Enthusiast Gaming Expands League Of Legends Presence, Joins Riot Games’ North American Challengers League

(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Luminosity Gaming to compete in North American League of Legends esports beginning in Spring of 2025

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc. (“Enthusiast Gaming'' or the“Company”) (TSX: EGLX), a leading gaming media and entertainment company, today announced that Luminosity Gaming, the company's esports division, is expanding into League of Legends by joining the North American Challengers League (“NACL”) beginning in the Spring of 2025.

League of Legends continues to dominate the global esports ecosystem, with this year's League of Legends World Championship reaching more than 6.9 million peak concurrent viewers across the globe, breaking esports viewership records. League of Legends is also seeing continued growth and success outside of esports with their recent animated show, Arcane, becoming the most expensive animated show ever created.

Luminosity will aim to transition its success from other esports titles including other MOBAs such as Pokémon Unite where they are the 2023 World Champions and 2024 LAIC Champions.

“We're very excited about Luminosity's new entry into League of Legends,” said Alex Gonzalez, SVP of Talent, Gaming & Marketing for Enthusiast Gaming.“The NACL represents an extremely cost-effective way for us to participate meaningfully in League of Legends esports, while the changes to the LCS and NACL promotion system means we have a direct path to promotion into the top ranks of competitive League of Legends in North America if and when we can field a championship roster. We expect to be immediately competitive in our first year in the NACL and plan to work closely with Riot to help grow the North American competitive scene.”

On a monthly basis, League of Legends is played by over 27 million unique players in North America alone, with over 10 million of those players leveraging Enthusiast Gaming's U.GG property. U.GG is the number one League of Legends analytics platform in North America, providing the best League of Legends data, builds & content for players to enhance their gameplay and continue their climb into the game's top ranks. By strategically aligning the Company's Luminosity esports division with the content drivers underlying Enthusiast's highly engaged communities, the Company is able to create more points of engagement and a cohesive narrative throughout its user acquisition funnel, while simultaneously providing Enthusiast with a variety of new and unique ways to execute and activate brand sponsorships and campaigns across the League of Legends community through the combined success of two of its flagship properties, Luminosity Gaming and U.GG.

About Enthusiast Gaming
Enthusiast Gaming is the leading gaming media and entertainment company in North America, building the largest platform for video game enthusiasts and esports fans to connect and compete worldwide. Combining the elements of its five core pillars: creators, content, communities, games, and experiences, Enthusiast Gaming provides a unique opportunity for marketers to create integrated brand solutions to connect with coveted Gen Z and Millennial audiences. Through its proprietary mix of digital media, content and gaming assets, Enthusiast Gaming continues to grow its network of communities, reflecting the scale and diversity of gaming enthusiasts today.

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