Singapore-based game developer Foonie Magus announced that it has partnered with Los Angeles-based United Esports and Hong Kong-based Talon Esports to promote its web3-based MOBA, Apeiron.
Apeiron is a mash-up of multiple genres under the umbrella of being called a MOBA including real-time strategy, auto battlers, and collectible card-based gameplay.
Financial terms of these partnerships were not disclosed.
The partnership will see both Talon Esports and United Esports showcase the gameโs player vs. player (PVP) gameplay through a tournament featuring two conferences: Eastern Conference (for Asia) and Western Conference (Americas). The Western Conference (is scheduled for April 4-6, while the Eastern Conference (Americas) will take place April 11-13.
The tournament will feature a โdouble-elimination bracket format, with matches being best-of-3 and best-of-1,โ according to a release. Each player will be able to bring three decks with a different Avatarโbut once a deck has won a game, it may not be used again within that set. The tournament will feature a total prize pool of $30K USD, with rewards ranging from $750 to $5K for the top Apeiron players.ย
The event is invite-only and will feature Web2 and Web3 star players, according to a release, but fans can influence the selection by requesting their โfavorite Key Opinion Leadersโ be allowed to join.ย
The participants include โnotable members of the Web2 and Web3 gaming space,โ including:
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(East) League of Legends pro player Tsai “GreenTea” Shang-Ching, master of card games Deathsie.
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(West) top TeamFightTactics player RobinSongz, content creator and chess Woman Grandmaster akaNemosko, the most viewed English Hearthstone streamer Rdu.
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(East): GamingGridX founder Yellow Panther, Axie Infinity player 1437, GGChroniclesโ Raiden, SNG Nickeagle, esushima, and CI CardinaL.
- (West): Content creator orangie, content creator Brycent, US content creator Rojan, Twitch streamer Ralo, METAT8 Esports founder Elijah Flowers.
Matches will be streamed via the Aperion Discord, according to organizers.ย ย
For Talon Esports, this tournament is part of a partnership that both companies announced in late-January.
Editor’s note: This story was edited after publication to add updated information on tournament dates and participants. These changes are not reflected in the audio file.