HOUSTON, Texas — October 27, 2022 — Wildcard Gaming, the popular esports organization, has partnered with gaming wearables and performance gear brand, GamerTech™ as its official apparel-based gaming gear provider. This partnership puts Wildcard Gaming’s esports teams ahead of the curve with GamerTech gear, designed to give esports athletes an advantage in terms of technology used to optimize performance.
GamerTech offers a range of gamer-centric wearable solutions and advanced apparel by utilizing various innovative technologies. Core technologies that power product solutions include intelligent thermotherapy, advanced cryotherapy, active and passive compression, haptics, bio-sensing, and other cutting-edge technologies.
Magma Glove, one of the multiple solutions of GamerTech, is powered by a patent-pending active heating platform named TFTR (Thin Film Thermal Regeneration), which improves blood circulation to the hand, resulting in increased dexterity and improved in-game performance. GamerTech hopes to introduce Magma Glove in 2023 alongside other products, including the world’s most advanced esports jersey, BTM (Body Thermal Management) jersey, and advanced poster support solution GT-Exo baselayer.
“As GamerTech, we want to enable gamers to progress to the next level by boosting physical performance and enhancing wellness. Working with Wildcard Gaming enables us to do this across different teams, and it enables us to improve our products to deliver exceptional value to gamers. Through this partnership, we hope to bring GamerTech products to market in 2023 and truly help gamers Level Up.” Said Amila Pathirana, co-founder and CEO of GamerTech.
The capabilities GamerTech leverage result from a long-standing ecosystem built by the parent company MAS Holdings. This global apparel-tech conglomerate innovates human-centric products, platform technologies, and concept-to-delivery solutions through its innovation arm MAS Innovation. It has a vast IP-protected technology portfolio and a diverse range of collaborators and experts, allowing GamerTech access to materials science, robotics, and advanced manufacturing for their gear.
“We at Wildcard Gaming are beyond excited to boost our teams’ performance and prolong their careers with GamerTech wearables. With this partnership, we plan on introducing these novel products to our fans to help create a more comfortable gaming experience. Working with GamerTech is an honor. Amila and his teams are amazing people and fun to work with.” So said Ben Merritt, co-founder and COO of Wildcard Gaming.
The partnership will involve collaboration across multiple Wildcard Gaming properties. Wildcard Gaming will leverage GamerTech gear across its teams in PUBG, Dota 2, and Rainbow 6 Siege to give them an extra competitive edge. The partnership will also allow Wildcard Gaming to bring the breakthrough esports wearables of GamerTech to their fans through its network. GamerTech will also work closely with Wildcard Gaming’s athletes to customize and fine-tune its gear based on feedback.
The GamerTech product portfolio is widely available to potential partners through strategic partnerships, co-branding engagements, OEM partnerships, and Design to Delivery engagement models. With varying business models, anyone can leverage GamerTech’s diverse ecosystem and strategic manufacturing capabilities to fulfil the requirements of esports teams and other brands who want to drive gamer-centric innovation in a market with high growth potential.
Posted: October 27, 2022
Source: Wildcard Gaming
