X1 Esports Enters Into Settlement to Purchase Belongings of

On completion of the acquisition, ShiftRLE is meant to develop X1’s world video video games portfolio with media property seeing sturdy person engagement and development

• The transaction is anticipated to strengthen X1’s place in online game media, including Shift’s 30,000+ social media followers at twitter.com/ShiftRLE
• Rocket League globally averages over 80M gamers per 30 days¹
• The acquisition will assist ship on X1’s core strategic priorities of constructing a various online game ecosystem portfolio and offering world manufacturers with entry to Gen Z audiences

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — X1 Esports and Leisure (CSE:XONE) (“X1” or the “Firm”), a video video games and media portfolio firm which owns and operates a rising Esports franchise, is happy to announce it has entered into an asset buy settlement (the “APA”) to amass ShiftRLE (“Shift”), an internet information outlet targeted on the favored online game, Rocket League.

“Including ShiftRLE to the X1 portfolio shall be a wonderful addition,” stated Mark Elfenbein, CEO of X1. “This won’t solely assist us to ship on our core strategic priorities of constructing a various online game ecosystem and offering world manufacturers entry to a GenZ viewers, however will strengthen X1’s place in video video games media.”

Data Associated to ShiftRLE

Las Vegas-based ShiftRLE, led by co-founders Achilleas Fotiou and Jalen Jones, has demonstrated constant person viewers development since launching in 2020. Shift presently reaches over 8 million impressions throughout the seasonal interval of RLCS, whereas seeing development of 14 million impressions throughout switch intervals the place the roster information cycle is most energetic. With operations in America and Europe, the group has established a global presence within the Esports trade.

“We’re thrilled to turn into part of the X1 household shifting ahead as they see the potential we now have within the development of Rocket League as an Esport,” stated Jalen Jones, a co-founder of ShiftRLE. “With X1 behind us, we plan to take Shift to the subsequent stage with our final objective being to make Shift right into a hub the place Rocket League followers can get the newest highlights and statistics, and interact in interactive actions akin to Choose ‘Ems, Fantasy, and ultimately tournaments of our personal. We would like Shift to behave as a bridge between the informal and hardcore Rocket League gamers with participating content material that appeals to a number of audiences.”

Rocket League is among the world’s main esports². With 5-minute video games that characteristic continuous motion, the car-soccer hybrid sport has seen important development with gamers throughout demographics since its launch, now seeing world averages of 80M gamers per 30 days, in response to Energetic Participant³.

Shift is an unbiased information supply for Rocket League followers. It first rose to prominence by getting unique, behind-the-scenes data on Rocket League roster strikes and tryouts earlier than they have been public information. Shift performs a key function in making certain the dialog round Rocket League esports continues past the pitch by protection and perception relating to roster transactions and common esport information, making certain followers keep engaged even throughout slower aggressive intervals.

Transaction Phrases

Completion of the proposed acquisition stays topic to satisfaction of or waiver of closing situations beneath the APA, together with X1 coming into into consulting agreements with key individuals at ShiftRLE (the “Consulting Agreements”). The deadline is anticipated to happen on or previous to the tenth enterprise day following the execution of the APA.

Pursuant to the APA, X1 will purchase 100% of the belongings comprising ShiftRLE and take pleasure in ongoing companies by the important thing personnel of ShiftRLE for an mixture worth of (i) US$50,000 money, of which US$25,000 is payable at Closing and US$25,000 payable inside 45 days after Closing; (ii) 333,333 widespread shares within the capital of X1 with a deemed situation worth of CAD$0.45 per widespread share (the “Consideration Shares”) distributed to every of the 4 key personnel, and (iii) a 7% share of gross revenues Shift earns within the first (36) months following Closing to a most of US$250,000 (the “Earnout”). The Earnout could also be paid in money or widespread shares on the election of the Firm, at a deemed worth equal to the fourteen day buying and selling worth previous to the fee date or such different worth as could also be required by the insurance policies of the Change.

The Consideration Shares shall be topic to topic to a CSE imposed maintain interval of 4 months from the date of issuance, and a contractual resale restriction that can end in 25% of the Consideration Shares being launched six (6) months following the deadline, and 25% being launched at six (6) month intervals thereafter. The Consideration Shares are payable to the important thing personnel of ShiftRLE on closing, concurrently with their entry into the Consulting Agreements.

Pursuant to the Consulting Agreements, X1 will rent every of the 4 key personnel of ShiftRLE as consultants to X1 to proceed operations of the Shift media enterprise. Jalen Jones, co-founder of ShiftRLE, will act because the Operations Supervisor of Shift Media, Achilleas Vaios Fotiou, co-founder of ShiftRLE, would be the Investigative Lead, Martin Faltus shall be a Digital Content material Lead, and Louis Sliwa shall be Designer and Group Supervisor.

Key Transaction Highlights

• Twitter person development to over 30,000 followers⁴
• Skill to ship social media impressions: Shift reaches tens of millions in month-to-month social media impressions
• Alternative to enter the rising Rocket League ecosystem.

About X1

X1 Esports and Leisure is a online game and media portfolio firm which owns and operates a rising esports franchise, RixGG. The enterprise of the Firm is the aggressive taking part in of video video games by groups for money prizes, and operations ancillary to such competitors, akin to merchandising and the internet hosting of tournaments.

For extra data, please contact:

Mark Elfenbein

CEO and Director

data@X1Esports.com
www.X1Esports

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS:

All data contained on this information launch with respect to the Firm and ShiftRLE was provided by the events, respectively, for inclusion herein, and the Firm and its respective administrators and officers have relied on Jalen Jones, as co-founder of ShiftRLE, for any data regarding ShiftRLE.

Completion of the acquisition of ShiftRLE is topic to a variety of situations precedent, together with however not restricted to, entry into consulting agreements with the important thing personnel of ShiftRLE and supply of closing paperwork as contemplated by the APA. The transaction can’t shut till all such situations are glad. There will be no assurance that the transaction shall be accomplished as proposed or in any respect.

Sure data on this information launch could include forward-looking statements that contain substantial recognized and unknown dangers and uncertainties. Ahead-looking statements are sometimes recognized by phrases akin to “will”, “could”, “ought to”, “anticipate”, “expects” and related expressions. All statements apart from statements of historic reality included on this information launch are forward-looking statements that contain dangers and uncertainties. There will be no assurance that such statements will show to be correct and precise outcomes and future occasions might differ materially from these anticipated in such statements. Ahead-looking data on this information launch consists of the closing of the acquisition of the belongings comprising ShiftRLE, entry into consulting agreements with the important thing personnel of ShiftRLE, the flexibility of ShiftRLE to combine into the X1 portfolio as anticipated or in any respect, the expansion of ShiftRLE and the institution of ShiftRLE as a hub for esports with further choices to their present media service, and the achievement of any income by ShiftRLE. Necessary components that would trigger precise outcomes to vary materially from the Firm’s expectations embody the failure to fulfill the situations of the related securities alternate(s) and different dangers detailed once in a while within the filings made by the Firm with securities laws, in addition to a failure to consummate the transaction, altering market and trade situations, the flexibility of every of X1 and ShiftRLE to implement their respective enterprise methods, together with enlargement plans,, the continued relevance of ShiftRLE’s media capabilities, aggressive situations, opposed trade occasions, availability of capital and financing as wanted. The reader is cautioned that assumptions used within the preparation of any forward-looking data could show to be incorrect. Occasions or circumstances could trigger precise outcomes to vary materially from these predicted on account of quite a few recognized and unknown dangers, uncertainties, and different components, lots of that are past the management of the Firm. The reader is cautioned to not place undue reliance on any forward-looking data. Such data, though thought-about affordable by administration on the time of preparation, could show to be incorrect and precise outcomes could differ materially from these anticipated. Ahead-looking statements contained on this information launch are expressly certified by this cautionary assertion. The forward-looking statements contained on this information launch are made as of the date of this information launch and the Firm disclaims any intention or obligation to replace or revise such data, besides as required by relevant legislation.

¹ “Rocket League: Rocket League Reside Participant Depend and Statistics”, Energetic Participant, https://activeplayer.io/rocket-league/ (accessed: July 22, 2022).
² “High 15 hottest PC video games of 2022”, Energetic Participant, https://activeplayer.io/top-15-most-popular-pc-games-of-2022/ (accessed July 22, 2022).
³ See notice 1.
⁴ twitter.com/ShiftRLE (Accessed July 22, 2022).