Ultimate Gamer is partnering with global real estate firm Jamestown for an epic Virtual New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square. 

The world’s first and only multi-genre esports and gaming proving ground is working with Jamestown to create VNYE: a brand new, immersive virtual experience that will bring the world of Times Square to everyone, everywhere, starting from 19 December. 

As exclusive gaming partner, Ultimate Gamer will be providing unique virtual experiences, interactive content, and streams geared toward gamers and esports fans, through the app and website – VNYE.com. 

From 19 December 2020 , through 3 January 2021, Ultimate Gamer will be hosting a variety of streams on VNYE, featuring popular esports teams like Misfits Gaming and Team Furia; gaming personalities including HipHopGamer and Jobless Gamer; and entertainment from NBA2K content creators HankDaTank, BreeZe, ColeTheMan, and Hollywood, among others.

Fortnite, Valorant, Apex Legends, and League of Legends competitions, with fun prizes and giveaways, will also be hosted in the run up to New Year’s Eve. 

Additionally, Ultimate Gamer will be working with its partners including Kinguin, Western Digital, CLX Gaming, Turtle Beach, and Roccat, and teaming up with the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, to produce educational content and host online esports competitions to raise funds to support people living with paralysis. 

Looking forward to the events Ultimate Gamer CEO, Steve Suarez, said:

“2020 has been a landmark year for the gaming industry as gaming played a vital role in providing community and connection during a global pandemic. It is our hope that the planned virtual events offer a refreshed and innovative way to ring in the new year and create loyalty among the younger generation to this novel version of New Year’s Eve. 

“With over 2.7 billion gamers in the world, it’s time that one of the most-watched global events focuses its attention on this rapidly evolving audience. By providing a modern twist to a historic event, we are in essence symbolically passing the torch to the next generation and entrusting them to create highly entertaining and memorable experiences for years to come.”

While President of Fly Studio and Executive Producer of the VNYE Experience, Jean-Francois Talbot, added:

“It is more important than ever to continue the time-honored tradition of ringing in the New Year from Times Square. At Fly Studio, we were proud to collaborate with Jamestown to reimagine this experience for the virtual world and provide a way for everyone to celebrate safely this year.

“We are thrilled to be working with Ultimate Gamer as the exclusive VNYE gaming partner to bring this iconic experience to new viewers in an interactive and engaging way.”

From 19 December 2020 fans can download the VNYE app from all app stores, or visit VNYE.com to find out more about the Ultimate Gamer tournaments, esports content, and giveaways. 

AYO.NEWS says:

There’s no doubt about it, the upcoming New Year’s celebrations are going to be very different, but Ultimate Gamer and VNYE are proving that it can still be entertaining and uniting, bringing people together wherever they happen to be in the world, and raising funds and awareness for a great cause in the process. 

Last month, AYO.NEWS’ very own Simona Pinterova caught up with Steve Suarez, CEO of Ultimate Gamer, to find out more about what inspired the world’s first and only multi-genre esports and gaming proving ground, and where it’s going. 

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