San Diego, CA – May 11, 2017 – Leading gaming headset and audio
accessory company Turtle Beach Corporation (NASDAQ: HEAR) today announced two significant
steps that will strengthen its presence in the Australian market. First, Turtle
Beach has joined forces with SYF GAMING – an Australian professional gaming
organization fielding teams across a variety of competitive games, including Counter Strike™: Global Offensive, Call of Duty®, Battlefield 1™ and StarCraft 2®. As part of the new partnership, SYF GAMING teams and players will don
Turtle Beach’s professional-level ELITE
PRO line
of gaming audio gear tailored for today’s competitive gaming athletes.
Additionally, Turtle Beach is proud to announce a new Australian distribution
partner in Five Star Games. Effective immediately, Five Star
Games is working directly with Turtle Beach to expand the company’s overall reach
in the Australian market.
“Growing and expanding our business in int’l markets is a key
goal for us this year, and our new partnerships with SYF GAMING and Five Star
Games are two major steps for achieving this in the Australian market,”
said Juergen Stark, CEO, Turtle Beach Corporation. “eSports is growing rapidly
in Australia, and we’re excited to have SYF
GAMING join-up with us because they recognize the competitive value of
using the best gaming audio gear available. And via our new relationship with Five Star Games, we’re further expanding
our ability to bring Turtle Beach’s best-in-class gaming headsets and audio
products to a wider audience of Australian gamers.”
“We decided early-on that our organization would only ever
partner with businesses that share our value and passion for gaming, so we’re
very excited to start our journey with Turtle Beach, which we see as a massive
step for Australian eSports, and one that will capture and drive additional
attention of competitive gamers and spectators in the Oceanic gaming scene,” said
Mackenzie Lund, Head Business Manager, SYF
GAMING. “We’re always looking for new ways to provide a better
experience for our teams and fans, and with such a well-known brand like Turtle
Beach backing us, and their ELITE PRO gear in our arsenal, we now
have the highest quality headsets as well as an enormous range of gaming audio
solutions for our organization to capitalize on.”
“The experienced team at Five Star Games are ecstatic to be partners with Turtle Beach – the
world’s premiere gaming headset brand,” said Tom Dekker, General Manager, Five Star Games. “Through our strong
retail partnerships and an exceptional product portfolio, we look forward to
strengthening Turtle Beach’s presence and growing the category in the
Australian market.”
SYF
GAMING will be competing in the Call of Duty® World League Sydney Open 2, Presented by PS4™, hosted at the ESL
Sydney Studio and taking place this coming weekend, May 12-14, 2017. This
event follows the extremely successful Sydney
Open 1 event and will host the Asia-Pacific region’s most elite Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare
teams as they once again compete for a first place prize of 10,000 CWL Pro
Points and the lion’s share of a $30,000 prize pool. For more information
and for tickets to watch SYF GAMING
compete, visit the ESL Australia website.
The TURTLE BEACH® ELITE
PRO is the first gaming headset designed from the ground-up for today’s
generation of eSports athletes and hardcore gamers. The ELITE PRO’s
large 50mm Nanoclear™ over-ear speakers deliver more efficient, crisper
audio with less distortion for a game changing sound experience, while the Pro
Gaming Microphone with TruSpeak™ Technology provides crystal clear chat so
your commands are always heard. The ELITE PRO also features
Turtle Beach’s unique ComforTec™ Fit System – a revolutionary adjustment
system for truly personalized comfort, including AeroFit™ Ear Cushions –
where groundbreaking material technologies combine to deliver cooling comfort
as well as passive noise isolation and deeper bass response, and the patented ProSpecs™
Glasses Relief System – alleviating ear cushion pressure for gamers who
wear glasses.
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
SYF GAMING
Established in May 2007, SYF GAMING is an eSports
organization who compete from across Australasia. Our goal is to nurture
aspiring potential and grow the next generation of gamers. Over the last few
years, SYF GAMING has spawned a great deal of talent. We give new and
established talent the chance to compete at the highest level under the wings
of our well-structured organization. SYF GAMING consistently scouts and recruits
talent, giving a representation of the best of what Australia has to offer. We
strive to become a premier representative for eSports, working hard toward its
mainstream acceptance for the benefit of professional, hardcore, and casual
gamers around the world.
About
Five Star Games
Five Star Games is a new
turnkey solution in Australia and New Zealand that ensures you get the best
possible attention, awareness and results for your video games properties. The
team at FSG have a strong background in the sales, marketing and distribution
of entertainment products such as video games and associated merchandise in the
region. For more information on Five Star Games, visit http://fivestargames.com.au.
About
Turtle Beach Corporation
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 Eric
Nielsen
Director – EU
PR/Communications Step-3
PR
Turtle Beach Corp. (on
behalf of Turtle Beach)
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