San Diego, CA – February 06, 2017 – Leading gaming headset and audio
accessory company Turtle Beach Corporation (NASDAQ: HEAR) is pleased to announce a new
partnership with VfL Wolfsburg to become the club’s official eSports audio
partner. The deal will see VfL Wolfsburg eSports athletes wearing Turtle
Beach’s ELITE
PRO TOURNAMENT GAMING HEADSET and other gear in all
competitions, with the Turtle Beach brand incorporated into the heart of the club’s upcoming activities.
“As the leading gaming headset brand in the world we have
passionate fans in Germany and have been impressed with Wolfsburg’s involvement
in eSports, so we felt it was the perfect time to begin working together,” said
Julian Woods, Managing Director for Turtle Beach Europe. “The ELITE
PRO is the only
gaming headset built from the ground-up for today’s generation of competitive
gamers, so we look forward to providing the best gaming audio experience to VfL
Wolfsburg’s pro players, as well as to their fans.”
Echoing these sentiments, Steffen Grupp, head of
sponsoring and events at VfL Wolfsburg added, “We’re pleased to have Turtle
Beach as our new headset partner for our eSports team. We know that many of our
supporters play video games, and as a club we’ve shown our first mover position
in competitive gaming and further digital innovations in football. Together
with Turtle Beach we can be at the forefront of eSports competition.”
The partnership kicks off with the launch of a dedicated
VfL Wolfsburg Gaming Zone, where fans that attend matches at Wolfsburg’s
Volkswagen Arena will have the opportunity to play the latest video games and
trial Turtle Beach products on match days of the Bundesliga team.
For more information
on the latest Turtle Beach products and accessories, visit www.turtlebeach.com and be sure to follow Turtle Beach on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
About
Turtle Beach Corporation
Turtle Beach Corporation (http://corp.turtlebeach.com) designs innovative, market-leading
audio products. Under its award-winning Turtle Beach brand (www.turtlebeach.com), the Company is the clear market
share leader with its wide selection of acclaimed gaming headsets for use
with Xbox One and PlayStation®4, as well as personal computers and
mobile/tablet devices. Under the HyperSound brand (www.hypersound.com), the Company markets pioneering
directed audio solutions that have applications in digital signage and kiosks,
consumer electronics and hearing healthcare. The Company’s shares are traded on
the NASDAQ Exchange under the symbol: HEAR.
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For More Information, Contact:
Keith Hennessey
Director – EU
PR/Communications
Turtle Beach Corp.
+44 (0) 1254 517250
keith.hennessey@turtlebeach.com
Eric
Nielsen
Step-3
PR
(on
behalf of Turtle Beach)
202.276.5357
eric@step-3.com