A big announcement has been made. The legendary ASUS sub—brand, known to everyone as Republic of Gamers (ROG), has officially signed Brock Somerhalder, the same “brawk” who took the MVP to VALORANT Champions in 2025. Now this pro has joined the ranks of the company’s ambassadors, and this, frankly, looks like a very logical move to increase influence in the niche of shooters.
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Brawk’s contract with ASUS ROG and the ROG Ace line
Actually, now Somerhalder will ride exclusively on the ROG Ace — this is such a special line of devices for pro players. Interestingly, however, ASUS decided not to reveal the details of the contract — neither the terms of the agreement nor the specific goals of cooperation have yet been disclosed. Apparently, they decided to leave the intrigue for later.
It’s worth considering that Brock became only the second personal brand ambassador this year. If you remember, the first one in May 2025 was Mathieu “ZywOo” Erbo from Team Vitality, a true CS2 icon.
ROG’s partnership with NRG and the VALORANT Masters tournament
ASUS ROG has long established a partnership with the NRG organization — the partners have been cooperating since 2023 and recently extended their commitments. Apparently, this collaboration is bearing fruit. To tell the truth, things are going well for NRG right now — after the triumph in Paris at the VALORANT Champions, the guys are preparing to storm the VALORANT Masters Santiago.
The tournament in Santiago starts on February 28. That’s where the heat will begin — the Swiss stage. NRG, who jumped on the running board of the departing train, taking third place at the VCT Americas Kickoff, will face the Chinese from XLG Esports in the first match. It looks like we’re in for a “family” derby — XLG also goes under the ROG banner.
The ASUS ROG expansion in esports and tournaments
is a game hardware publisher everywhere right now. The list of partners is impressive — there are both Team Vitality and powerful Asian teams like JD Gaming or NOVA.
In addition, the corporation has tightly entered the territory of the tournament organizers. An agreement has been signed with PGL for the entire 2026 season — now only monitors and system kits from ASUS will be available at all Dota 2 and CS2 events.
Unexpectedly, but the fact is that even Riot Games could not resist the power of the brand. At the LCK Cup final, which is about to begin in Hong Kong at the Kai Tak Arena, ROG will officially become sponsors of the hardware. Everything is very meaningful — the brand takes over the fattest pieces of the pie in the industry. By the way, if you thought that everything was limited to official press releases, then the most interesting thing is happening live, where you can watch the ROG hardware in real combat.
Where to watch brawk streams by VALORANT
Brock, in addition to his esports regalia, is a damn powerful influencer. His broadcasts on Twitch gather thousands of people who come not only to learn VALORANT skills, but also to see how the top new ASUS ROG products behave under extreme load. In truth, it’s easiest to follow this symbiosis of technology and talent through the player’s social channels, which are now literally bursting with activity.
Brawk Twitch Channel statistics and audience growth
On the Twitch platform, Brock broadcasts under the laconic nickname brawk. The main focus, as one would expect, is on VALORANT — from filigree clutches to emotional analysis of how Riot again “embarrassed” his favorite agents, for example, Sova with his invariable Odin. Judging by the figures for the last 30 days, the guy practically lives on the air: 93 hours of pure time with an average online of 551 viewers. The peaks of 1,485 people generally confirm that the audience of tactical shooters loves him. Apparently, the secret is in creativity: even in fresh locations like Corrode, he manages to find such gaps and timings that burn rivals.
If you want to support an artist, subscribing to the channel provides a classic set: unique emojis, badges and a complete absence of advertising. A standard sub costs 499 rubles, and, conveniently, you can always send a Gift Sub to your friends. Streamers of his level, in fact, live on this support, while the chat explodes with shouts of “Please Nerf This Agent” after another incredible frag.
Brawk Social Media and VALORANT Patch Analytics
If Twitch is a show, then Twitter (@brawk) is an operational headquarters. Here Brock throws out everything: from juicy highlights to stream announcements and caustic memes about the VALORANT meta. Along the way, he doesn’t forget to boost traffic to his other social networks, such as TikTok (@brawktagon). In fact, this is where it’s most convenient to catch patch parsing — for example, he takes nerf Corrode apart, proving that even with improvised setups, you can dominate.
Turning on the “bell” on his account is the right decision if you don’t want to dig through tons of trash on the main feed. This is, in principle, the fastest way to follow how a person evolves from a CS pro into a full-fledged VALORANT star. However, while Brock is entertaining the crowd, his tech patron is preparing something really big.
New ASUS ROG 2026 at CES and RTX 5090
At CES 2026, the ROG division celebrated its 20th anniversary in such a way that competitors seem to be coming to their senses for a long time. What the updated Zephyrus G16 is worth is that it has a heartbeat inside in the form of an RTX 5090 (at an honest 160W) and a Ryzen AI Max+ chip. Add here a Nebula HDR panel with a brightness of 1100 nits, and you will understand why the picture on it looks better than the reality outside the window.
But the real shock is the collaboration with Kojima Productions. The ROG Flow Z13 KJP tablet, made in the aesthetics of Death Stranding, looks like an artifact from the future. Inside there is a Radeon 8060S and a 180 Hz screen. Plus, the Keris II mouse was rolled out with some kind of exorbitant resolution of 42,000 DPI.
Among other novelties, it is worth highlighting:
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G1000 desktop: equipped with an AniMe Holo Fan holographic cooling system — it looks powerful, no kidding.
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Zephyrus Duo 16: Two 3K OLED screens and liquid metal instead of the usual thermal paste.
Brand news is released weekly, from new AI chips like Dynamic Shadow Boost to advanced PG27UCWM monitors with OLED Care Pro technology.
Twitch brawk subscription and viewer bonuses
If you decide to get hooked on Brock’s streams, then subscriptions for 1, 3 or 6 months are the most logical way. It’s nice that even for users from Russia there are workarounds through services like Kupikod, so there shouldn’t be any problems with paying with cards. For the “sub” you get not only priority in the chat, but also access to VOD archives – this is, let’s say, the perfect tutorial for playing for Sova.
Naturally, if the stream is offline, the subscription will last by itself, but no one prevents you from canceling it. For the most dedicated fans, there is a Tier 2/3 with personal greetings on the air. Statistics are a stubborn thing: the brawk channel on Twitch is growing by 20% every month, and it’s clearly not going to stop.
As for the official ROG channels, this is a real epicenter of insiders. There are already more than 545,000 people on VK (@rog) discussing the new Zephyrus, and in the Telegram chat (@rog_chat) you can always find those who will help you set up the software. For those who like a brighter picture, there is Instagram and TikTok with short RTX 5090 demos. You can subscribe to all this absolutely for free — just enable notifications in Telegram (t.me/asus_republic_of_gamers ) to be the first to learn about KJP-level collaborations.
All these threads, from Brock’s streams to holographic PCs, are woven into a single ecosystem that already defines the face of tomorrow’s gaming.
