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??Want to learn how competitive gaming can drive player engagement? Our latest whitepaper, Supercharging Player Engagement with Competitive Gaming, dives into how integrating accessible forms of competition can transform your game. Here’s a sneak peek at what’s inside: ?? How to use competitive gaming to turn casual players into engaged enthusiasts. ?? How grassroots esports and community-driven initiatives foster authentic engagement. ?? Examples of how real games have leveraged competitive features to boost engagement, retention, and monetization. If you’re curious about how competition can enhance your players’ experience, this is worth a read. ?? Download the whitepaper here: ?? https://lnkd.in/dsqHH2wC #GameDev #CompetitiveGaming #PlayerEngagement #Esports #PlayerMonetization #GameStudios #Gaming

Meet our CEO in Helsinki next week! You'll love the weather!

Next week, we’re heading to Lisbon for the?Esports Insider?event. If you’ll be there, make sure to catch up with our CBDO, Philip Hübner, to hear what’s new at Challengermode. Phil's also joining a panel to discuss the role competitions play in growing strong, engaged communities in gaming—alongside some of the industry's top leaders. The panel is on Wednesday at 12:40 pm in the auditorium. Don’t miss it! #ESILisbon #Event #Gamesindustry

Congratulations to Brad Zellman on winning the inaugural Wimbledon eChamps! ?? We are proud to help bring another premium BLAST activation to life. Seeing Wimbledon step into esports with such style, alongside American Express, is exciting. Here’s to more Wimbledon action on Challengermode in the future!

We’re excited to announce our partnership with Electronic Arts (EA), making Challengermode the official home for the Madden NFL 25 Championship Series (MCS). Returning for its 10th season, the MCS is a premier esports competition that unites top players to compete in the iconic Madden NFL franchise for a share of a $1.7 million prize pool. Starting this week, eligible Madden NFL 25 players will compete in the first of six MCS competitions on the road to the Madden Bowl in February next year. This season, all online competitions will be hosted in the official MCS Space on Challengermode, powered by our Enterprise Space Product. Our platform’s advanced tools and automation will ensure seamless participation, providing everything needed to efficiently manage and track the competition. We're honored to have this responsibility and are committed to making this a standout year for the MCS. We look forward to the positive impact this partnership will have on the future of Madden esports. Enter the competition here: https://lnkd.in/dYnRmbWH Read more about the partnership and MCS here: https://lnkd.in/d-A2a8x8

The All England Tennis Club has announced its entry into the world of esports with the first ever Wimbledon eChamps presented by American Express, hosted on Challengermode Our trusted partner BLAST will be running and producing the event, leveraging their experience from hosting top-tier events like the 2023 Paris Counter-Strike Major and global qualifiers for the Rainbow Six Siege circuit on Challengermode. The eChamps kicks off this weekend with open qualifiers, giving TopSpin 2K25 players a chance to climb the rankings and qualify for the live finals at Wimbledon in September. Together with BLAST, we provide the infrastructure for a full-scale, authentic esports tournament worthy of the Wimbledon name. We’re excited to welcome Wimbledon and American Express to the Challengermode platform and wish all players the best of luck! Compete here: https://lnkd.in/eCr6j46J Read more: https://lnkd.in/enGGxMfK

This week, we’re heading to London for ESI London and the BLAST Premier Spring Finals at Wembley! We’re looking forward to catching up with industry-leading friends at ESI and appreciate the invitation to attend the Spring Finals of BLAST Premier at Wembley. It’s a great chance to connect with partners, explore collaborations, and share new ideas heading into the summer. If you’re at ESI on Thursday or following the Counter-Strike action over the weekend, connect with our CBDO, Philip Hübner, and Head of Partnerships, Patrik Jackiewicz. They'll bring you up to speed on what’s new at Challengermode and how we’re helping game developers and brands maximize competitive gaming audiences. #ESILondon #BLASTPremier?#conference?#gamesindustry

The International, finally on Challengermode!??

The International 2024 road to Copenhagen starts today, on Challengermode. Today marks the start of another journey to one of esports' premier events, boasting an extraordinary €1.5M prize pool. The International is renowned as one of the largest and most prestigious tournaments in the esports world, drawing top-tier teams and millions of fans globally. At Challengermode, supporting all levels of participation in esports is at the core of our mission. That’s why we’re proud to be the battleground for yet another massive online qualifier this year. Using our robust and accessible platform for open qualifiers allows more players to compete, helping to discover new talent and nurture the next generation of professionals. Providing this opportunity to the broader Dota 2 community helps maintain a healthy pipeline of talent and competitive activity for the game — something we stress as a key focus when assisting game developers in building a sustainable esports ecosystem for their games. As always, we've worked hard to make it easy for admins and tournament staff to manage large-scale events on Challengermode. With customized tools and automated processes for running multiple games and managing large brackets, we help them provide the best possible experience for players in the qualifiers. The Road to The International 2024 begins with the open qualifiers today, June 3rd, with qualifiers for all of Europe, the Americas, and Southeast Asia, and culminates in Copenhagen's Royal Arena, where the top teams will compete in the finals later in September. Visit The International 2024 Space on Challengermode to join as a player or cheer on your favorite teams as a fan. The journey begins now, and we can't wait to see you in the qualifiers! https://lnkd.in/d_S92Cyf #TheInternational2024 #Esports #Dota2 #SportsTech