Gfinity PLC Gfinity to host Xbox Gears of War 4 eSports events (7900F)

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01 August 2016

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Gfinity plc

("Gfinity" or the "Company")

Gfinity to host Xbox Gears of War 4 eSports tournaments

Gears eSports Pro Circuit for Gears of War 4 launched with $1m Prize Pool

Gfinity (AIM:GFIN), a leading eSports business, announces that Xbox and The Coalition, the video game developer, have revealed a new programme for Gears of War eSports that will be launched in October 2016 to coincide with the launch of the Gears of War 4 game.

Gfinity and Major League Gaming have been chosen as the two operating partners to host live events in an international circuit that will include venues in London, Paris, Mexico City, Columbus and Las Vegas. The starting prize pool for this international circuit will total $1m.

Full details of the International Pro Circuit for Gears of War 4 are expected to be announced shortly and a further update will be provided once the contract is concluded.

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About Gfinity

Founded in 2012, Gfinity has quickly established itself as one of the world's leading eSports companies. The London-based business enjoys strong relationships with game publishers, players and the wider eSports community and has already built a strong reputation for delivering high quality competitions, both on-line and off-line, and producing industry leading eSports broadcasts.

The Company has over half a million registered users, eligible to compete in its online competitions and stages world leading off-line events, which see the top players in the world, across a range of eSports titles travel to the Gfinity Arena in London to take part in competitions, which are broadcast on-line to millions of viewers around the world. The Company stages events featuring a number of top video gaming titles, across PCs, consoles and mobile devices.

The Company monetises the strong position that it has created through a combination of sponsorship, advertising, broadcast income relating to Gfinity's own events and through fees received for creating and delivering bespoke events for sponsors and game publishers seeking to engage with the eSports community.

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