Millennial Esports Enables Racing Gamers to Jump from Mobile Phones to F1 Cars
20 Septiembre 2018 - 7:45AM
Millennial Esports Corp. ("Millennial" or the "Company",
TSX VENTURE: GAME, OTCQB: MLLLF), today announced that it
has successfully concluded its latest online Gear.Club competition
by providing two gamers with the opportunity to drive a real F1
car. Dr. Henrik Drue (Denmark) and Saidur Ali (UK) proved to be the
fastest of the millions of drivers who have downloaded the
Gear.Club mobile racing game. Their reward was not in game tokens
or merchandise, but two days of driving at a pair of race circuits
including the famous and historic French F1 track, Magny Cours, in
cars such as Le Mans prototypes, BMW M4s, and the ultimate joyride
- a Williams Formula 1 car.
“As the automotive industry rushes towards
investment in gaming platforms and Esports, Millennial and our in
house game studio Eden Games continue to deliver substantial
programmes for the millions of Esports racing fans across the
globe,” said Millennial Esports CMO, Darren Cox. “We will continue
to surprise gamers with new and innovative ‘money can’t buy’
experiences.”
Head of motorsport operations for Millennial
Esports, Jof Cox was on site at the F1 track and was amazed at the
gamers’ performances. “From World’s Fastest Gamer we knew that as a
surgeon Henrik is very methodical in his approach and he brought
the same discipline to the F1 drive. But even after having been
involved in Esports racing for more than 6 years with GT Academy I
could not have been more impressed with Saidur. He was flat out and
on the rev limiter on lap one. His terminal speed was more than 180
miles an hour. With more time and coaching this guy could be very
competitive in the real world.”
The ‘Drive an F1 Car’ competition comes between
seasons of World’s Fastest Gamer Powered by Millennial Esports. The
first season, in four specially created episodes, was recently
broadcast in its entirety in the United States on ESPN. More
showings are planned by the leading sports network throughout the
remainder of the Formula 1 season. An announcement concerning the
second season of World’s Fastest Gamer is expected before the end
of 2018.
“When we were designing these competitions, I
don’t think even we expected the gamers to be this good,” said
Millennial Esports CEO Stephen Shoemaker, who was so delighted with
the skills of the gamers he decided to give two drivers the chance
to enjoy the grand prize of driving an F1 car. “Getting to see
their skills, as well as the overwhelming response to our contests,
just motivates us to go even bigger and better in the future.”
About Millennial Esports
Corp.Millennial Esports Corp. (MEC) is a vertically
integrated mobile gaming publisher leading a revolution to fuse
esports racing and professional motorsport through a global
competition model. MEC is utilizing its gaming franchises and
intellectual property (IP) to engage millions of new players.
Combined with its virtual and live tournament platforms, gaming
analytics capability, and motorsport IP - including World’s Fastest
Gamer - MEC is uniquely positioned to become the market leader in
Esports Racing. Cautionary Statement on
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Media Contact:Gavin
DavidsonDirector, Communication
Strategy705.446.6630gavin.davidson@millennialesports.com
Investor Contacts:Manish
GrigoInvestor
Relations416.569.3292manish.grigo@millennialesports.com
Alex IgelmanExecutive Chairman and
Director647.346.1888alex.igelman@millennialesports.com
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