Chinese sports and gaming multinationals set to meet with ePlay team later this month
TORONTO, Nov. 07, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ePlay Digital Inc. (CSE:EPY) is pleased to confirm meetings have been arranged with some of the largest gaming and social media enterprises in China as well as Chinese hedge funds that specialize in sports and esports investments.
The company will be in China the week of Nov 19 discussing ePlay Digital and its flagship mobile game and technology platform, Big Shot™. Meetings will be conducted in multiple cities.
“ePlay is well prepared to promote Big Shot and our mobile-first esports gaming platform to the mobile gaming market leaders in China,” says Trevor Doerksen, CEO of ePlay Digital. “Our unfair technical and marketing advantages accelerate adoption and eliminate competition for the Big Shot esports series as we roll out regionally and internationally.”
Philip Chen, ePlay Board Advisor comments, “The exposure for Big Shot will be extensive as we have targeted large enterprises that all have connectivity into gaming and esports. The Chinese market is driven by a mobile-first philosophy and this dovetails with ePlay’s existing and emerging products.”
The forces of mobile gaming, esports streaming, augmented reality, product placement, and location-based advertising converge as mobile game playing audiences are multiplied multiple times through advanced engagement with increasing esports viewing audiences. China Daily recently reported the 2018 Chinese esports market will reach USD $18 billion with over 430 million players and viewers.
About ePlay
ePlay Digital Inc. is a mobile game creator and publisher specializing in sports, esports and entertainment augmented reality titles, including their new flagship title Big Shot™ Basketball. ePlay is operated by an award-winning team of sports, gaming and esports leaders as well as broadcast and digital technology industry experts, software engineers and athletes who have brought dozens of game titles to market for companies including Time Warner Cable, ESPN, Sony Pictures, AXS TV, Intel, AXN, Fiat, CBS, and others.
ePlay’s wholly owned subsidiary, Mobovivo esports™ specializes in augmented reality, mobile game development and mobile esports streaming.
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