LOS ANGELES, June 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- PLBY Group,
Inc. (NASDAQ: PLBY), parent company of Playboy Enterprises, Inc.
("Playboy"), announces the launch of a four-week series of
Playboy-branded gaming experiences starting Fri, June 11th and hosted on Skillz (NYSE: SKLZ),
the leading mobile games platform bringing fair and fun competition
to players worldwide. Playboy's Summer of Play tournaments will be
run in Skillz-powered games including Pool Payday, Solitaire Cube,
and 21 Blitz, which are all available in the app store for iOS and
on games.skillz.com for Android.
Together, Playboy and Skillz seek to provide an immersive and
innovative experience for Skillz's millions of registered
users and Playboy's customers. Players will be able to compete to
win unique Playboy-branded merchandise, including an array of
style, fashion, jewelry and home items.
Gaming experiences include:
- Pool Payday – A leading billiards game. You and your real-life
opponent take turns making shots and scoring points.
- Solitaire Cube – Stack cards into piles sorting them by suit.
Challenge yourself by competing against others in large,
multiplayer tournaments.
- 21 Blitz – This mix of 21 and Solitaire will keep you glued to
your screen making 21s and stacks of 5 cards. Find combos, streaks
and finish quickly to gain bonuses and maximize your score.
"We're thrilled to expand the ways our audiences can enjoy
themselves this summer by running tournaments on the Skillz
platform," said Rachel Webber, Chief
Brand Officer at Playboy. "Skillz's
unique value proposition of fun, fair, and community-driven mobile
gameplay is the perfect offering for our global fanbase."
For more information on Playboy-branded mobile gaming
tournaments on Skillz, visit playboy.com.
About PLBY Group, Inc.
PLBY Group, Inc. ("PLBY
Group"or the "Company") connects consumers around the world with
products, services, and experiences to help them look good, feel
good, and have fun. PLBY Group serves consumers in four major
categories: Sexual Wellness, Style & Apparel, Gaming &
Lifestyle, and Beauty & Grooming. PLBY Group's flagship
consumer brand, Playboy, is one of the most recognizable, iconic
brands in the world, driving billions of dollars in global consumer
spend annually across 180 countries. Learn more at
http://www.plbygroup.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the
"safe harbor" provisions of the United States Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company's actual results may
differ from their expectations, estimates, and projections and,
consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking
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statements include, without limitation, the Company's expectations
with respect to future performance, growth plans and anticipated
financial impacts of the Company's recent business combination, its
acquisitions and commercial collaborations.
These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and
uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ
materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements.
Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not
limited to: (1) the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's
business; (2) the inability to maintain the listing of the
Company's shares of common stock on Nasdaq; (3) the risk that the
business combination, recent acquisitions or any proposed
transactions disrupt the Company's current plans and operations,
including the risk that the Company does not complete any such
proposed transactions or achieve the expected benefits from them;
(4) the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the
business combination, which may be affected by, among other things,
competition, the ability of the Company to grow and manage growth
profitably, and retain its key employees; (5) costs related to the
business combination, acquisitions, commercial collaborations and
proposed transactions; (6) changes in applicable laws or
regulations; (7) the possibility that the Company may be adversely
affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors;
(8) risks relating to the uncertainty of the projected financial
information of the Company; (9) risks related to the organic and
inorganic growth of the Company's business and the timing of
expected business milestones; and (10) other risks and
uncertainties indicated from time to time in the Company's annual
report on Form 10-K, including those under "Risk Factors" therein,
and in the Company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The Company cautions that the foregoing list of factors
is not exclusive, and readers should not place undue reliance upon
any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date
which they were made. The Company does not undertake any obligation
to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect any
change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions, or
circumstances on which any such statement is based.
Contacts
Investors: investors@plbygroup.com
Media: press@plbygroup.com
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