WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.,
April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- ROCCAT, the award-winning PC brand from leading gaming
accessory maker Turtle Beach (Nasdaq: HEAR), today announced a new
partnership with Gen.G Esports, a leading global esports
organization fielding some of the best professional teams and
players in the world across a variety of games. The new partnership
sets ROCCAT as the official PC gaming accessories partner for
keyboards, mice, and other PC peripherals of Gen.G's Overwatch,
League of Legends, and PUBG teams as well as their affiliated
streamers.
Through the new partnership, Gen.G's teams will be using
ROCCAT's latest gear, including the
groundbreaking Elo series PC gaming headsets, the
ridiculously fast and
fan-favorite Vulcan keyboards (like the Vulcan
TKL Pro – a recent recipient of a 5/5 Star Review +
Platinum Award from T3), lightweight Burst gaming
mice, and Sense mousepads.
Additionally, ROCCAT will be working directly with
Gen.G's players and streamers to create a wealth of unique,
engaging, and fun content for fans, as well as working with them to
build their insights and competitive knowledge into future
products.
"We're extremely excited to be extending our esports
partnerships to Korea with Gen.G Esports – one of the most
well-respected esports organizations in the world," said
Juergen Stark, Chairman & CEO,
Turtle Beach Corporation. "We're growing our business in Korea and
can't wait for the teams, their fans, and gamers in the region to
see why ROCCAT is fast becoming one of the most sought-after PC
gaming accessory brands."
"My roots are in competitive gaming and ROCCAT has a celebrated
esports heritage based on delivering products that genuinely
improve performance," added Rene
Korte, ROCCAT founder and General Manager for PC Products at
Turtle Beach. "We're excited to be building on that legacy by
partnering with Gen.G and their roster of elite players."
Gen.G Esports Co-President and COO Arnold Hur said, "We are very excited to partner
with a brand like ROCCAT and look forward to their
high-performance PC gaming products taking Gen.G Esports and our
content creators to a whole new level."
ROCCAT is known for combining detail-loving German innovation
with a genuine passion for PC gaming and has a history of creating
award-winning accessories. The brand recently launched its
latest Vulcan series keyboards
and Burst mice. These products feature ROCCAT's
ground-breaking Titan Optical Switch technology
that registers keystrokes and mouse clicks up to 100x faster than
standard mechanical switches and lasts twice as long.
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 Gen.G Esports
Established in 2017, Gen.G is the
leading esports organization connecting the U.S. and Asia. Ranked #6 in the 2020 Forbes list of the
world's most valuable esports companies, Gen.G is the only major
organization that owns and operates top teams in the world's
leading esports markets – China,
South Korea, and the United States. Its unique portfolio of
teams, winners of 7 global championships to date, includes the
Seoul Dynasty franchise of the Overwatch League; 2014 & 2017
League of Legends world champion team in South Korea; the world's top all-female
Fortnite team, based in Los
Angeles; the NBA 2K League's
historic expansion franchise in Shanghai; and top ranked teams in CSGO, PUBG,
and Valorant.
Gen.G's core mission is to help fans and athletes use the power
of gaming and esports to get ahead in and beyond the competition.
The company has quickly become a commercial and thought leader,
building a global, inclusive, and cross-cultural future for sports
entertainment. Its widely acclaimed initiatives include:
#TeamBumble, the leading team platform for the empowerment of women
in gaming; and Gen.G Global Academy, the world's first
fully-integrated academic esports program. Gen.G's teams, content
creators, and corporate staff work out of their offices in
Los Angeles, Seoul, and Shanghai.
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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