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Following last year’s successful series of esports events, Amazon is bringing back Mobile Masters from June 23rd to 24th. The popular competitive series, which will bring amateur and professional esports players together to compete in a variety of mobile titles, will be broadcast out of Amazon’s new state-of-the-art streaming studio in Seattle, WA. This year’s Mobile Masters will include the popular core mobile games, Power Rangers: Legacy Wars, Survival Arena, World of Tanks Blitz, and Critical Ops. The best players in these games will compete over the course of two days for a share of the $100,000 prize pool.
Power Rangers: Legacy Wars and Survival Arena will be running early round qualifiers for players to earn a spot at Mobile Masters in Seattle. Qualifiers will be open to players of all levels and will be powered by GameOn, Amazon’s recently launched competitive gaming service. GameOn allows developers to integrate competitions natively into their games across platforms and devices through a set of flexible APIs. Through GameOn and live esports events, Amazon offers developers unique ways to increase consumer engagement and helps make esports accessible to all players and spectators.
“In talking with nWay and Game Insight, we recognized both developers were looking for ways to scale their competitive play,” said Marja Koopmans, Director, Amazon Competitive Gaming. “With GameOn, they can now run qualifiers across the globe for Mobile Masters, identify the best players in their games, award prizes to participants and nurture talent creating a stronger sense of community. We’re thrilled to help these developers realize their vision and host their top players at Mobile Masters this summer.”
“Amazon’s Mobile Masters stage has given us a boost in establishing a foothold in the esports space,” said Taehoon Kim, CEO, nWay. “Now that we have integrated GameOn into Power Rangers: Legacy Wars, we’re already seeing significant growth in community engagement with our average weekly play time increasing by 28%. We’ve also seen fan interest increase around competitions and the ability to win real-world prizes. This is an incredible innovation that brings the physical and digital world together in a way that takes competitive mobile gaming to another level.”
“Survival Arena is built around tournament play, and Mobile Masters is an incredible way to celebrate our top players,” said Anatoly Ropotov, CEO at Game Insight. “Running qualifiers through GameOn allows us to identify the gamers who will earn their spot in Seattle, where we’ll find out who really has what it takes to survive. Amazon has shown a tremendous commitment to the competitive gaming scene, and with events like Mobile Masters and services like GameOn, they’re continuing to prove on that investment.”
Players interested in earning a spot at Mobile Masters in Power Rangers: Legacy Wars can join the qualifiers between May 5th -13th. Survival Arena hopefuls can compete in upcoming in-game qualifiers May 14th-21st. For rules and qualifier information, visit: www.amazon.com/mobilemasters . In late May, Amazon will announce the teams and players slated to compete across all four games.
For more details and updates about all livestreams and broadcasts, visit: www.amazon.com/mobilemasters
To learn more about GameOn, visit: https://developer.amazon.com/gameon.
