Intel Showcases Extraordinary PC Gaming and VR Experiences at E3; Announces $1 Million Intel Grand Slam for Esports
June 12 2017 - 12:45PM
Business Wire
Intel Inks Landmark Esports Partnership with
ESL, Reveals New VR Esports Tournaments, Announces Pre-Orders for
Intel® Core™ X-series Processor Family
Today, on the eve of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3),
Intel demonstrated a lineup of new games and technology, and
revealed several new initiatives, including partnerships with ESL*,
Oculus* and Ready At Dawn Studios* that will take PC gaming to the
next level. With more than 1.3 billion PC gamers worldwide, the PC
platform continues to be the top choice for the best gaming
experiences.
The company also announced timing for the new Intel® Core™
X-series processor family. The 4- to 10-core processors will be
available for pre-order beginning on June 19 and will start
shipping to consumers the following week. Availability for the rest
of the family will soon follow, with the 12-core Intel Core
i9-7920X X-series processor expected to start shipping in August,
and the Intel Core i9-7940X X-series processor, Intel Core
i9-7960X X-series processor and 18-core Intel Core i9-7980X
Extreme Edition processor, expected to start shipping in
October.
“Intel’s heritage in gaming has been built around technical
innovation that brings to life amazing experiences – and it’s also
an area where we want to keeping pushing the limits of what’s
possible with our technology,” said Gregory Bryant, senior vice
president and general manager of the Client Computing Group at
Intel Corporation. “From giving the world its first look at our
upcoming Intel Core i9 Extreme Edition processor to accelerating
esports and the future of VR esports, we’re excited to be part of
one of the strongest PC gaming showcases at E3 in recent
years.”
BEST-IN-CLASS PC GAMING WITH NEW INTEL CORE X-SERIES
The Intel Core X-series line up is Intel’s most powerful,
scalable and accessible high-end desktop processor family ever.1
With a wide range of options and price points to match, the
X-series opens the door for a whole new level of experiences and
capability for gamers and content creators of all levels and
interests. At the top of the stack is the new Intel® Core™ i9
Extreme Edition processor, the first consumer desktop CPU with 18
cores and 36 threads of power to handle all the megatasking demands
of gaming, VR, content creation and more. More information is
available on the Intel Core X-series web site.
LANDMARK ESPORTS PARTNERSHIP
ESL, the world’s largest esports company, and Intel announced
today that they are expanding their 15-year partnership to further
advance the worldwide growth and development of esports. As ESL’s
official technology partner, Intel will help grow all of ESL’s
esports events around the globe and deliver a world-class
experience for competitors and viewers. Intel’s technology will
make up the backbone of ESL’s esports events, studios and
broadcasting operations, with all amateur and pro tournament PCs
running the latest Intel® Core™ i7 processors and all of ESL’s
production hardware running on a combination of Intel® Core™ and
Intel® Xeon® processors.
The two companies also revealed the Intel® Grand Slam for
“Counter Strike: Global Offensive” (“CS:GO”) that will offer a
bonus $1 million prize, awarded to the first team that wins four
“CS:GO” competitions by ESL and DreamHack in a 12-month period.
This is in addition to the rest of their winnings. Qualifying
events include the Intel Extreme Masters, ESL One, ESL Pro League
and DreamHack Masters series.
ACCELERATING VIRTUAL REALITY
In addition, Intel announced several partnerships and
investments to accelerate pro-competitive VR gaming (VR esports)
and to help accelerate the global growth of esports, including
premier events like the Intel Extreme Masters. This includes:
- A partnership with Ready At Dawn
Studios to release “Echo Arena” as a free download for all Oculus
Rift owners for three months starting on July 20. In “Echo Arena” –
the fast-paced competitive multiplayer mode for “Lone Echo” – teams
of up to five players face off against the competition in a zero
gravity clash of robotic glory as competitors glide, boost and
punch their way to scoring goals in a breathtaking virtual
arena.
- A collaboration with ESL and Oculus to
launch the VR Challenger League. The competitive VR gaming series
begins in July and features both “The Unspoken” from Insomniac
Games and “Echo Arena” from Ready At Dawn Studios. The VR esports
competition will take place online and at key events with players
from around the world, with the finals taking place at the Intel
Extreme Masters World Championship in Katowice, Poland, in
2018.
Demonstrating other innovations in VR, Linkin Park joined Intel
to announce a brand new addition to their ongoing partnership.
Linkin Park Destination powered by Spatialand and Intel will help
the band extend its social media engagement with fans via a curated
experience in VR – from the studio to on tour to anywhere in
between. Available in July, fans can enter into the VR destination
via the Spatialand app to access Linkin Park’s music, interact with
the band, sign up for contests, buy merchandise, and even unlock
secret fan experiences and events created by the band.
About Intel
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make the most amazing experiences possible. Information about Intel
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others.
1 Based on SPECint_rate_base2006 n-copy using Intel® Core™
i9-7900X vs Intel® Core™ i7-6950X.
Software and workloads used in performance tests may have been
optimized for performance only on Intel microprocessors.
Performance tests, such as SYSmark and MobileMark, are measured
using specific computer systems, components, software, operations
and functions. Any change to any of those factors may cause the
results to vary. You should consult other information and
performance tests to assist you in fully evaluating your
contemplated purchases, including the performance of that product
when combined with other products. For more complete information
visit www.intel.com/benchmarks.
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