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FIFA 18 to form part of Elite Series: Season Three
FIFA 18 to form part of Elite Series: Season Three.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 4901Y Gfinity PLC 06 December 2017 \n\n \nDissemination of a Regulatory Announcement that contains inside information according to REGULATION (EU) No 596/2014 (MAR)\n \n \nGfinity plc\n(\"Gfinity\" or the \"Company\")\n \nFIFA 18 to form part of Elite Series: Season Three\n \nOne of the world's premier esports competitions recognised as an official route to the FIFA eWorld Cup\n \nGfinity plc (AIM: GFIN), a leading international esports entertainment group, announces that the Gfinity Elite Series will become the first esports competition to include EA SPORTS™ FIFA 18 (\"FIFA 18\") in its schedule when season three of one of the world's premier esports competitions begins in March 2018. \n \nGfinity's Elite Series will also become an accredited official EA SPORTS™ FIFA 18 Global Series qualifier as EA (Electronic Arts Inc.) brings competitive FIFA to millions of fans around the world through the EA SPORTS FIFA 18 Global Series, which is a pre cursor to the FIFA eWorld Cup 2018, the official World Cup for FIFA 18 taking place in August 2018.\n \nFIFA 18 is one of the world's most played and watched competitive gaming titles and the FIFA series has sold over 150 million copies globally with more than 200 million matches taking place every week, giving virtual footballers the chance to express themselves at the highest level of competition. \n \nThe Board of Gfinity believes the inclusion of FIFA 18 in the Elite Series will bring both an exciting new dimension to the competition and accelerate commercial opportunities from potential sponsorship and advertising revenue for both the Elite Series and Challenger series. \n \nAspiring competitive FIFA players will be able to showcase their skills when the Gfinity Challenger Series kicks-off in January 2018. The top 40 ranked players at the end of the six week Challenger Season will become eligible for the Elite Draft and have an opportunity to be selected by one of the Elite Series professional franchises to take part in the Elite Series in March 2018.\n \nNeville Upton, Chief Executive of Gfinity, said: \"Gfinity is the first esports company to secure an EA SPORTS FIFA 18 Global Series licence and we are excited to build on our long-standing relationship with EA. The addition of the hugely popular ...