Millennial Esports Generating Strong Interest in Esports Racing with Global Competition Model
22 Mai 2018 - 6:37PM
Millennial Esports Corp. ("Millennial" or the "Company")
(TSX VENTURE:GAME) (OTCQB:MLLLF), a mobile video game
publisher focused on Esports and Racing, today provided a corporate
update covering the progress being made in growing the Gear.Club
user base through global competitions as well as potential
opportunities to leverage the company’s non-racing assets following
the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Professional and
Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA). With interest in, and
downloads of, Gear.Club growing in response to initiatives such as
the recently completed #DriveAnF1Car competition and the PASPA
ruling making possible new applications for the Millennial Esports
Tournament Platform, the company is currently pursuing strategic
growth on multiple fronts.
“Right now is a transformative time for the
company. Racing as an Esport is a proven winner that is a perfect
fit for a competition model and is loved by gamers and sponsors
alike for its ability to provide thrills without violence,” said
Alex Igelman, CEO, Millennial Esports. “Our Gear.Club mobile game
continues to perform in line with expectations as we perfect our
marketing, while our Eden Games division is on track developing
world class mobile titles for major brands as well as for
ourselves. Strategically we are in a good position as the other
assets we have built over the years are more valuable today after
PASPA and we are looking at strategic alternatives that are focused
on our pioneering presence in Las Vegas, Nevada, the entertainment
capital of the world.”
Gamers chase the chance to drive an F1
car with Gear.Club
Thousands of gamers recently chased their dream
of driving a Formula 1 car thanks to leading mobile racing game,
Gear.Club. The game’s #DriveAnF1Car Esports promotion was covered
extensively across social media and even had its own feature on Sky
News in the UK.
The top six gamers from the virtual competition
will now head to the UK where they will compete head-to-head in
real racing cars for the chance to drive a Formula 1 car. The six
winners will join Instagram and YouTube star Yannimize (aka Yianni
Charalambous), who recently won Gear.Club’s social media influencer
competition and told his 1.2 million followers all about it.
“Anybody can build a mobile racing game but few
can build a great mobile racing game,” said Mr. Igelman in
discussing the growing popularity of Gear.Club amongst influencers
and regular gamers alike. “The team at Eden Games has been building
great games for twenty years and that experience shows in
Gear.Club’s cutting edge graphics, realistic racing simulation, and
fully immersive environment.”
Gamers from 158 countries competed in the
Gear.Club #DriveAnF1Car competition – completing a total of 128,394
virtual laps for the chance to graduate to the Bedford finals. The
winner of the Bedford competition, along with Yannimize the YouTube
star, will drive a Williams FW33 F1 car in a once-in-a-lifetime
experience held at Circuit Magny Cours - the former home of the
French Grand Prix.
“To be able to go from the couch to the cockpit
of a Formula 1 car by playing Gear.Club on your phone is an
incredible opportunity,” said Darren Cox, CMO, Millennial Esports.
“It’s all part of our mission to provide gamers with the ultimate
driving experience in both the virtual and real worlds.”
Millennial Esports Tournament Platform
offers proven value post-PASPA
In response to the Supreme Court’s recent
decision to strike down PAPSA, thereby giving individual States the
right to legislate sports wagering, Millennial Esports is exploring
possible new applications for the Company’s competitive tournament
platform. As part of a repositioning of its assets in relation to
the Company’s focus on Esports Racing, Millennial is also exploring
strategic options for joint ventures, as well as sales and
licencing opportunities, for the tournament platform and thE Arena,
the firm’s purpose built Las Vegas Esports arena.
“In order to allow us to be completely focused
on Esports Racing moving forward, we are conducting a strategic
review to extract value from our non-core assets that we have
developed, updated, and maintained over the years,” said Mr.
Igelman. “In light of the recent PASPA ruling we feel our
proprietary tournament platform in particular possesses significant
intrinsic value.”
Having operated the tournament platform for
close to five years, the Company is confident it can be used by
licensed operators or Governments to offer their network the
ability to play Esports and other games that include the option to
wager money against each other in many different formats, such as
H2H, Team vs Team, and Ladders/Tournaments. In addressing concerns
that have been raised by some legislators regarding Esports’
susceptibility to manipulation, the Company is now taking counsel
from its Blockchain Advisory Board as to how to best utilize
blockchain technology to overcome issues facing regulators such as
cheating, collusion, and match fixing, with the aim of using
blockchain innovation to maximize the value of the tournament
platform.
About Millennial Esports
Corp.
Millennial Esports Corp. (MEC) is a vertically
integrated mobile gaming publisher leading a revolution to fuse
Esports Racing and professional motorsport through a global
competition model. MEC is utilizing its gaming franchises and IP to
engage millions of new players. Combined with its virtual and live
tournament platforms, gaming analytics capability, and motorsport
IP - including World’s Fastest Gamer - MEC is uniquely positioned
to become the market leader in Esport Racing.
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Media Contact:Gavin
DavidsonDirector, Communication
Strategy705.446.6630gavin.davidson@millennialesports.com
Investor Contacts:Manish
GrigoInvestor
Relations416.569.3292manish.grigo@millennialesports.com
Alex IgelmanCEO and
Director647.346.1888alex.igelman@millennialesports.com
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