Bennett Newsome, arms crossed, against a red wall
Esports · Gaming · Content

Bennett
Newsome

aka DamnitBennett · Twitch Partner & content creator

Opening doors in gaming, on both sides of the screen. Director of Esports Growth & Development at Full Sail University and a decade-plus building community around FPS titles.

Role
Director, Esports Growth & Development
Org
Full Sail University, 20+ yrs
Creator
Twitch Partner, 10+ yrs
Focus
FPS, extraction & looter shooters
Based
Orlando, FL
Two roles, one mission

Institution by day. Creator the rest of it.

The work splits into two clear lanes, but the goal underneath stays the same: find people their way in.

The director

Bennett Newsome

Director of Esports Growth & Development, Full Sail University · 20+ years

For 20 years I have been part of Full Sail, now building its esports culture and supporting the Armada collegiate team. I connect collegiate esports to the wider industry and turn those connections into real opportunities for students.

  • Building Full Sail's esports culture and community
  • Supporting the Armada collegiate team
  • Host of Have Game Will Travel
  • Partnerships, activations, and talent coordination
The creator

DamnitBennett

Twitch Partner and content creator, 10+ years

I build community around FPS and extraction shooters and keep the door open for anyone who wants in. The Crabcore is proof that competitive gaming spaces can still be welcoming ones.

  • FPS focus: Gray Zone Warfare, Tarkov, Call of Duty, Destiny 2
  • Co-owner of Arcadian Glitch LLC and whereisxur.com
  • Live every weekday at 7 AM ET, plus daily short-form videos
  • Home of the Crabcore community
Featured work

Have Game Will Travel

There is so much more to the world of esports than just being good at the games. Join Bennett and his guests on a journey through the industry.

I built the show because students tend to fixate on the end goal: the dream job. But nobody can teach luck, and the journey is what actually gets you there. So each week I sit down with leaders and guests from across the industry and dig into how they really got where they are, the wins and the detours included.

It is part interview, part roadmap. The thing I want every student to walk away with is that the job that felt like a side quest at the time, the odd gig, the volunteer shift, the role that seemed off-path, is often the exact thing that opens the next door and gets you to the next achievement.

Watch on YouTube ↗
Format: Live podcast Home: Full Sail Armada Full playlist ↗
The channel

DamnitBennett & the Crabcore

A decade of building community around the games where one wrong move costs you everything. Live every weekday at 7 AM ET, with daily short-form videos, gear reviews, and esports education across every platform that matters.

The games
Gray Zone Warfare Escape from Tarkov Call of Duty Destiny 2 Extraction shooters
Where to watch
Twitch YouTube TikTok Instagram Kick
The Crabcore

The Crabcore began as a tribute to a friend we lost, someone who loved crabcore music like Attack Attack! and throwing the crabcore pose. You know the one. What started as an homage has grown into one of the most welcoming communities on the internet, built on a simple belief: gaming is for everyone. Whoever you are, there is always a spot for you in the Crabcore.

By the numbers

63,700 and counting

Combined reach across platforms, concentrated where tactical shooter content actually gets watched. Figures current as of early 2026.

Twitch
25,421
TikTok
22,021
X / Twitter
7,842
Instagram
5,041
YouTube
1,961
1.4M+
Total views · Jan to Apr 2026
3.59M
Minutes watched on Twitch
10+ yrs
Creating in the gaming space
Ventures & shows

Beyond the stream

Most of my off-stream work lives under Arcadian Glitch LLC, the studio I co-own. It builds and runs community tools and shows for the games my audience actually plays.

The studio · co-owner

Arcadian Glitch LLC

The umbrella behind the trackers and shows below, serving the Destiny 2 and Gray Zone Warfare communities. Built the same way every time: fast, accurate, and community-first.

Brand partners

Brands I represent

Corsair
Nitrado
Gamer Advantage
Kings Coast Coffee
Urban Beard
1Shot Energy

Corsair ambassador · code DAMNITBENNETT · cor.sr/damnitbennett

Track record

Who I've worked with

A decade-plus of collaborations across games, esports, pro sports, and charity, spanning brand activations, live events, and content.

Blizzard
Bungie
Epic Games
MadFinger Games
2K / NBA 2K
MSI
Corsair
Twitch
Rare Drop
DreamHack
PAX
E3
GCX
Extra Life
St. Jude
Special Olympics
Orlando Health
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Rays
+ many more
Voice Over

The voice of Full Sail

If you have heard a Full Sail University commercial in the last decade, there is a good chance the voice you were hearing was mine.

Voice over is my other studio craft. Here is some of the work I have done for Full Sail University over the years, and I am open to new projects beyond campus too.

Full Sail University voice over spot
Full Sail University voice over spot
Full Sail University voice over spot
Full Sail University voice over spot

More spots in the full Full Sail playlist ↗

Whether I am hosting industry guests, running a major event activation, or building my own platform from scratch, the work is the same: opening doors and creating real opportunities for students and the broader gaming community.

That is the whole job, on both sides of the screen.
Connect

Find me, work with me

Industry partnership, a guest spot on the show, voiceover, or you just want to lurk in the Crabcore. Pick a platform.