The Creator Gauntlet

The Creator Gauntlet is a new initiative launched at DreamHack San Diego for the first time. It’s a battle where content creators recruit their teams at the festival and battle it out against other creators, all for charity!

The captains

Charity

Meet the hosts & captains

Join us each day of the festival to meet different guests from across gaming and pop culture! Stay tuned for schedules and meet-and-greet opportunities.

Support your favorite creators team, get a 20% ticket discount, and give 50% of the proceeds to our Dream Big charity activation!

Fuslie

Team Deep Sea Divers

NDJ

Team Deep Sea Divers

Ellen

Team Wildlife Alliance

n0thing

Team Pasta your bed time!

Jon Sandman

Team Sealions

JWong

Team Sealions

Britanni

Host

YipeS

Host

Alex Be

Host

Want to become a creator gauntlet captain?

invited team members

Jon Allen

Voice Actor

Alessi, Nigrissi, Critter

Kyle Carozza & Lindsay

Director/Comedian/Singer

Luke Sienkowski

Storyboard artist and Comedy Musician

Support charity

The connection is you. DreamHack and the Autism Society San Diego are partnering up to empower the autism community with the resources needed to live fully in the charity initiative Dream Big. Join us at the festival as your favorite content creators and celebrities harness the power of gaming to raise money and awareness for all the important work the Autism Society of San Diego is doing for the community. Read more about the charity initiative Dream Big here.

Creator Gauntlet
Activities Schedule

All times are subject to change, download the DreamHack app to stay up-to-date.

Friday, April 7

3:45 PM - Opening Ceremony
Main Stage Presentation of the Creator Gauntlet on the Main Stage. We will present the team captains and talk more about the concept and what will happen during this weekend.

4:00 PM - Mario Kart
Main Stage The captains will compete in a series of Mario Kart races to earn points for their teams. People from the audience will occasionally be subbed in for a race, with the captains coaching them to victory. Be there to have a chance to participate!

5:00 PM - Mario Trivia
Main StageTrivia presented by Fandom, with Nintendo and Mario themed questions. The captains will compete and they will be able to use “lifelines” to get support from the audience.

Saturday, April 8

11:30 AM - Pictionary
Creator Hub Stage The team captains will get their pencils out to see who’s the best at Pictionary live at the Creator Hub stage!

4:00 PM - Sajam: Will It Kill?
Main Stage ‘Will it Kill’ hosted by Sajam - Sajam demonstrates in-game combos, and all team members and captains must guess whether the combo kills, or doesn’t.

5:00 PM - Blind Folded Tekken 7 matches
Main Stage The team captains become the eyes of their team, coaching the team members to victory in a blind folded FGC tournament!

6:00 PM - RPS Battle Royale
Creator Hub Stage The ultimate battle royale in rock paper scissors, come and compete against the teams and see what team that can collect the most wins across the entire challenge.

Sunday, April 9

11:30 AM - MattVsAll (Chess)
Creator Hub StageCome and see Matt, the world champion in chessboxing, play against all the team captains AT THE SAME time.

3:00 PM - RESIDENT EVIL 4 activation
Main Stage See the teams playing the new Resident Evil 4 title on the PS5s for one of their last chances to earn points!

4:00 PM - Easter Egg Finals & Closing ceremony
Main Stage Come and witness the GRAND FINALS which will be an easter egg inspired trivia (the gaming kind) - plus don’t miss the finals for a special special bonus round at the end see how will be the Creator Gauntlet champion of DreamHack San Diego.

All times are local (PT)

Want to become

A Creator Gauntlet CAPTAIN?

There is still space for more creators or celebrities to be captains in the Creator Gauntlet and help raise money and create awareness for all the important work the Autism Society of San Diego is doing. You can either sign up to become captain for one day or multiple days across the festival.

The Creator Gauntlet

The captains

Charity

Meet the hosts & captains

Fuslie

NDJ

Ellen

n0thing

Jon Sandman

JWong

Britanni

YipeS

Alex Be

invited team members

Jon Allen

Kyle Carozza & Lindsay

Luke Sienkowski

Support charity

Creator Gauntlet Activities Schedule

Friday, April 7

3:45 PM - Opening Ceremony Main Stage Presentation of the Creator Gauntlet on the Main Stage. We will present the team captains and talk more about the concept and what will happen during this weekend.

4:00 PM - Mario Kart Main Stage The captains will compete in a series of Mario Kart races to earn points for their teams. People from the audience will occasionally be subbed in for a race, with the captains coaching them to victory. Be there to have a chance to participate!

5:00 PM - Mario Trivia Main StageTrivia presented by Fandom, with Nintendo and Mario themed questions. The captains will compete and they will be able to use “lifelines” to get support from the audience.

Saturday, April 8

11:30 AM - Pictionary Creator Hub Stage The team captains will get their pencils out to see who’s the best at Pictionary live at the Creator Hub stage!

4:00 PM - Sajam: Will It Kill? Main Stage ‘Will it Kill’ hosted by Sajam - Sajam demonstrates in-game combos, and all team members and captains must guess whether the combo kills, or doesn’t.

5:00 PM - Blind Folded Tekken 7 matches Main Stage The team captains become the eyes of their team, coaching the team members to victory in a blind folded FGC tournament!

6:00 PM - RPS Battle Royale Creator Hub Stage The ultimate battle royale in rock paper scissors, come and compete against the teams and see what team that can collect the most wins across the entire challenge.

Sunday, April 9

11:30 AM - MattVsAll (Chess) Creator Hub StageCome and see Matt, the world champion in chessboxing, play against all the team captains AT THE SAME time.

3:00 PM - RESIDENT EVIL 4 activation Main Stage See the teams playing the new Resident Evil 4 title on the PS5s for one of their last chances to earn points!

4:00 PM - Easter Egg Finals & Closing ceremony Main Stage Come and witness the GRAND FINALS which will be an easter egg inspired trivia (the gaming kind) - plus don’t miss the finals for a special special bonus round at the end see how will be the Creator Gauntlet champion of DreamHack San Diego.

Want to become

A Creator Gauntlet CAPTAIN?

Creator Gauntlet
Activities Schedule

3:45 PM - Opening Ceremony
Main Stage Presentation of the Creator Gauntlet on the Main Stage. We will present the team captains and talk more about the concept and what will happen during this weekend.

4:00 PM - Mario Kart
Main Stage The captains will compete in a series of Mario Kart races to earn points for their teams. People from the audience will occasionally be subbed in for a race, with the captains coaching them to victory. Be there to have a chance to participate!

5:00 PM - Mario Trivia
Main StageTrivia presented by Fandom, with Nintendo and Mario themed questions. The captains will compete and they will be able to use “lifelines” to get support from the audience.

11:30 AM - Pictionary
Creator Hub Stage The team captains will get their pencils out to see who’s the best at Pictionary live at the Creator Hub stage!

4:00 PM - Sajam: Will It Kill?
Main Stage ‘Will it Kill’ hosted by Sajam - Sajam demonstrates in-game combos, and all team members and captains must guess whether the combo kills, or doesn’t.

5:00 PM - Blind Folded Tekken 7 matches
Main Stage The team captains become the eyes of their team, coaching the team members to victory in a blind folded FGC tournament!

6:00 PM - RPS Battle Royale
Creator Hub Stage The ultimate battle royale in rock paper scissors, come and compete against the teams and see what team that can collect the most wins across the entire challenge.

11:30 AM - MattVsAll (Chess)
Creator Hub StageCome and see Matt, the world champion in chessboxing, play against all the team captains AT THE SAME time.

3:00 PM - RESIDENT EVIL 4 activation
Main Stage See the teams playing the new Resident Evil 4 title on the PS5s for one of their last chances to earn points!

4:00 PM - Easter Egg Finals & Closing ceremony
Main Stage Come and witness the GRAND FINALS which will be an easter egg inspired trivia (the gaming kind) - plus don’t miss the finals for a special special bonus round at the end see how will be the Creator Gauntlet champion of DreamHack San Diego.