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Turtle Beach & ROCCAT Sponsor 12 Episodes Of The Gamer Hour Series From Esportz Network & Reuters Broadcast Solutions
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Turtle Beach® (Nasdaq: HEAR) and its Hamburg, Germany-based PC brand, ROCCAT®, today announced it is the title
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[{"type":"text","content":"SAN DIEGO, Nov. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Turtle Beach® (Nasdaq: HEAR) and its Hamburg, Germany-based PC brand, ROCCAT®, today announced it is the title sponsor of the acclaimed The Gamer Hour program for a 12-episode arc starting with a teaser episode today, and officially kicking off on Nov. 17, 2020. Hosted by Esports Hall of Fame broadcaster, Chris Puckett, and produced by Esportz Network and Reuters Broadcast Solutions, The Gamer Hour is a weekly talk show where Puckett interviews top pro athletes, musicians, comedians, and actors about their love of gaming. Conversations often cover what they grew up playing, the games and accessories they're excited for, and how gaming plays an important role in their lives today. As part of the agreement, each episode's gaming session will be sponsored by Turtle Beach when Puckett and his guest play on consoles, and by ROCCAT when they play on PC. Each episode also features random game challenges where viewers have the opportunity to win prizes including the latest Stealth™ 700 & 600 Gen 2 headsets for Xbox and PlayStation from Turtle Beach, as well as ROCCAT's award-winning Vulcan™ series keyboards, Burst™ series mice, Elo™ series PC headsets, and more.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\"We're excited to be working with Esports Network and The Gamer Hour to highlight the positive impact gaming plays in the lives of some fascinating people,\" notes Ryan Dell, SVP Global Marketing at Turtle Beach. \"Chris and team at The Gamer Hour are developing amazing content and we look forward to seeing more episodes.\"\nDuring a varied gaming career going back to 2002, Chris Puckett has been an esports broadcaster, player, producer, tournament lead, and commentator. Starting as a professional player in the early competitive scenes of Halo and Call of Duty, he quickly became one of esports' top personalities. Since Overwatch League's inaugural season in 2018, his two years as a primary host helped pave the way for his ongoing success. Puckett's recent celebrity guests in The Gamer Hour's debut season include rising NBA standouts Josh Hart and Hamidou Diallo, and top NFL wide receiver Kendrick Bourne, among others.\n\"We are excited to be working with Turtle Beach as a leading sponsor, and as a top brand that is well known in the gaming industry,\" said Mark Thimmig, chairman, CEO of Esportz Network. \"Turtle...