Bryce Bates

About

Former professional gamer best known as a Zerg player for Brood War and StarCraft II. After joining the team Evil Geniuses in 2009, he announced his retirement from both the team and eSports in February of 2014. He also runs a popular Twitch stream under his pseudonym MachineUSA. The stream has earned over 8,000 followers. 

Before Fame

He began playing StarCraft competitively in 2004 and began to gain some success when he placed 4th at World Cyber Games USA in 2008.

Trivia

In his retirement announcement, he stated he would return to school to become a physical trainer.

Family Life

Originally from Santa Barbara, he later lived in Berkeley, California.

Associated With

Both he and Sean Plott initially gained fame playing StarCraft competitively.