LOS ANGELES, Feb. 19, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ePlay Digital Inc. (CSE:EPY) today announced Big Shot™ Battle Royale game to be included in Big Shot™ Basketball Beta Augmented Reality App. The massive multiplayer game allows head-to-head multiplayer action between Big Shot players fighting elimination during live NBA matches. Big Shot Battle Royale™ is the only live massive multiplayer game synced to actual NBA matches. Watching basketball live or on TV is a lot more fun with Big Shot Battle Royale.
Big Shot players are dropped into a live NBA match to scavenge for resources and become the last player standing. Every NBA match is eligible for Battle Royale mode with ‘battles’ lasting approximately 3 hours. Each quarter users risk being eliminated down to the very last player standing at the end of the battle. Each Big Shot Battle Royale™ player picks their team in Augmented Reality and real-world NBA results impact their Big Shot standing.
“We are making a special and unique multiplayer game with special prizes for NBA fans of all ages,” says Trevor Doerksen, CEO of ePlay Digital. “Big Shot Battle Royale drops users into live NBA action in order to challenge others to be the last player standing at the end of the 4th quarter.”
Daily Big Shot Battle Royale™ winners receive a red carpet invite to the Big Shot launch in Los Angeles. Winners will be eligible to join sports, esports, and entertainment celebrities on the red carpet at this very special event by playing Big Shot Battle Royale™.
Big Shot Battle Royale™ is like other multiplayer mobile games - combining massive multiplayer, live streaming, scavenger mode, in a last-player standing format. Fortnite Battle Royale revenue hit $300 Million in 200 Days on iOS Devices on Oct. 6, 2018*. Mobile esports is being pushed by Fortnite Battle Royale and other similar games. Big Shot Battle Royale™ is the very first sports-based Battle Royale mobile game and unlike other increasing popular Battle Royale mobile games in that it is family-friendly, based on Augmented Reality, tied to prime-time TV, celebrity, and hundreds of millions of existing sports fans. Big Shot players unlock Battle Royale mode by reaching level 25 in the Big Shot Basketball mobile game.
The beta version of Big Shot rates 4.4 out of 5 in Apple’s App Store with even more new daily challenges to be unlocked by NBA fans. In addition, the Big Shot Swish™ and Swish AR™ mini-games have been approved and released. Users can build their “Big Shot Roster” #bigshotroster, unlock the new challenges, and select NBA players to compete in daily fantasy challenges. Users can play Swish while they watch their selections and rosters earn them points in NBA matches. Users earn points to unlock new challenges and tips to where the best NBA players can be found in Augmented Reality.
Big Shot™ is ePlay’s augmented reality esports mobile game described as Pokémon Go meets sports, esports, and entertainment. Nintendo’s augmented reality game, Pokémon Go, earned USD $84.8 million in September 2018, according to a recently released report from Sensor Tower.
The Company also announces that it has issued 500,000 share options to a consultant exercisable at $0.10 per share and also issued an aggregate of 606,444 common shares at $0.10 per share to consultants of the Company for services rendered - 416,944 of these shares were issued to officers and/or directors of the Company.
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About ePlay
ePlay Digital Inc. is a mobile game creator and publisher specializing in sports, esports and entertainment augmented reality titles, including their new flagship title Big Shot Basketball. ePlay is operated by an award-winning team of sports, gaming and esports leaders as well as broadcast and digital technology industry experts, software engineers and athletes who have brought dozens of game titles to market for companies including Time Warner Cable, ESPN, Sony Pictures, AXS TV, Intel, AXN, Fiat, CBS, and others.
ePlay’s wholly owned subsidiary, Mobovivo esports specializes in augmented reality, mobile game development and mobile esports streaming.
NBA is registered trademarks of NBA in the United States and other countries. Apple, App Store, and iPhone are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the United States and other countries.
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