Press release:
Copenhagen 18.08.2016 – From now on, the leading gaming marketplace will join NiP as their official sponsor. To celebrate the beginning of this partnership, a special comic book will be released.

Said comic book will contain adventures of the NiP players and Kinguin ­a cute penguin who will tag along and experience the world of eSports together with f0rest, GeT_RiGhT, friberg, Xizt, pyth and THREAT. More details are yet to be revealed, as well as the form of the comic book and how it’s going to be released.

The beginning of such a high­profile partnership is always an exciting event. This time, it seems to be a match made in heaven ­ a top­tier CS:GO team joins forces with a community­based gaming marketplace. The two combined will surely provide a lot excitement for their fans.

“It’s an amazing feeling to be able to share this great news with the world. Adding a world­class CS:GO team, such as NiP to our Kinguin eSports family opens up a lot of new opportunities for us to create even more amazing content for our community. Not only we will be able to follow their achievements at many tournaments and report back to people who follow us on our social media, but we also can create something really special: a comic book with adventures of Ninjas and Kinguin. Stay tuned for stories we are preparing for you.” ­ said Viktor Wanli, Kinguin’s CEO and Founder.

“We are extremely happy to announce Kinguin as an official partner of Ninjas in Pyjamas. Kinguin is wholeheartedly devoted to gaming and eSports, just as much as we are here at NiP. Our mutual devotion lays the foundation for an exciting partnership going into the future.” added Hicham Chahine, CEO at Ninjas in Pyjamas.

About Kinguin
Kinguin.net is a global marketplace for buying digital products. Safe shopping, a variety of genres, in­game items and very competitive prices make it one of the most popular platforms across the Internet. With tens of thousands of products offered including AAA titles, indie games and in­game items like CS:GO and Dota 2 skins, Kinguin is also well known within the eSports community for creating its own tournaments and leagues.

About NiP
Ninjas in Pyjamas, also known as NiP, was established in 2000 in Sweden. They are recognized as the most renowned professional electronic sports brand in the world, most notably known for their history in the game of Counter­Strike. NiP is also active in the space of education within the esports industry through several initiatives such as the subsidiary Area08, and through several initiatives in collaboration with the Swedish government. In addition to this, Ninjas in Pyjamas is also an active shareholder in the clothing company DRKN and founding member of the World Esports Association (WESA).

Jonas “O.J” Ek
The Gaming Ground
Twitter: @TheGamingGround

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Tags: CS:GO, E-sports, Gamescom 2016, Kinguin, Ninjas in Pyjamas