Gamers face off in new cinematic action title in front of a live TV audience in Europe.
“The Showdown Effect is a blast, both literally and figuratively speaking, and brings back so many memories of sitting in front of the TV at night and watching tough guys like Arnold, Bruce and Sylvester pull off insane stuff. Sean Charles, Vice President of Communication and Marketing at Turtle Entertainment. “Now I’m able to do that myself in this 2.5D platform shooter from Paradox Interactive at the ESL TV Studio.”
“ESL is a key player in the eSports arena of the world, who continues to drive development and innovation, and we couldn't be more thrilled to partner up with them for The Showdown Effect and other upcoming projects,” said Mattias Lilja, Executive Vice President Production at Paradox Interactive.
The Electronic Sports League (ESL) is the largest and most important league for gamers in Europe consisting of more than 4 million registered members and more than 800,000 registered teams. ESL is operated by the company Turtle Entertainment GmbH since 2000 and offers more than 3,500 professional leagues and amateur ladders from a variety of games. Nearly 400.000 matches per month are being played worldwide using the ESL technology. The ESL website currently reaches above 2.5 million unique visitors a month and about 35,000 new players register every month.
