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August 08, 2019

Honda signs on as official sponsor for League of Legends Championship Series

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Honda Motor Company, Ltd. is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.

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League of Legends is a multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X, inspired by the popular Defense of the Ancients map for Warcraft III. It is a free-to-play game, supported by micro-transactions. It was first announced on October 7, 2008, and released on October 27, 2009.

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Honda has become the exclusive auto partner of Riot Games’ League of Legends Championship Series, doubling down on its presence in esports. Terms were not revealed for the deal, which is Honda’s most recent deal in the space after striking a team deal with LCS champions Team Liquid and a partnership with Twitch. The deal starts immediately with this weekend’s Summer Split Playoffs in L.A., and assets include signage at LCS events, naming rights to the League MVP award and the LCS Scouting Grounds tournament, and branded content integration. One of those content integrations will be spots played during LCS broadcasts initially featuring Team Liquid players and eventually other teams’ players. The videos will feature the players talking about how they found their inspiration for esports and run on Twitch, YouTube, Reddit, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Honda said this makes it the first carmaker in North America to sponsor an esports league and team.
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