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marzo 19, 2021 - Sony

Sony interactive entertainment and new esports venture, rts, jointly acquire the evolution championship series (evo)

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~Iconic fighting game tournament to return in August with Evo #online, featuring Guilty Gear™ -Strive-, Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate, Street Fighter V: Champion Edition and Tekken 7~

SAN MATEO, Calif., March 18, 2021 - #sony Interactive Entertainment LLC ("SIE") and RTS, a new venture born out of Endeavor's esports #business, announced today that they have acquired the assets and properties of the Evolution Championship Series ("Evo"), the world's largest fighting game event, from Triple Perfect, Inc., through a joint venture esports #partnership.

Through this new #partnership, Tony and #tomcannon, co-founders of Evo, will continue to be closely involved as key advisors to ensure that Evo remains a one-of-a-kind, grassroots competitive platform for fighting game players and fans around the globe. This #collaboration will propel Evo even further as the premier fighting game tournament and foster the continued growth of the competitive gaming community on all platforms.

With the support of world-class publishers, Evo is returning this year as Evo #online, a fully #online competition taking place August 6 - 8 and 13 -15. Entry will be free, and players in #northamerica, #europe, #asia and Latin America* will be able to compete in #bandainamco Entertainment's Tekken 7, Capcom's Street Fighter V: Champion Edition, #warnerbros. Games'Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate**, and Arc System Works' Guilty Gear™ -Strive- in an open format. The #online qualifiers will be livestreamed for fans, and more details will be shared in the coming weeks on evo.gg.

"Fighting games have been a vital part of PlayStation's legacy and our community since the very beginning, and we've been thrilled to partner with Evo over the years," said #stevenroberts, VP, Global Competitive Gaming, SIE. "This joint acquisition with RTS marks a new chapter of #collaboration with Evo's co-founders, Tom and #tonycannon, and their passionate community of fighting game fans."

"Evo is a unique and iconic community unlike any other in the fighting game space, and we're proud to be partnering with the SIE team and the legends that are Tom and Tony—as well as #markjulio as Head of #business Development—to help grow Evo," said Stuart Saw, CEO, RTS. "We've got so many exciting plans in store for this year and beyond."

"Tom and I are incredibly excited by the #partnership with SIE and RTS," said #tonycannon, co-founder of Evo. "Both companies bring a wealth of experience and share our passion for what makes the fighting game community so great. We are looking forward to working with them to launch Evo to the next level while remaining true to our roots."

As a result of the acquisition, Evo will be operated by the recently formed joint venture between SIE and RTS. Terms of this transaction including the acquisition cost and ownership split of the joint venture are not disclosed due to contractual commitments.

*Players in the following locations are eligible to participate: United States, Canada, Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Venezuela, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Ecuador, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile, Argentina, Ireland, UK, France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Western Russia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.
** Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate will only operate in #northamerica, #europe and #latinamerica regions.