Plantronics (NYSE: PLT), a global leader in audio communications, today
announced it has been selected by Riot Games as the official headset
partner for Season 3 of the League of Legends World Championship Series.
Plantronics eSports headsets will be used exclusively throughout the
series, including the World Championship tournament. League of Legends
attracts everyone from beginners to pro players who demand the best
gaming peripherals available, and Plantronics headsets feature a
powerful microphone, superior sound quality, and long wear comfort
critical to successful competitive gaming.
“At Plantronics, we are big League of Legends fans and players, so we
are particularly thrilled to be the official headset partner of the
League of Legends Championship Series,” said Chuck Frizelle, Head of
Gaming at Plantronics. “Our headsets offer competitors a true eSports
tournament headset – designed to provide outstanding audio quality in
the noisiest LAN environments, while fitting comfortably for marathon
gaming sessions.”
“We wanted an official headset partner that produced a headset made
specifically for eSports professional gamers, while also offering
quality headsets to our audience at all gaming levels and price points,“
said Dustin Beck, Vice President of eSports at Riot Games. “Partnering
with Plantronics, we are able to provide an exceptional audio experience
for our players throughout the Championship Series.”
Currently the world’s most played online game, League
of Legends blends the speed and intensity of an RTS (Real Time
Strategy) with RPG (Role Playing Game) elements. Players form teams of
unique, powerful champions and battle head-to-head across multiple
battlefields and game modes. Throughout 2013, the best players on the
planet will compete in the League
of Legends Championship Series, a professional gaming league with
teams from North America and Europe, featuring multiple regular season
matches each week, as well as HD streaming broadcasts available globally
for free.
Providing audio excellence across multiple fields, Plantronics Gaming
offers a unique live environment eSports headset. Working closely with
Riot Games, Championship Series tournaments will exclusively feature
Plantronics headsets designed to isolate noise from the thousands of
dedicated League of Legends fans that come to experience live matches at
events such as Gamescom, PAX Prime and the League of Legends World
Championship.
At A Glance: Plantronics Gaming and the League of Legends World
Championship Series Season 3
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Tournament participants will use Plantronics eSports headsets
throughout the series, including the Season 3 World Championship
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Gamers will be able to experience Plantronics retail headsets at the
free-to-play LAN areas of various events including the Fall 2013 North
American and European Championships
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Weekly North American and European matches will be broadcast online.
More information can be found at Gamecom.Plantronics.com
