This week Amazon announced the Mobile Masters 2018 event which will run between June 23-24. This a competitive series which will bring amateur and professional eSports players together to compete at Amazon’s HQ in a variety of mobile titles for a share of a $100,000 USD prize pool. Amazon is bringing the series back again after a successful run last year.
The popular competitive series brings together eSports players, of all experience levels, to compete in a variety of mobile titles. The event will be broadcasted out of Amazon’s new state-of-the-art streaming studio in Seattle, WA. 2018’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.
Marja Koopmans, Director of Amazon Competitive Gaming had this to say:
In talking with nWay and Game Insight, we recognized both developers were looking for ways to scale their competitive play. 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.
Taehoon Kim, CEO of nWay added:
Amazon’s Mobile Masters stage has given us a boost in establishing a foothold in the esports space. 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.
Anatoly Ropotov, CEO at Game Insight adds:
Survival Arena is built around tournament play, and Mobile Masters is an incredible way to celebrate our top players. 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.
More About Mobile Masters 2018
Qualifying tournament rounds start this Saturday, May 5th so head on over to the Amazon Mobile Masters site for rules and qualifier information and to get started! Qualifiers will be open to players of all skill levels and will be powered by GameOn, Amazon’s recently launched competitive gaming service. Interested players for 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 .
About GameOn
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.
