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Newegg Launches Online Tournament to Crown the Best PC Game of All Time

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Newegg Commerce, Inc. (NASDAQ: NEGG) continues its 2021 Gametober festivities with ‘The Best PC Game of All Time Tournament Giveaway,’ featuring 16 popular PC games. Voters will decide which games proceed through a single-elimination format. The event runs through October 24, 2021, with participants eligible for prizes including a high-end gaming PC and $500 gift cards. Notable games include Witcher III, Half-Life 2, and World of Warcraft. Weekly updates on winners and new brackets will be provided every Friday.

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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Newegg Commerce, Inc. (NASDAQ: NEGG), a leading tech-focused North American e-retailer, continued its 2021 Gametober festivities by launching ‘The Best PC Game of All Time Tournament Giveaway.’ Powered by AMD, the tournament pits 16 of the most popular PC games against one another in bracketed fashion, with visitors to Newegg.com casting votes to determine which games advance in the competition and which ones are eliminated. In the end, the last game standing will be crowned the Best PC Game of All Time.

“To introduce some fun into this year’s Gametober sale, we decided to put to rest one of the most passionately debated topics among PC gamers with a competition that settles once and for all which PC game reigns supreme,” said Andrew Choi, Director of Brand Marketing at Newegg.”

Over a four-week period, 16 PC games will go head-to-head in a single-elimination format, with participants’ votes determining which games advance to the next round. Bracket predictions will be accepted through October 24, 2021, at which time the competition begins. Those who correctly predict the outcome of the entire four-week bracket will be entered to win a Gaming Grand Prize that includes an ABS Gladiator AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X CPU – AMD Radeon™ RX 6700 XT gaming PC, Vitesse 55-inch gaming desk, Razer BlackShark V2 gaming headset, DXRacer Formula Series gaming chair, Corsair MM300 gaming mouse mat, ASUS ROG Strix XG279Q 27-inch gaming monitor, Logitech G213 Prodigy gaming keyboard and an ASUS ROG Spatha X wireless gaming mouse. All other entrants who participate between October 8 and November 18, 2021 will be entered through Gleam for a chance to win a $500 Newegg gift card.

The 16 games competing for the top prize include Witcher III, Baldur’s Gate 2, Minecraft, Diablo II, Half-Life 2, Counter-Strike, Elder Scrolls V, Civilization, Portal 2, Fallout: New Vegas, Doom Eternal, World of Warcraft, Quake, The Sims, Starcraft II, and Team Fortress 2. Weekly bracket competitions will be open for voting Monday through Thursday of each week. Winners of the weekly competitions will be announced each Friday, along with the new brackets for the following week’s competition. Follow Newegg on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to get in on the action!

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About Newegg Commerce, Inc.

Newegg Commerce, Inc., headquartered in the City of Industry, California, is a leading tech-focused e-retailer in North America and serves a global customer base throughout Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America and the Middle East. Founded in 2001, the company offers direct sales and an online marketplace platform for desktop PCs and IT computer hardware, consumer electronics, automotive, gaming products and finished goods. Newegg also offers an extensive portfolio of technology, marketing, logistics and other partner services to help companies grow their business. For more information, please visit https://www.newegg.com/.

This news release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements give our current expectations, opinion, belief or forecasts of future events and performance. A statement identified by the use of forward-looking words including "will," "may," "expects," "projects," "anticipates," "plans," "believes," "estimate," "should," and certain of the other foregoing statements may be deemed forward-looking statements. Although Newegg believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual future activities and results to be materially different from those suggested or described in this news release. Investors are cautioned that any forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected. The forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date hereof. The Company takes no obligation to update or correct its own forward-looking statements, except as required by law, or those prepared by third parties that are not paid for by the Company. The Company's SEC filings are available at http://www.sec.gov.

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Source: Newegg Commerce, Inc.

FAQ

What is the 2021 Gametober event by Newegg?

The 2021 Gametober event includes 'The Best PC Game of All Time Tournament Giveaway' where 16 popular PC games compete based on voter participation.

How can participants enter Newegg's tournament?

Participants can submit their bracket predictions by October 24, 2021, to win prizes including gaming PCs and gift cards.

What games are included in Newegg's tournament?

The tournament features games like Witcher III, Baldur’s Gate 2, Minecraft, and more.

When will winners be announced during the tournament?

Winners of the weekly competitions will be announced each Friday.

What prizes can be won in Newegg's tournament?

Prizes include a high-performance gaming PC and a $500 Newegg gift card.

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