Popular Gamer Personalities Stream Call of Duty®: WWII in the 2017 Race to Prestige
November 02 2017 - 12:30PM
Business Wire
Event Proceeds to Support Call of Duty
Endowment’s Mission to Place Veterans into High-Quality
Jobs
Gaming personalities TmarTn, GoldGloveTV, iiJeriichoii, Hutch,
and VernNotice today announced they are reuniting for the Call of
Duty Endowment’s 2017 Race to Prestige, an around-the-clock,
relay-style video game marathon sponsored by ASTRO Gaming. This
year, the gamers will take on Call of Duty®: WWII, the
highly-anticipated new release from Activision. The event will be
streamed live from developer Sledgehammer Games’ studio in the
San Francisco area starting on November 2, 2017, at 10:00 am PT on
Twitch – twitch.tv/therace. It also can be followed on Twitter
through the hashtag #TheRace. It will run continuously through
November 5, 2017, at 6:00 pm PT, with appearances from special
guests, including cast members from the game. The premier partner
of the Race to Prestige this year is ASTRO Gaming, makers of pro
video gaming equipment. Scuf Gaming, creators of handcrafted
professional controllers and high-end gaming accessories, are also
supporting the event.
The Race to Prestige is gaming with a purpose, with the goal of
raising money for the Call of Duty Endowment (“the
Endowment”), which identifies and funds best-in-class veteran
organizations that get unemployed veterans back to work. In the
last year alone, organizations supported by the Endowment placed
11,615 veterans into jobs at an average cost-per-placement of
$619—less than one fifth the cost of federal placement programs.
Since the program’s launch in 2009, the Endowment and its grantees
have placed more than 40,000 veterans into full-time jobs.
The streamers have teamed up with stream-for-charity
website Tiltify, which encourages audience members to donate
as they watch. Every cent received by the Call of Duty Endowment
will go directly to funding veteran employment programs. In the
last two years alone, The Race to Prestige has raised $291,000 in
donations, which has resulted in placing more than a battalion of
veterans into high-quality employment. Additionally, Activision
Blizzard has pledged to match up to $500,000 in donations.
The streamers behind #TheRace include:
- iiJeriichoii’s content revolves around gaming comedy and
skits. He is well known for his high-energy and fun-playing
attitude. He has garnered more than 1,190,000 YouTube subscribers
and 688,000 Twitter followers.
- TmarTn is known for his tips and
tricks in Call of Duty®. He has worked with Activision to create
Call of Duty® strategy guides and is arguably the #1 source for any
Call of Duty® tips. This makes TmarTn a notable gaming resource to
his 3,312,500 YouTube subscribers, 1,064,000 Twitter followers and
600,000 Instagram followers.
- GoldGloveTV offers content
revolving around lets-plays and group multiplayer videos. He is
well known for his down-to-earth, genuine personality and
collaboration videos with other notable YouTubers. He boasts
1,350,000 YouTube subscribers, 430,000 Twitter followers, 1,257,000
Twitch followers and 175,000 Instagram followers.
- Hutch was one of the first
gamers in the YouTube world. He quickly grew in popularity until he
was hired as one of the faces of the Machinima Respawn channel. He
paved the way for many current YouTubers, and is now a regular
streamer on Twitch. He has 938,000 YouTube subscribers, 370,000
Twitter followers and 273,000 loyal Twitch followers.
- VernNotice has been active in
the gaming community since 2009. He’s a full-time variety streamer,
and has made a name for himself as one of the funniest on Twitch
with over 210,000 followers and 79,000 Twitter followers.
“Every dollar we raise for the Call of Duty Endowment goes
directly to placing veterans into quality jobs,” said Dan
Goldenberg, Executive Director of the Call of Duty Endowment.
“We’re grateful for the support from these awesome streamers,
Activision, ASTRO Gaming, Scuf Gaming, and all who participate in
the Race to Prestige.”
Since its start in 2003, the Call of Duty® franchise continues
to be among the most-highly anticipated game launches. Call of
Duty®: WW II is developed by Sledgehammer Games and published
by Activision. The game is set to be released for PlayStation®4
computer entertainment system, Xbox One, the all-in-one games and
entertainment system from Microsoft and PC on Friday, November 3,
2017.
About Activision Publishing:
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision
Publishing, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and
distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products.
Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, Brazil,
Mexico, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy,
Sweden, Spain, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia, South
Korea, mainland China and the region of Taiwan. More information
about Activision and its products can be found on the company’s
website, www.activision.com.
About the Call of Duty Endowment:
The Call of Duty Endowment is a non-profit foundation co-founded
by Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard. The Endowment helps
veterans find high quality careers by supporting groups that
prepare them for the job market and by raising awareness of the
value vets bring to the workplace. For more information about the
Call of Duty Endowment, please visit
www.callofdutyendowment.org.
ACTIVISION and CALL OF DUTY are trademarks of Activision
Publishing, Inc. All other trademarks and trade names are the
properties of their respective owners.
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