SAN DIEGO, June 15, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Everglide, the world's leading designer of gaming peripherals is proud to announce its sponsorship of Fnatic, one of the top gaming clans in the world with a line up that reads like the who's who of the global gaming community.
As one of the leading gaming companies in the world, Everglide was a natural choice as a gaming peripherals sponsor for Fnatic. With the endorsement of Everglide, Fnatic is now armed with a formidable arsenal of cutting edge gaming peripherals. The range of gaming peripherals from Everglide is set to grow with Fnatic's involvement.
The partnership between Everglide and Fnatic extends to a research and development alliance that will see key members of Fnatic working with Everglide engineers to develop key gaming peripherals to enhance game play for the professional and amateur gamers.
"Fnatic is without doubt one of the top gaming teams in the world. We are excited about our partnership with Fnatic as we look forward to further develop and co-develop products for the gaming sector," said Mr. Henri Synaven, General Manager Everglide Global. "In the near future, we expect to revolutionize the gaming industry with our suite of next generation gaming products."
"Everglide is the one old-school gaming brand that has spawned numerous mousepad copycats and clones globally. It is one of the biggest brand names in gaming that has brought the gaming peripherals business to a new level," said Mr. Samuel Mathews, managing director of Fnatic. "Our partnership with Everglide will allow us to focus on improving our game play whilst recruiting new squads such as our recent Warcraft 3 division, and to dominate the gaming scene worldwide."
"We would like to thank Everglide for their support and commitment to the gaming community," added Sander Kaasjager, better known as fnatic.Vo0, currently the top Painkiller gamer in the world. "I look forward to working with Everglide to further enhance their gaming peripherals, and bring the Fnatic edge to the product market. I am confident the first product jointly developed by Everglide and Fnatic, the Everglide Titan, will sweep the gaming community by storm!"
Fnatic has consistently beaten the top clans in the world to be crowned winners in various global gaming tournaments. The clan currently boasts of the best Painkiller team with members who have won 13 out of the 14 Painkiller tournaments ever run. The impressive UT team includes the World Champion Unreal Tournament 2004 who also took first place at the WCG 2004 finals. Fnatic has also recently added a Warcraft 3 powerhouse team to its ranks formed from a team that placed 2nd at the WC3L LAN Finals in Cologne, the most respected tournament in Warcraft 3.
The Everglide sponsorship will see Fnatic being awarded cash, and travel and product sponsorship to support them in participating at various gaming tournaments all over the world. Fnatic will be equipped with Everglide's full suite of gaming products to optimize their game play.
About Everglide
Everglide, based in San Diego California, is one of the world's leading designer and manufacturer of enhanced gaming peripherals. Optimizing game play for a wide range of games such as Counterstrike, Quake and Painkiller, Everglide is also regarded as one of the leading brands in home and office peripherals.
For Press Queries Email: press@everglide.com
About Fnatic:
Fnatic are an ambitious and already highly successful gaming organisation, with registered offices in Australia, the UK and the Netherlands. Fnatic already has a global reach, with strong knowledge of the gaming scene all over the world. The company is currently supporting three highly successful squads in Painkiller, Unreal Tournament 2004, and Warcraft 3 and has established itself as a vibrant, well coordinated outfit with a clear vision for the future of competitive gaming. Innovative, and enthusiastic, the Fnatic organisation was created in order further develop the competitive video gaming community, creating the complete experience to immerse and entertain the Fnatical gamer.
For Press Queries: Email: press@fnatic.com