San Francisco-based Nex—maker of Nex Playground, an active play console for families and kids—is harnessing Dude Perfect’s trick-shot entertainment into its AI-powered, motion-based gaming system.

Nex has announced a partnership with Frisco-based Dude Perfect that will leverage the creators’ 60 million followers on YouTube—and over 100 million followers across all platforms—bringing increased awareness to the company’s core product.…

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Dig World—a construction-themed adventure park in Katy, Texas, that’s been featured on ABC’s “Shark Tank”—is breaking ground this coming Monday on its second location at Grapevine Mills mall in Grapevine. Slated to open in early 2026, the park will feature a full lineup of Caterpillar-branded attractions and an all-new Dude Perfect Zone featuring exclusive trick-shot challenges and interactive games.…

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Frisco-based entertainment team Dude Perfect is partnering with Regal Cinemas to screen “Dude Perfect: The Hero Tour,” a brand-new, immersive film experience designed for families and superfans alike.

An international release is scheduled in hundreds of theaters and will kick off with a premiere in Los Angeles before launching worldwide from Sept.…

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Whether you’re 2 or 82, you may have walked past a construction zone and dreamed of one thing—climbing aboard one of a giant bulldozers and scooping your way through the site.

Come next year, that dream could be a reality in North Texas for kids and adults alike. …

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“Obviously, 100 different reasons I can point to for why we love living in Texas and Dallas specifically.” 

Coby Cotton
Co-Founder
Dude Perfect
.…speaking about Dude Perfect’s newly announced 80,000-square-foot video production studio in Frisco at the Venture Dallas conference today, via the Dallas Business Journal.…

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North Texas innovators and investors are gearing up for an annual power surge as Venture Dallas announces the initial speaker lineup for its 2024 summit. Set for October 30 at the George W. Bush Presidential Center, the event will bring together entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and industry leaders, showcasing the region’s increasing strength in the VC arena.…

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Frisco-Based Dude Perfect—five former Texas A&M students whose “trick shot” videos have gained more than 100 million fans on YouTube—just pulled off another trick by hiring an NBA exec as the brand’s first-ever CEO.

Andrew Yaffe had been EVP and head of social, digital, and original content at the NBA.…

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“We’re willing to pioneer it and rip the Band-Aid off and go.”

Brad Alberts
President and CEO
Dallas Stars
.…on broadcasting live Dallas Stars games for free on the newly formed VICTORY+ streaming service, via the Dallas Morning News.

The Dallas Stars announced something Monday that no other major pro sports team ever has before: They’ve inked a seven-year agreement with A Parent Media Co.…

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Dude Perfect, the Frisco-based sports and entertainment group, and private equity firm Highmount Capital have forged a strategic partnership to back Dude Perfect’s growth and influence. The partnership includes a “nine-figure growth capital investment” that Dude Perfect will use “to pursue new opportunities and projects, add to their slate of creative partnerships, and build a robust management team to lead the group to new heights.”…

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“We can’t share all the secrets just yet but we’re going to add a lot of fun stuff to the office.”

Coby Cotton
Co-Founder
Dude Perfect
.…on Dude Perfect’s planned move to a new $3 million HQ at Jerry Jones’ Star Business Park in Frisco, via the Dallas Morning News.…

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The Samsung Galaxy Creator Collective is back for its third year and will be hosted March 27-28 at the Dude Perfect headquarters in Frisco. The on-site HQ event is by invitation only, but everything can be streamed on Samsung’s Twitch and YouTube channels starting at 7 p.m.…

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“We don’t want our business to be reliant on how many times we’re in front of the camera.”

Coby Cotton
Dude Perfect
.…on his team’s plans for a $100 million theme park/HQ, via the Wall Street Journal.

In September, we told you that Frisco-based Dude Perfect—five former Texas A&M students whose funny trick-shot videos have attracted more than 58 million YouTube subscribers and tens of billions of views—are planning a big new thing.…

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What started as “five dudes, a camera, and a friendly bet” has grown into a sports and entertainment group that’s amassed 58 million YouTube subscribers. Now its five co-founders are looking for a new home that highlights the stunts that brought them to fame, while serving as a destination for their many fans.…

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“LET’S GOOOO (TO OUTER SPACE)!”

Coby Cotton
Co-Founder 
Dude Perfect
.…tweeting with his Dude Perfect team about his space launch this Thursday on Blue Origin.

Dude Perfect, the sports and comedy group that’s been doing stunts, trick shots, and viral videos since 2009, is about to really take off.…

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OpTic Gaming has been instrumental in helping Botisimo grow. Now OpTic is the Dallas-based streamer tool startup’s new owner.

Frisco-based OpTic, one of the world’s largest esports and entertainment organizations, has announced acquiring Botisimo, a multi-platform chatbot tool for streamers. The deal, whose terms weren’t disclosed, marks Botisimo’s exit less than two years after its launch.…

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Dallas-based Botisimo, a provider of ‘the most powerful X-platform tools for streamers,’ has received $700,000 in initial seed funding.

Botisimo is essentially a way to scale your stream. With its arsenal of customizable cloud-based cross-platform solutions, the startup enables live streamers to better engage and chat with their audiences.…

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