Gfinity PLC Gfinity to host Xbox Gears of War 4 eSports events (7900F)
01 August 2016 - 4:01PM
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Gfinity PLC
01 August 2016
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Gfinity plc
("Gfinity" or the "Company")
Gfinity to host Xbox Gears of War 4 eSports tournaments
Gears eSports Pro Circuit for Gears of War 4 launched with $1m
Prize Pool
Gfinity (AIM:GFIN), a leading eSports business, announces that
Xbox and The Coalition, the video game developer, have revealed a
new programme for Gears of War eSports that will be launched in
October 2016 to coincide with the launch of the Gears of War 4
game.
Gfinity and Major League Gaming have been chosen as the two
operating partners to host live events in an international circuit
that will include venues in London, Paris, Mexico City, Columbus
and Las Vegas. The starting prize pool for this international
circuit will total $1m.
Full details of the International Pro Circuit for Gears of War 4
are expected to be announced shortly and a further update will be
provided once the contract is concluded.
Enquiries:
Gfinity plc www.gfinityplc.com
Neville Upton, Chief Executive Via Walbrook PR
Officer
Allenby Capital Limited Tel. +44 (0)20 3328 5656
(Nominated Adviser & Broker)
Jeremy Porter / John Depasquale
/ James Thomas
Walbrook PR (PR & IR advisers) Tel: +44 (0)20 7933 8780
or gfinity@walbrookpr.com
Paul McManus / Paul Cornelius Mob: 07980 541 893 / 07866
/ Sam Allen 384 707 / 07884 664 686
About Gfinity
Founded in 2012, Gfinity has quickly established itself as one
of the world's leading eSports companies. The London-based business
enjoys strong relationships with game publishers, players and the
wider eSports community and has already built a strong reputation
for delivering high quality competitions, both on-line and
off-line, and producing industry leading eSports broadcasts.
The Company has over half a million registered users, eligible
to compete in its online competitions and stages world leading
off-line events, which see the top players in the world, across a
range of eSports titles travel to the Gfinity Arena in London to
take part in competitions, which are broadcast on-line to millions
of viewers around the world. The Company stages events featuring a
number of top video gaming titles, across PCs, consoles and mobile
devices.
The Company monetises the strong position that it has created
through a combination of sponsorship, advertising, broadcast income
relating to Gfinity's own events and through fees received for
creating and delivering bespoke events for sponsors and game
publishers seeking to engage with the eSports community.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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