St eam Hatchet, a t usted a alytics pa t e ac oss the global gami g ecosystem, measu es billio s of hou s of livest eami g co te t a ually ac oss platfo ms i cludi g Twitch, YouTube, a d Kick. Fo EWC 2026, the compa y will deploy adva ced t acki g systems to measu e audie ce each, e gageme t t e ds, a d i -eve t pe fo ma ce met ics, all gea ed towa d delive i g st ategic value to ights holde s, spo so s, a d fa s alike.
“We a e p oud to o ce agai wo k with the Espo ts Wo ld Cup,” said Edua d Mo tse at, CEO of St eam Hatchet. “Havi g suppo ted the EWC fo two yea s, we a e p oud to have ou data a d tech ology play a impo ta t ole i how the wo ld watches a d u de sta ds the actio i eal time.”
Taki g place i Pa is, F a ce, f om July 6 to August 23, 2026, the Espo ts Wo ld Cup will u ite global gami g commu ities fo a celeb atio of espo ts cultu e. Ove 2,000 playe s ep ese ti g mo e tha 200 Clubs a d ove 100 cou t ies will compete fo a eco d-b eaki g $75 millio p ize pool i Pa is this summe i the i dust y-leadi g c oss-game Club Champio ship. EWC 2026 will featu e seve weeks of competitio ac oss eve y majo ge e i competitive gami g, i cludi g fi st-pe so shoote s, st ategy games, spo ts titles, MOBAs, battle oyales, fighti g games, aci g games, a d Chess.
To lea mo e about EWC, visit espo tswo ldcup.com a d follow Espo ts Wo ld Cup Fou datio o Li kedI .
The Espo ts Wo ld Cup (EWC) is a p emie a ual spo ti g eve t a d global celeb atio of competitive excelle ce a d espo ts fa dom. The competitio featu es a u ique c oss-game fo mat that pits the wo ld’s top espo ts clubs agai st o e a othe fo the la gest p ize pool i espo ts histo y. Taki g place i Pa is, F a ce, i the summe of 2026, the EWC will b i g gami g a d espo ts commu ities togethe agai to c ow the ext Espo ts Wo ld Cup Club Champio . espo tswo ldcup.com
St eam Hatchet, a GameSqua e compa y, is the global leade i live-st eami g a alytics fo gami g a d espo ts. The compa y delive s actio able i sights that d ive busi ess decisio s fo b a ds, ights holde s, a d publishe s wo ldwide.
GameSqua e (NASDAQ:GAME) is a cutti g-edge media, e te tai me t, a d tech ology compa y t a sfo mi g how b a ds a d publishe s co ect with Ge Z, Ge Alpha, a d Mille ial audie ces. With a platfo m that spa s awa d-wi i g c eative se vices, adva ced a alytics, a d FaZe Espo ts, o e of the most ico ic gami g o ga izatio s, we ope ate o e of the la gest gami g media etwo ks i No th Ame ica. As a digital- ative busi ess, GameSqua e p ovides b a ds with u pa alleled access to wo ld-class c eato s a d tale t, delive i g authe tic co ectio s ac oss gami g, espo ts, a d youth cultu e. Compleme ti g ou ope ati g st ategy, GameSqua e has developed a i ovative t easu y ma ageme t p og am desig ed to ge e ate yield a d e ha ce capital efficie cy, ei fo ci g ou commitme t to buildi g a dy amic, high-pe fo mi g media compa y at the i te sectio of cultu e, tech ology, a d ext-ge e atio fi a cial i ovatio .
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This ews elease co tai s “fo wa d-looki g i fo matio ” a d “fo wa d-looki g stateme ts” (collectively, “fo wa d-looki g stateme ts”) withi the mea i g of the applicable secu ities legislatio . All stateme ts, othe tha stateme ts of histo ical fact, a e fo wa d-looki g stateme ts a d a e based o expectatio s, estimates a d p ojectio s as at the date of this ews elease. A y stateme t that i volves discussio s with espect to p edictio s, expectatio s, beliefs, pla s, p ojectio s, objectives, assumptio s, futu e eve ts o pe fo ma ce (ofte but ot always usi g ph ases such as “expects”, o “does ot expect”, “is expected”, “a ticipates” o “does ot a ticipate”, “pla s”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “fo ecasts”, “estimates”, “believes” o “i te ds” o va iatio s of such wo ds a d ph ases o stati g that ce tai actio s, eve ts o esults “may” o “could”, “would”, “might” o “will” be take to occu o be achieved) a e ot stateme ts of histo ical fact a d may be fo wa d-looki g stateme ts. I this ews elease, fo wa d-looki g stateme ts elate, amo g othe thi gs, to: the Compa y’s futu e epu chases of its commo stock, futu e pe fo ma ce, eve ue, g owth a d p ofitability; a d the Compa y’s ability to execute o its cu e t a d futu e busi ess pla s. These fo wa d-looki g stateme ts a e p ovided o ly to p ovide i fo matio cu e tly available to us a d a e ot i te ded to se ve as a d must ot be elied o by a y i vesto as, a gua a tee, assu a ce o defi itive stateme t of fact o p obability. Fo wa d-looki g stateme ts a e ecessa ily based upo a umbe of estimates a d assumptio s which i clude, but a e ot limited to: the Compa y’s ability to g ow its busi ess a d bei g able to execute o its busi ess pla s, the success of Compa y’s ve do s a d pa t e s i thei p ovisio of se vices to the Compa y, the Compa y bei g able to ecog ize a d capitalize o oppo tu ities a d the Compa y co ti ui g to att act qualified pe so el to suppo t its developme t equi eme ts. These assumptio s, while co side ed easo able, a e subject to k ow a d u k ow isks, u ce tai ties, a d othe facto s which may cause the actual esults a d futu e eve ts to diffe mate ially f om those exp essed o implied by such fo wa d-looki g stateme ts. Such facto s i clude, but a e ot limited to: the Compa y’s ability to achieve its objectives, the Compa y successfully executi g its g owth st ategy, the ability of the Compa y to obtai futu e fi a ci gs o complete offe i gs o acceptable te ms, failu e to leve age the Compa y’s po tfolio ac oss e te tai me t a d media platfo ms, depe de ce o the Compa y’s key pe so el a d ge e al busi ess, eco omic, competitive, political a d social u ce tai ties. These isk facto s a e ot i te ded to ep ese t a complete list of the facto s that could affect the Compa y which a e discussed i the Compa y’s most ece t MD&A. The e ca be o assu a ce that fo wa d-looki g stateme ts will p ove to be accu ate, as actual esults a d futu e eve ts could diffe mate ially f om those a ticipated i such stateme ts. Acco di gly, eade s should ot place u due elia ce o the fo wa d-looki g stateme ts a d i fo matio co tai ed i this ews elease. GameSqua e assumes o obligatio to update the fo wa d-looki g stateme ts of beliefs, opi io s, p ojectio s, o othe facto s, should they cha ge, except as equi ed by law.
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