Amber Dalton | |
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 Dalton at the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo | |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Athena Twin |
| Occupation | Computer gamer |
Amber Dalton is an American professional esports player and co-founder of PMS Clan Inc. She used the handle Athena Twin.
Dalton is from San Antonio, Texas.
Dalton was a pro gamer (under the alias "Athena Twin"), in 2007 she was ranked in the top 10 players of Fight Night. [1] In 2002, with her twin sister, Amy Brady, Dalton co-founded PMS Clan Inc., one of the oldest and largest competitive gaming communities for women. It was once the largest clan for the Xbox Live platform. [2] [3] [4] [5] In the present day, it has 57,588 unique members.
Topics in the PMS Clan forum include: Tech talk, clan pages for various games, and sub-subsections for PC, PlayStation and the Xbox for discussing various games. She has been the main face of the clan; in 2005, MTV had her demonstrate the Xbox 360 console, [6] and Next Generation Business named her one of the "Game Industry's 100 Most Influential Women" for the organization's work at dispelling stereotypes about women in gaming and creating a safe space for female gamers. [7]
Dalton left a job in finance to concentrate on pro gaming and to run PMS Clan, which she self-funded until she attracted sponsorship and incorporated. [1] [2] Since 2011, she has worked at Twitch, where she is director of Marketing Events. [8] [9] Dalton handed over the management of PMS Clan to Regina Wu in 2013. [10] [8]
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