SMART AND DARK LEAGUE STUDIOS JOIN FORCES TO FURTHER GROW ESPORTS IN THE PHILIPPINES

PLDT wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) has teamed up with Esports event management and production team Dark League Studios (DLS) to further advance Esports and empower aspiring gamers from the grassroots to level up to the pro leagues and become national athletes. 

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Smart and DLS will also work together to bring more exciting and immersive gaming experiences through the Smart GIGA Arena, the country’s first all-in-one Esports platform that offers tournament experience to amateur players of popular games including Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Call of Duty Mobile, Player’s Unknown Battleground, and League of Legends Wild Rift. 

The partnership will allow Smart to further grow GIGA Arena in terms of the number of tournaments, onboarding of game developers, and provide consumer-centric activities within the platform. 

Since its launch in 2022, Smart GIGA Arena has hosted over 2 million users in nearly 1,000 tournaments, offering more than PHP 4.2 million in prizes.