MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and
COLOGNE, Germany, July 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- ESL, the world's
largest esports organization, and Plays.tv, the video-sharing
platform for gamers, today announced a strategic alliance that will
give esports fans unprecedented access to the best of ESL's Intel®
Extreme Masters in-game action. Beginning with this week's Intel
Extreme Masters competition at Gamescom, ESL will for the first
time capture point of view (POV) recordings (complete with player
audio) of every player and make them available shortly after
matches finish, exclusively on Plays.tv, thanks to the new
partnership.
"We've always wanted to have POV videos available for all our
competitions, but previously it just wasn't feasible. Plays.tv has
made it fast and easy to capture and upload video directly from the
tournament PCs and we're excited to provide esports fans with a new
viewing experience," said Nik Adams,
Senior Vice President, Global Sales & Business Development at
ESL. "Now, even if you followed the action live on Twitch,
you'll also be able to go back and see precisely what each player
was seeing and clicking on, and hear what players were saying to
their teammates."
The traditional spectator-view VODs will also be available on
Plays.tv first, along with exclusive highlight reels and top plays
from the day's matches. Unlike traditional replays, Plays.tv
records matches in video format from a player's POV, including
in-game communications and mouse-clicks, and makes them almost
instantly available to be watched online, from any device.
"ESL and esports are a perfect fit on Plays.tv, which already
has a large, active community of pro and amateur players," said
Dennis "Thresh" Fong, founder and CEO of Plays.tv parent company
Raptr and the original professional gamer. "We and ESL believe that
the key to continued explosive growth of eSports is enhancing the
spectator experience and creating new ways for fans to engage with
the pros, and this is a big step in that direction."
To catch all the IEM action throughout the current season,
follow @ESL on Plays.tv at http://plays.tv/esl.
About Plays.tv
Plays.tv is a video-sharing platform and community for gamers
designed to let anyone easily capture, share and watch their
favorite moments with friends. Plays.tv is owned and operated by
Raptr, Inc., led by CEO and co-founder Dennis Fong. For more information about
Plays.tv, please visit http://plays.tv.
About ESL
ESL is the world's largest esports company, leading the industry
across various games with numerous online and offline competitions.
It operates high profile, branded international and national
leagues and tournaments such as the Intel® Extreme Masters, ESL
One, ESL Pro Series, StarCraft® II World Championship Series, as
well as grassroots amateur cups, leagues and matchmaking systems.
ESL covers a broad field of services in gaming technology, event
management, advertising and TV production, fully catering to the
needs of the esports ecosystem. With offices in Germany, Russia, France, Poland, Spain, China,
North America and partners in many
other countries, it has a truly global footprint
(www.eslgaming.com).
About Intel® Extreme Masters
Intel® Extreme Masters is the longest running global pro gaming
tour in the world. Started in 2006 by ESL, the competition features
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, StarCraft II and League of
Legends tournaments across multiple continents. ESL's online
broadcast of the Intel Extreme Masters reaches over 20 million
viewers on Twitch each
season. www.intelextrememasters.com
About Intel® Corporation
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation.
The company designs and builds the essential technologies that
serve as the foundation for the world's computing
devices. www.intel.com
ESL is a copyright of Turtle Entertainment GmbH, Intel is a
registered trademark of Intel Corporation, Counter-Strike is a
trademark of Valve Corporation, and StarCraft is a trademark of
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Other names and brands may be claimed
as the property of others.
Media contacts:
Plays.tv
Garth Chouteau
garth@raptr.com
415-602-8147
ESL
Anna Rozwandowicz
a.rozwandowicz@eslgaming.com
+49 177 3787070
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