Posts tagged with ‘gaming’
Content and Gameplay Collide in OMEN’s Virtual Esports Event
Combining esports, music, fashion and skating, HP’s Omen partnered with contemporary fashion and streetwear platform Hypebeast to host the first Omen Underground on June 24, a virtual livestream event that explored how gaming has “transcended its historic boundaries into the wider world of contemporary culture.” The event featured a live dj set, a Hypetalks panel...
‘Fresh and Different’: Mastercard Ambassadors Host Digital Priceless Experiences
Mastercard’s Priceless Cities platform was built to engage cardholders through exclusive in-person events and experiences. But along with the global pandemic came the need to reimagine those experiences for a quarantined audience, and like many businesses before it, the financial services brand made the pivot to digital. As a result, a vast array of online...
Jones Soda Makes its Move into Esports with a Sim Racing Digital Sponsorship
The live event space is on pause, but the stay-at-home economy is opening up opportunities for brands to expand their portfolios and their reach. In March, Seattle-based Jones Soda made its move into esports by signing on as title sponsor for the Last Chance Qualifier competition in The Race All-Star Series. The five-week sim racing...
Omen by HP Shifts its Focus from Competitive to Casual Gamers at TwitchCon
After several years of marketing primarily to competitive gamers, Omen by HP has shifted its focus to include casual gamers. To showcase this point of view for the first time in the U.S., HP created the Omen Gaming Lab Test activation at TwitchCon in San Diego, Sept. 27-29. The 3,025-square-foot space featured seven different challenges...