RTX 2019 Gaming and Esports Programming
Series of Six Open Online Mortal Kombat 11 Tournaments to Begin in June,
with Winners Earning Prize Pool & Trip to Compete for Overall Championship within
ELEAGUE x MK 11 Arena at RTX Austin presented by AT&T Fiber
Rooster Teeth’s Original Videogame Vicious Circle Will Be Playable for the First Time on the RTX Convention Floor
Houston Outlaws, BuzzFeed Multiplayer and More Bring a Stacked Schedule of Gaming Guests & Panels to Austin
Gamers will not want to miss this year’s RTX, Texas’s largest gaming, animation, and comedy experience taking place in Austin, Texas July 5-7. RTX attendees will exclusively witness a Mortal Kombat 11 Grand Final tournament at the ELEAGUE x MK 11 Arena at RTX Austin presented by AT&T Fiber, be the first to play Rooster Teeth Games’ Vicious Circle, and catch gameplay and panels from Houston Outlaws and BuzzFeed Multiplayer.
The road to the ELEAGUE x MK 11 Arena at RTX Austin presented by AT&T Fiber is run by ELEAGUE and will begin with a series of six open online tournaments, each hosted by a top-ranked professional Mortal Kombat 11 player and run on the Battlefy platform. The winner of each online tournament will earn a cash prize and a trip to RTX. The Grand Final tournament will be held Saturday, July 6, from the Arena, with live coverage available on the ELEAGUETV Twitch channel. ELEAGUE will also create a one-hour packaged show highlighting the best moments from the Grand Final tournament, which will premiere later this Summer on TBS.
Open Tournament Registration
Interested players should register for tournament(s) here. Additional details including tournament dates, rules and other information are all available on the sign-up page.
Additional details surrounding the ELEAGUE x MK 11 Arena at RTX Austin presented by AT&T Fiber will be announced in the coming weeks. Fans can visit the Battlefy website, ELEAGUE.com and follow @ELEAGUETV for the latest on qualifying players and tournament results.
Vicious Circle
Developed by Rooster Teeth Games, Vicious Circle has four mercenaries compete for loot against a terrifying monster — and each other — in a comic-inspired sci-fi universe drawn with colorful visuals and a retro-future art style. RTX attendees will be the first in the world to play Vicious Circle, only at RTX. Vicious Circle is expected to launch later this year on Windows PC. For more information, visit www.games.roosterteeth.com/viciouscircle.
Houston Outlaws
Esports fans won’t want to miss pro Overwatch team the Houston Outlaws, who will be running Overwatch matches from their RTX booth with more surprises in store.
BuzzFeed Multiplayer
BuzzFeed Multiplayer will present a panel on inclusivity and gaming. With several thousands of streamers across Youtube, Twitch and other gaming platforms, authenticity and inclusivity are key to BuzzFeed’s gaming network, Multiplayer, and its massive growth. Join the BuzzFeed team, Kelsey Impicciche, Branden Smith and Ify Nwadiwe, as they discuss Multiplayer’s inclusive approach to gaming, highlight new perspectives and experiment with formats.
Now in its ninth year, RTX will pack downtown Austin for three days and nights to play the newest unreleased video games, see top internet celebrities in live shows and panels, and experience the best in animation, gaming, and comedy. Special guests this year include content creators Olan Rogers, Philip DeFranco, SungWon Cho (ProZD) and Jessica Nigri, actors Blake Anderson, Nolan North and Troy Baker. Rooster Teeth will host live versions of their most famous podcasts including The Rooster Teeth Podcast, Off Topic and Always Open, and panels for their most popular shows including RWBY, Red vs Blue and gen:LOCK.
Stay tuned for more announcements of screenings, panels and special guests!
Single day and weekend badges for RTX Austin 2019 are still available at https://rtx2019.frontgatetickets.com/ starting at $50.00. Children ages 6 and under get free admittance with a paying adult.
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ABOUT RTX
RTX is the show where gaming meets the internet. Established in 2011 in Austin, TX, RTX has grown from 600 attendees to more than 65,000 at RTX Austin 2018. Major brands like AT&T, HP and Intel find a home on the RTX show floor, where they activate and engage with influential fans of gaming, anime, and internet culture. Find out more at RTXevent.com.
ABOUT ROOSTER TEETH
Rooster Teeth is a pioneering media and entertainment company responsible for some of the biggest online series in history, such as the award-winning and longest-running web series, Red vs. Blue. They also produce the globally acclaimed animated series RWBY, the first western anime series to be distributed in Japan; the award-winning Rooster Teeth Podcast; and Immersion, a reality format that brings video game theory to the real world. Rooster Teeth has a massive global footprint of more than 45 million subscribers to its YouTube Network, 5 million unique monthly visitors to its RoosterTeeth.com hub and 3 million registered community members. The company was founded in 2003, and is a subsidiary of Otter Media, a WarnerMedia company. Discover more at RoosterTeeth.com.
About ELEAGUE
ELEAGUE – formed in partnership between Turner and IMG – is a premium esports content and live tournament brand that has aligned with some of the most popular titles in the business through its first three years: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive – including the hosting of two CS:GO Major Championships – Overwatch®, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Street Fighter® V: Arcade Edition, Dota 2, EA SPORTS FIFA 19, NBA 2K Playgrounds 2, Injustice 2, Rocket League, Gears 5, TEKKEN® 7 and Formula E. With a focus on innovative production capabilities, storytelling and exploring compelling narratives surrounding star teams and players, ELEAGUE has generated record levels of engagement with its content and positive reaction throughout the esports community since its launch in 2016.
