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Xensity LLC Partners With KFC Corporation to Bring Fried Chicken and Gaming to the Masses -- In one of North America's largest eSports team sponsorships to date, KFC Corporation has announced its feature partnership with Team Xensity, LLC. Months in the making, the deal pairs the eternal CAL-ANSL champion Xensity brand with the fast food industries leading poultry provider in what promises to be a mainstay promotional success. KFC Corporation, a subsidy of Yum! Brands since 2002, is an international fast food chain with an emphasis on quality of service. KFC Corporation provides subsidized meals for many of the disadvantaged urban poor, centering its efforts in racially diverse cities such as Montgomoery, Alabama and Detroit, Michigan. Xensity will be running a variety of promotions through KFC, including our feature sweepstakes where one lucky winner will be flown to Louisville, Kentucky with the team for the World Series of Video Games Grand Finals at Dreamhack. In an effort to share our vision of bringing the finest in gaming directly to the fried chicken enthusiast demographic, Xensity also plans to attend a variety of promotional events hosted by KFC throughout the spring at KFC locations nationwide. More details will be announced soon at TeamXensity.com. The formal press release follows: LOUISVILLE, Kentucky--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ready to get PWNED by the most talented gamers? One of the world’s most recognized gaming teams – Team Xensity – has scored sponsorship from KFC, the company announced today. The deals bring together some of the best professional gaming talent in the industry and the most wholesome fried chicken in America. “With these sponsorships, KFC is ratcheting up its ability to network and play directly with inner city gamers, via gaming-eating events, KoolaidŽ conventions, and various other networking events,” said Colonel Sanders, founder and iconic face of KFC. “KFC wants to showcase PC gaming at its highest level, and there’s no better way than to partner the best talent with our awarding-winning fried chicken.” Next spring, Team Xensity and KFC will travel to several KFC locales to host on-site and online national gaming tournaments. Top individual prizes will include a trip to the only five star KFC restaurant in the world for a private dinner and sit-down with Team Xensity. For more information about Team Xensity’s KFC touring activities, please visit http://www.TeamXensity.com. The KFC-Xensity partnership offers discounts and customized value meals, including mashed potato bowl combinations, for gamers and staff at hundreds of participating locations across the country. More information and eligibility requirements can be found at http://www.kfc.com/gamers. NOTE: In case you missed it, /joke |





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