WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.,
April 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- ROCCAT, the award-winning PC brand from leading gaming
accessory maker Turtle Beach (Nasdaq: HEAR), today announced it has
entered into a multi-year partnership with the League Championship
Series (LCS) as the exclusive mouse and keyboard partner. The LCS
is North America's largest esports
league and third most popular professional sports league among
young adults in the United States.
As a lead partner, ROCCAT's participation begins with the 2021
Mid-Season Showdown Finals Weekend broadcast on April 10-11, 2021, and then continues into the
summer split in June 2021. In
January 2022, the partnership
restarts with the LCS Lock In Tournament, followed by the regular
season and culminating with the 2022 Mid-Season Showdown.
Additional years beyond 2022 are also part of the agreement.
ROCCAT's partnership will revolutionize the LCS fan experience by
creating first-of-its-kind collaborations and interactive
integrations that bring fans deeper into the gameplay during prime
spectator moments of the matches, and in showcasing their creative
visions of the game.
"This is a great moment for ROCCAT. I started the brand because
I wanted to create better-performing PC accessories that enabled PC
gamers to win more, and because I knew these gamers would create a
passionate community of fans," said René Korte, ROCCAT Founder and
General Manager of PC Products at Turtle Beach. "League of Legends
players and fans are some of the most ardent in all of gaming, and
the opportunity to integrate and introduce the ROCCAT brand to
millions of LoL fans, and to collaborate and meaningfully deepen
their connection to the game they love is an honor and a
privilege."
The LCS Mid-Season Showdown tournament is already underway and
culminates in what will undoubtedly be a highly-anticipated and
highly-watched Grand Finals on April 11,
2021. In addition, when the LCS returns to its regular
season broadcast, ROCCAT will outfit the LCS Arena & in-house
LCS Arcade with an assortment of its latest gear, including the
groundbreaking Elo series PC gaming headsets, fan-favorite
Vulcan keyboards, lightweight Burst gaming mice, and
Sense mousepads. The Vulcan Pro and Vulcan TKL
Pro (recent recipient of a 5/5 Star Review + Platinum Award
from T3) keyboards and Burst mice feature ROCCAT's all-new
Titan Optical Switch technology which registers keystrokes
and mouse clicks up to 100x faster than standard mechanical
switches and lasts twice as long.
"We are excited to welcome ROCCAT to the LCS family," said
Matt Archambault, Head of
Partnerships for NA & OCE Esports at Riot Games. "Being able to
work with a brand that exhibits the same level of passion and focus
toward their customers as we do with our players and fans is
something special. We've seen firsthand the quality of ROCCAT's
lineup and know their products are designed for serious PC gamers.
We can't wait to get started creating and delivering rich
experiences together for years to come."
The League of Legends community is zealous about the strategies
and tactics executed successfully by top players. To bring fans
deeper into these plays, key moments during match play and
tournaments will be replayed and analyzed by the league's
preeminent shoutcasters during the new "Flip The Switch Replay
Moment" that ROCCAT and the LCS are pioneering from the LCS Studio.
This ability to see the stratospheric play of some of the world's
leading League of Legend athletes in greater detail is invaluable
to the community.
For more information on the latest ROCCAT PC gaming products and
accessories, visit ROCCAT.org and be sure to follow ROCCAT on
Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. For the latest
information on Turtle Beach products, accessories, and stories,
visit the Turtle Beach website at www.turtlebeach.com.
About the League Championship Series
The League
Championship Series (LCS) is North
America's largest professional esports league, in the
world's most-watched esport: League of Legends. Now in its ninth
year, the LCS is the third-most popular major professional sports
league among 18- to 34-year-olds in the
United States. In 2021, the LCS kicked off with a refreshed
look and tagline ("made by many") to celebrate the fans, pros, and
teams that support and inspire us to be the future of sports.
Follow the LCS @LCSOfficial on Twitter, and tune into the LCS on
twitch.tv/LCS or youtube.com/LCS on Fridays, Saturdays and
Sundays.
About Turtle Beach Corporation
Turtle Beach
Corporation https://corp.turtlebeach.com) is one of the world's
leading gaming accessory providers. The Turtle Beach brand
(www.turtlebeach.com) is known for pioneering first-to-market
features and patented innovations in high-quality, comfort-driven
headsets for all levels of gamer, making it a fan-favorite brand
and the market leader in console gaming audio for the last decade.
Turtle Beach's ROCCAT brand (www.roccat.org) combines detail-loving
German innovation with a genuine passion for designing the best PC
gaming products. Under the ROCCAT brand, Turtle Beach creates
award-winning keyboards, mice, headsets, mousepads, and other PC
accessories. Turtle Beach's Neat Microphones brand
(www.neatmic.com) creates high-quality USB and analog microphones
for gamers, streamers, and professionals that embrace cutting-edge
technology and design. Turtle Beach's shares are traded on the
Nasdaq Exchange under the symbol: HEAR.
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