-or-hell-lets-rock |archive-date=2016-06-25 |url-status=dead }}

COG's League team competed in the League of Legends Challenger Series North America, the second highest level of LoL play after the League of Legends Championship Series North America.

Glaurung and Hospital left the HotS team on December 24, 2015.{{Cite web |last=Mueller |first=Saira |date=2015-12-24 |title=Glaurung and Hospital leave COGnitive Gaming's Heroes team |url=https://dotesports.com/general/news/cognitive-gaming-heroes-kicks-glaurung-hospital-2702 |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=Dot Esports |language=en-US}}

On December 12, COGnitive announced that they will be ceasing operations on December 31, 2016,{{cite web|last1=Erfanian|first1=Sasha|title=COGnitive Gaming to close its doors on Dec. 31|url=http://www.thescoreesports.com/news/12168-cognitive-gaming-to-close-its-doors-on-dec-31|website=The Score eSports|accessdate=2016-12-12}} shortly after Super Smash Bros. Melee player, Justin "Wizzrobe" Hallett confirmed to ESPN via Daniel "Tafokints" Lee that he would not be renewing his contract with the team.{{cite web|last1=Lee|first1=Daniel|title=Wizzrobe will not re-sign with COGnitive Gaming in 2017|url=http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/18264211/2016-super-smash-bros-melee-wizzrobe-declines-re-sign-cognitive-gaming-2017|website=ESPN|date=12 December 2016 |accessdate=2016-12-12}}