Leading Gaming Headset
Maker Partners with Splyce –
One of the Most Dominant
International Esports Organizations in the World
San Diego, CA –
June 16, 2017 – Leading gaming headset and audio accessory company Turtle Beach Corporation
(NASDAQ: HEAR)
today announced a significant step to increase its presence in global esports
by signing a partnership with Splyce
to be the official audio partner for their console esports teams. Splyce currently
fields successful teams across a variety of competitive console games,
including Call of Duty®, Gears of War, and Halo. Splyce’s Call of Duty
team recently became the first European team to win a major international
tournament on U.S. soil, dominating the Call
of Duty World League Season One finals, and establishing itself firmly as a
top tier team in competitive COD.
Splyce’s Call of Duty team will be competing in the Call
of Duty World League Anaheim Open held at the Anaheim Convention
Center starting today through Sunday June 18, 2017. The tournament will feature
hundreds amateur and pro teams from around the world competing head-to-head in Call of Duty Infinite Warfare on
PlayStation®4 for a prize pool of $200,000.
As part of the new partnership, Splyce’s console teams
will be using Turtle
Beach’s Elite Pro Tournament Gaming
Headset, Tactical Audio Controller
and other Elite Pro accessories as
the team’s official audio gear of choice. Turtle Beach’s entire Elite Pro line is designed from the
ground-up to meet the demands of today’s generation of professional and
aspiring pro teams and players, establishing a new standard for esports gaming
audio performance and comfort.
“We’re thrilled
that prominent esports organizations continue choosing the Elite Pro – not just in the United States but around the world,”
said Juergen Stark, CEO, Turtle Beach Corporation. “Splyce is a proven force in
the competitive console space and now with the Elite Pro in their arsenal we can’t wait to help them achieve even
more success in the competitions ahead.”
“Being
able to provide our players with the best gear on the market is essential to
staying competitive, no different than for a basketball or football team,” said
Marty Strenczewilk, CEO of Splyce. “Turtle
Beach is an innovator in console gaming audio, and I can say with confidence
that we’ve accomplished that goal for our players with this partnership. All of
the players on our console teams were ecstatic when they found out they’d be
using Turtle Beach’s Elite Pro gear when facing the
rest of the best teams in the world.”
For more
information on the latest Turtle Beach gaming headsets and accessories, visit www.turtlebeach.com and be sure to follow Turtle Beach on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Ultimate esports
performance, ultimate comfort, and the ultimate esports audio setup designed to
help you dominate the competition…this is
Elite Pro!
About Splyce
Founded in 2015, Splyce is one of the top professional
esports organizations in the world. Its players compete across nine of the
biggest titles in Europe, North America, Latin America and South Korea.
Recently, Splyce partnered with Delaware North and the Boston Bruins in order
to utilize the resources of traditional sports to bolster the growing
organization. With a mission to become the first locally based team in the New
England region, Splyce is creating a local fanbase through fan engagement,
local events, and a Boston focused strategy in North America. Splyce is a North
American organization with a true global reach. Bearing notable results in
games such as Call of Duty (Worlds
Grand Finalist, current World League Champions), World of Warcraft (World Champions), League of Legends (European Grand Finalists) and Starcraft 2 (World Champions in all
three premier leagues), Splyce has cemented itself as a force to be reckoned
with in competitive gaming. Learn more at splyce.gg and on
Twitter at @Splyce.
About
Turtle Beach
Turtle
Beach (www.turtlebeach.com) has been revolutionizing console
multiplayer gaming since the very beginning with its wide selection of industry
leading, award-winning gaming headsets. Whether you’re a professional esports
athlete, hardcore gamer, casual player or just starting out, Turtle Beach has
the gaming headset to help you truly master your skills. Innovative and
advanced technology, amazing audio quality, clear communication, lightweight
and comfortable designs and ease-of-use are just a few features that have made
Turtle Beach a fan-favorite brand for gamers the world over. Made for Xbox and
PlayStation® consoles as well as for PC, Mac® and
mobile/tablet devices, having a Turtle Beach gaming headset in your arsenal
gives you the competitive advantage. 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