AUSTIN, Texas, April 9, 2021 — Independent game developer, ArtCraft Entertainment (ACE), makers of the soon-to-be released Throne War MMO, Crowfall™, today announced a strategic sponsorship with Razer™, the leading global lifestyle brand for gamers. Razer is the official Peripherals and Razer Customs Licensed Products Partner for the Crowfall game IP and also the Signature Sponsor of Crowfall’s new HungerDome™ Eternal Champions Series (ECS), a Twitch eSports tournament event coming in May.
Crowfall’s HungerDome competitive arena offers a unique spin on both persistent world and eSports gaming: a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) experience seamlessly integrated into a massively multiplayer universe (MMO). Pushing beyond the traditional two-team match, HungerDome offers an arena for up to 12 Teams (of 5 players each ) to compete, capturing strongholds, battling enemies and fighting for dominance in a short, action-filled match that ends in about 30 minutes. Players can field characters from the MMO—or select a champion from a list of pre-generated (and pre-leveled) archetypes.
The Eternal Champion Series is the first ACE-sanctioned tournament and will be hosted on Twitch.tv/CrowfallGame with all 10 rounds playing out during the month of May, through a series of Qualifying and Wild Card rounds leading into a Final match at the end of the month. Teams will compete for a total prize pool of over $50,000 ($25,000 in cash and more than $25,000 in prizes). In addition, participating Crowfall Drops-enabled streamers will also offer viewers exclusive “Twitch Drops” rewards (such as unique emotes, mounts, skins and other in-game items) during the tournament that can be claimed on entry to the game. Each round of the 10-event tournament will offer a unique and exclusive reward, only for viewers and only on Twitch.
This tournament is invitational. Players can sign up at www.crowfall.com, and create teams and apply to compete starting Tuesday, April 13. Team information can be found at www.crowfall.com/Teams and the Tournament Application can be found at www.crowfall.com/Eternal-Champions/application. The first Qualifying round will be held on May 1, with one Qualifying or Wild Card match every Saturday and Sunday throughout May, culminating in the Finals Round on May 30th.
“Nothing drives excitement for Razer customers and Twitch viewers like competition,” explains ArtCraft Co-founder and Creative Director J. Todd Coleman, “and HungerDome offers a new breed of PvP experience. We’ve taken the explosive character customization of a massively multiplayer online game and fused it with a high-stakes battle arena. We are excited to be pushing the boundaries of online competitive gaming and delighted to have Razer along for the adventure.”
Additionally, beginning today, members of the Razer community are invited to join the Crowfall Closed Beta for immediate access! Simply, click the Razer link at Gleam.io/aFcda/crowfall-beta-key-giveaway, to claim your code and then head to Crowfall.com/beta-key-giveaway to create your account and join the battle!
As an added benefit, players in the Razer community are being offered an exclusive reward: the Razer Serpent Sigil, a rare reward that grants +2% increase to Critical Hit and Critical Healing Chance.
Competitors in the ECS ’21 event will be competing for top products from Razer, where For Gamers, by Gamers is a serious commitment to top gaming products including ECS rewards like the Naga X mouse, the Black Widow V3 Keyboard and more. See the full list of prizes at Crowfall.com/Eternal-Champions/rewards!
Additional sponsors (and prizes) include:
- As a premiere partner, Alienware (a Dell Technologies subsidiary) will be providing each of the winning Finalists with one Alienware m15 R4 Gaming Laptop, Alienware’s most powerful 15" laptop ever. In addition, Alienare will be sponsoring the Alienware Challenge, an audience-engagement event during each Tournament round to allow select streamers to offer their viewers Crowfall swag such as hoodies, t-shirts and other collectibles.
- As series sponsor, Intel is providing each finalist on the 2nd and 3rd place teams with an Intel Core i9 CPU, helping these players achieve top performance in their continued quest for Glory, Wealth and Power in the Crowfall universe.
For more information on the Crowfall Eternal Champions Series sponsors and rewards visit Crowfall.com/Eternal-Champions/sponsors.
Razer Integration
In addition to the ECS Spring 2021 tournament, ArtCraft and Razer are pleased to announce the integration of Razer’s top-end gaming accessories with Crowfall and HungerDome, including Razer Chroma RGB support for Chroma-enabled gaming peripherals. These cutting-edge gaming peripherals offer Crowfall players a more immersive way to capture the throne, with color sequences triggered by in-game powers and native support for Razer’s most advanced gaming mice—with up to 16 buttons. Use the profile the team uses, or for those daring enough, customize your own! Lastly, Razer will be offering official Crowfall artwork for mouse mats and smartphone cases via Razer’s Customs program; available in a variety of sizes, emblazoned with one of many iconic Crowfall game designs.
“We’ve enjoyed this creative and technical collaboration with the team at ArtCraft,” said Justin Cooney, global director of partnerships for Razer. “I can’t wait for the players to experience the fruits of our work. Whether it be enjoying the immersion of Razer Chroma while playing Crowfall or choosing the Razer Customs Crowfall design that speaks to them, players around the world are in for an amazing experience.”
Join the battle or find out more at Crowfall.com/Eternal-Champions. For a folder of updated Crowfall assets including the new Crowfall video released today, link here.
About ArtCraft Entertainment, Inc.
Headquartered in Austin, ArtCraft Entertainment, Inc. is an independent developer and publisher of interactive entertainment for consumers around the globe. Founded by industry veterans J. Todd Coleman and Gordon Walton, the Company develops and publishes products on multiple platforms. For more information, please visit the product site at https://Crowfall.com or contact us via email at press@artcraftent.com. ArtCraft is part of the vibrant Austin, Texas game development community, which includes nearly 100 game companies and more than 2,000 game developers.
About Razer
Razer™ is the world’s leading lifestyle brand for gamers. The triple-headed snake trademark of Razer is one of the most recognized logos in the global gaming and esports communities. With a fan base that spans every continent, the company has designed and built the world’s largest gamer-focused ecosystem of hardware, software, and services.
Razer’s award-winning hardware includes high-performance gaming peripherals and Blade gaming laptops.Razer’s software platform, with over 100 million users, includes Razer Synapse (an Internet of Things platform), Razer Chroma RGB (a proprietary RGB lighting technology system), and Razer Cortex (a game optimizer and launcher).In services, Razer Gold is one of the world’s largest virtual credit services for gamers, and Razer Fintech is one of the largest offline-to-online digital payment networks in SE Asia.
Founded in 2005 and dual-headquartered in Irvine (California) and Singapore, Razer has 17 offices worldwide and is recognized as the leading brand for gamers in the USA, Europe, and China. Razer is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 1337).
About Intel
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About Dell Technologies
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