Pat McAfee is a busy guy. His 2022 has been filled with plenty of career-defining moments including wrestling at Wrestlemania and being asked to host an alternate college football broadcast for Omaha Productions on ESPN2.
One thing some fans may not have seen coming is McAfee as a video game mogul. He announced on his show Tuesday that his show will be dropping a mobile game on Wednesday across multiple platforms.
“I’m very proud of it. Very excited about it and I think it’s gonna be – people are gonna love it!” he said.
He didn’t offer many details. Those will have to wait for release day.
The Pat McAfee Show is sponsored by FanDuel, and that company will be part of the game. The former Colts punter made it clear that this is not necessarily a sports gambling game. Producer Boston Connor added that he believes the game will only be available in states where it is legal to play FanDuel fantasy games.
He also said that while he and his staff came up with the idea, the game was built by a different company and they got lucky to be matched with the right people.
“We’ve been playing said video game in-office for the last couple of months I’d say at this point to kind of beta test through it all,” McAfee said, revealing that the game has been updated multiple times based on their testing.
The game is targeted to fans of the show. The crew did not want to make being an experienced gamer a barrier to entry for anyone interested in supporting their efforts. McAfee says the result is something that he is very proud of and believes will make an impact in the market.
“I’m the worst in the office at this game by far,” he admitted. “I think there is a benefit to being a gamer and playing games on your phone, but I can still play and enjoy. So that’s why I think it is a home run. I enjoy playing it and I’m not great at it.”
