(Courtesy of Amazon)
Amazon announced Monday its plans to host the Champions of Fire Invitational, a one-day eSports tournament on Dec. 2 at Paris Las Vegas.
It will be the first Amazon Appstore gaming tournament geared toward casual mobile game competitors. The event will be co-produced with eSports Production.
“Competitive video gaming has seen huge growth, and we see tremendous customer value in expanding the tournament experience to include the casual mobile games played by millions of people today,” Aaron Rubenson, Director, Amazon Appstore, said in a statement. “The Champions of Fire Invitational will see some of the top gaming pros square off in the same fun games our customers can download and enjoy today from the Amazon Appstore.”
Sixteen celebrity video game streamers, including Boxbox, Professor Broman and Northernlion, will compete head-to-head across five game titles for a chance to win a $30,000 Grand Prize, which is part of a larger $100,000 total purse.
The event will be live streamed across Twitch, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon.com and other streaming sites while CBS Sports Network will air a two-hour highlights show on Dec. 12.
