New Multi-Year Agreement Extends
Turtle Beach’s Relationship with OpTic’s Teams in Call of Duty, Gears of War,
and Counter Strike: Global Offensive, and Adds OpTic’s DOTA 2 and PUBG Squads
San
Diego, CA – May 1, 2018 – Turtle Beach (NASDAQ: HEAR), the leading gaming
headset and audio accessory brand, today announced a multi-year continuation of
its partnership with top esports and gaming entertainment organization OpTic
Gaming. The updated agreement will continue seeing Turtle Beach arming OpTic’s World
Champion Call of Duty and Gears of War teams, and OpTic’s Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO)
team with its Elite
Pro
line of gaming headsets and additional gear, and now extends and includes OpTic’s
DOTA 2 and PUBG squads. Additionally, other esports franchises under Infinite
Esports & Entertainment – OpTic Gaming’s holding company, are also a
significant part of this partnership expansion, with further details to be
revealed over the coming weeks.
2017
was an amazing year of achievements for both Turtle Beach and OpTic Gaming, and
2018 promises even more innovations and almost certainly more championships
with OpTic’s expanded roster of pro teams competing on more battlefields. For OpTic Gaming – known by fans as
the Green Wall – 2017 was among its most celebrated since its founding in 2006.
Hoisting trophies at the World Championships in Halo and Gears of War,
they also brought home their first-ever Call
of Duty World Championship. In parallel with OpTic Gaming’s success, in 2017
Turtle Beach remained the undisputed gaming headset market share leader, and
also launched the Elite
Pro – OpTic Limited Edition
headset as a testament to the partnership between the two organizations, and as
a tribute to the Green Wall’s dedication and commitment that enables their
historic achievements.
This
year, the Green Wall aims to continue its competitive dominance in Call of Duty, Gears of War, CS: GO, and
DOTA 2, and has recently entered the
Battle Royale scene with a top-tier PUBG
team, with Turtle Beach serving as the headset of choice for all OpTic Gaming
players and influencers. Additionally, Turtle Beach and OpTic are partnering on
exciting new fronts that include an even richer flow of content showcasing the
highs and lows of training and competing, as well as wider aspects of gaming
culture. OpTic’s teams strive to play at the highest levels of international
competition, and these new series will document and celebrate the hard work and
dedication it takes to be able to pull on the Championship Sunday white
jerseys. Lastly, Turtle Beach and OpTic Gaming are working together on the development
of new competition products, unique merchandise, and amazing fan events.
“The
expansion of esports leagues, competitions, games, and athlete demands is
constant, making our partnership with OpTic Gaming a key one. We’ve watched
OpTic evolve from being one of the world’s best competitive Call of Duty teams into a multidimensional
esports entertainment franchise, so we’re very excited to broaden our great
relationship to grow with them,” said Juergen Stark, CEO, Turtle Beach
Corporation.
Stark
continued: “We joined forces with OpTic Gaming in 2016 as we unveiled the
original Elite Pro Tournament Gaming
Headset, and their collaborative feedback has been pivotal to our success
in the space. Not only has OpTic helped us refine and expand our marketing
efforts, but they also help us develop, design, and enhance the audio supremacy
only Turtle Beach can deliver, whether that’s from the highest levels of
competition or from future esports pros picking up a controller for the first
time.”
Ryan
Musselman, SVP, Infinite Esports & Entertainment commented, “Throughout our
long-standing partnership, Turtle Beach has supported us with unmatched
excellence and products. Year over year, the team at Turtle Beach has
inherently understood the definitive needs of our players, and as we expanded
into new competitive titles they’ve been quick to ensure new players are
welcomed with strong products and top tier service. We’re excited to continue
teaming up with Turtle Beach in supporting our pro players, the Green Wall, and
the expansive esports community.”
In
renewing the partnership, Turtle Beach and OpTic Gaming solidify their mutual
pursuits of hearing everything and defeating everyone. Turtle Beach’s Elite Pro line has set the standard for esports
gaming audio equipment, delivering best-in-class audio performance for game
sound and team chat, plus innovative comfort-driven technologies to ensure
players stay comfortable and cool under fire.
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.
About OpTic Gaming
Founded
in 2006, OpTic Gaming is an industry-defining esports, media, and entertainment
organization. With an audience built up over a decade, they are widely
recognized for their extensive impact, passionately engaged global audience,
and astounding rate of competitive success. Their reach now includes teams in
every major esports scene, including both the League of Legends and Overwatch
League franchises.
About Turtle Beach Corporation
Turtle Beach (www.turtlebeach.com and http://corp.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. Amazing audio quality, crystal-clear communication, lightweight and
comfortable designs, innovative and advanced technology, 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 and mobile 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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