UBISOFT REVEALS THE 2021 BRAWLHALLA ESPORTS PROGRAM FEATURING A 1-MILLION-DOLLAR TOTAL PRIZE POOL
SAN FRANCISCO — February 1, 2021 — Today, Ubisoft and Blue Mammoth Games announced its 2021 Brawlhalla® Esports program, with a total prize pool of USD $1,000,000 and five international championships planned from February to November 2021. Marking Brawlhalla’s biggest prize pool ever, the 2021 season demonstrates Ubisoft’s commitment to support the growing esports scene of its epic fighting game now counting over 50 million players worldwide.
Five international tournaments will be organized across the year. The 2021 season will kickstart with the Winter Championship: with a USD $75,000 total prize pool, this online tournament will happen from February 27 to March 14. Brawlhalla supports cross-platform play, allowing players to compete on any platform. Players will be able to register starting today, and more information is available here: www.brawlhalla.com/esports.
Later this year, players across the world will be able to participate in:
- The Spring Championship: happening online in April and May
- The Summer Championship: happening online in July
- The Autumn Championship happening online in September and October
- The World Championship: happening in November. More information on the format will be shared later this year
In these tournaments, all players will have a chance to earn winnings from the Brawlhalla esports program prize pool. Ubisoft and Blue Mammoth Games will also organize several invitational events throughout the year, including the Brawlhalla Pro Series, a four-week online competition with a unique new format that will take place in June. More details to come later on.
For more information on Brawlhalla Esports, please visit www.brawlhalla.com/esports and follow https://twitter.com/brawlhalla.
About Brawlhalla
Developed by Blue Mammoth, Brawlhalla is an epic free-to-play platform fighting game that brings players to the fight for glory in the halls of Valhalla. Choosing from more than 50 unique characters, players can jump into single-player and co-op modes as well as online and local competitions. Brawlhalla also supports cross-platform play between the Nintendo Switch™ system, PlayStation 4® and PlayStation 5® systems, PC, iOS, Android devices, and the Xbox One family of devices including the Xbox One X, Xbox Series X|S, where players can play custom games and queue together for all online matchmaking.
About Blue Mammoth
Founded in 2009 and acquired by Ubisoft in 2018, Blue Mammoth Games is a development studio based in Atlanta, Georgia. The experienced team specializes in online multiplayer games with large player bases.
Blue Mammoth develops Brawlhalla, a Free-To-Play fighting game on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Windows PC, PlayStation® 4 and PlayStation® 5 systems, iOS, and Android devices. Brawlhalla has over 50 million players and is currently the most played fighting game on Steam. To learn more, please visit: www.bluemammoth.com.
About Ubisoft
Ubisoft is a leading creator, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and services, with a rich portfolio of world-renowned brands, including Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, For Honor, Just Dance, Watch_Dogs, Tom Clancy’s video game series including Ghost Recon, Rainbow Six and The Division. The teams throughout Ubisoft’s worldwide network of studios and business offices are committed to delivering original and memorable gaming experiences across all popular platforms, including consoles, mobile phones, tablets and PCs. For the 2019-20 fiscal year, Ubisoft generated net bookings of €1,534 million. To learn more, please visit: www.ubisoftgroup.com.
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