For Release July 18, 2018, 8 a.m. PDT
IRVINE, Calif. – Razer™, the leading global lifestyle brand for gamers, will roll out its annual Razer Experience Tour on July 19, starting in San Diego.
Aligning with comics, gaming, action sports events and universities, the mobile entertainment exposition immerses participants in an array of gaming and virtual reality technologies, testing their skills in custom-built racing pods.
Razer’s summer tour kicks-off in stride with Comic-Con International, and will be followed by stops at Rooster Teeth in Austin, Quake Con in Dallas, Wizard World in Chicago, and Music Midtown in Atlanta. Several campuses including University of Miami and University of Texas will also be visited before concluding this year’s road trip at UCLA.
Interactive demo stations will feature Razer’s newest gaming mice, keyboards, headsets and console products. Attendees can play popular games on high-performance, VR-ready Razer Blade series laptops, including the new Razer Blade 15, the world’s smallest 15.6” gaming laptop. The new flagship system from Razer has an 8th generation Intel® Core™ i7 processor and 144Hz display driven by an NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 GPU with Max-Q design. Additionally, the Razer Core X external graphics enclosure that brings desktop-quality graphics performance to ultra-portable laptops will also be on hand, powered with the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GPU.
The Razer Phone with its 5.7-inch 120Hz UltraMotion™ display and dual-firing Dolby Atmos speakers has impressed mobile gaming enthusiasts. Razer looks forward to delighting mobile entertainment enthusiasts with demo stations that include cinema content and latest high-fidelity games for Android.
Razer custom-built a “Social Claw,” an arcade-style crane that allows Razer Experience Tour participants chances to win swag or products when they Tweet from their tour stop.
Razer fans can also enter to win tour-level prize packs at each stop or via www.razertourgiveaway.com. Grand prize items include the new 15-inch Razer Blade laptop, a Razer Phone and a several gaming accessories. Three runner-up prize recipients will be awarded a suite of Razer gaming peripherals.
Interested parties may visit razer.com/razertour for a list of Razer Experience Tour stops and other information.
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, Blade gaming laptops and the acclaimed Razer Phone.
Razer’s software platform, with over 50 million users, includes Razer Synapse (an Internet of Things platform), Razer Chroma (a proprietary RGB lighting technology system), and Razer Cortex (a game optimizer and launcher).
Razer services include Razer zGold, one of the world’s largest virtual credit services for gamers, which allows gamers to purchase virtual goods and items from over 2,500 different games.
Founded in 2005 and dual-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore, Razer has nine 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).
