by admin | Oct 31, 2023 | News
Gamer.LK, an industry-leading Gaming & Esports Agency based in Sri Lanka, has emerged triumphant at the National Best Quality Software Awards (NBQSA), securing two significant awards in the Consumer – Media & Entertainment category. The company has been awarded Gold for their InGame Esports Metaverse platform and Bronze for their innovative Cricket Sixes mobile game. Additionally, their achievements at NBQSA have also made them eligible for a nomination at the Asia Pacific ICT Awards (APICTA) held in Hong Kong this year.
Gamer.LK’s IGE Metaverse platform is a pioneering experiential platform that has set a new standard for interactive brand experiences and engagements. Developed by Gamer.LK’s technology division, this platform allowed the global tech giant ViewSonic to launch its latest gaming monitors and display products in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Myanmar. More than 40 influential gaming and tech personalities from South Asia took part in this virtual event, representing themselves as custom avatars through non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The secure platform ensured a seamless and immersive experience for all attendees, signalling a transformative potential for metaverse engagements in the tech and gaming industries in South Asia.
Cricket Sixes is developed in-house by the Gamer.LK team and is poised to revolutionise competitive mobile gaming in South Asia. Built with competitive Esports in mind, this mobile game offers a unique Cricket experience, focusing on a dynamic two-over batting and bowling challenge. The game’s distinctive optimised graphics make it accessible to a broad demographic of device users. Cricket Sixes caters to individuals of all skill levels, whether they are seasoned Cricket fanatics or casual gamers. The game’s intuitive controls and simplified mechanics ensure an engaging experience. However, it is being positioned as a mobile Esports title, allowing gamers to compete in tournaments organised by Gamer.LK.
The National Best Quality Software Awards (NBQSA), conducted in Sri Lanka by the Sri Lankan section of the BCS The Chartered Institute for IT, has recognized outstanding achievements in the field of ICT for years. This competition not only highlights local excellence but also aims to elevate the standards and quality of ICT products and services to compete on an international level.
Gamer.LK, a part of InGame Esports, is South Asia’s holistic Gaming and Esports Agency with more than 15 years of experience organising and promoting Esports in the region. In addition to these accolades, Gamer.LK clinched the prestigious Grand Prix Gold Award for ‘Best Digital Marketing Campaign’ at the SLIM DIGIS in 2022. Gamer.LK is the first Esports company in Sri Lanka, which was recently certified and awarded one of 2023’s Great Places to Work (GPTW) awards, making it also the first Esports company in Sri Lanka to receive the award. Since its founding, Gamer.LK has actively worked towards the growth of the Esports industry in Sri Lanka and the wider South Asian region.
by admin | Oct 25, 2023 | News
For the consecutive second year, the Sri Lanka Esports Association (SLESA) is hosting the DIALOG-SLESA All-Island Free Fire Championship. This prestigious event, spotlighting the globally renowned game Free Fire, is generously supported by its primary sponsor, Dialog, in collaboration with its strategic partner, Gamer.LK.
The championship held entirely online boasts an impressive prize pool of Rs. 1 million, reflecting the growing significance and investment in the Esports arena in Sri Lanka. The district qualifier stage, which commenced on 18th September, is set to culminate with a two-day Grand Final scheduled for late November.
Players first take part in the district qualifier stage where teams have to earn their right to represent their district at the district final round by making their way through a group stage, semi-finals and a qualifier final. This year also features a Solo Wildcard round where individual players will battle it out to be placed into one team which will also make their way to the district final round. The teams that make it through the district final round earn the right to represent their district at the All-Island semi-final round, after which the top 12 teams qualify for the Grand Finals.
Last year’s Championship, saw over 2,000 participants take part where team nA NEVERSTOP, who were selected to represent the Mongarala district emerged victorious. Popular Free Fire game streamers hosted watch parties on their social media channels, creating massive interest and bringing together a fledgling community of young aspirants as they compete on the national stage.
“The DIALOG-SLESA All-Island Free Fire Championship showcases the thriving Esports culture in Sri Lanka. We are excited to witness the growth of our local talent and provide them a platform to shine on the national stage and thereby set their sights on breaking into the international Free Fire arena,” said Raveen Wijayatilake, President of SLESA.
Esports, the country’s fastest-growing sport, is officially recognised by Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Sports. Sri Lankan Esports athletes have competed internationally, most recently at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Founded in 2012 by Gamer.LK and four other members, SLESA has systematically fostered the sport’s growth in the country, gaining international recognition.
Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, has been at the helm of uplifting Esports for over a decade by powering gaming competitions in Sri Lanka. In the recent past, Dialog’s strategic partnership with SLESA has empowered the training and development of vital skills for avid local gamers and help bring structured Esports to all corners of the island. With the widest 4G coverage in Sri Lanka and constantly network optimisations, Dialog delivers on its commitment towards bridging the digital divide by enabling Esports to prosper in the rural peripheries of Sri Lanka.
Stay tuned for more updates and thrilling matches as the Dialog SLESA All-Island Free Fire Championship 2023 unfolds. For updates about the event and to watch the matches, visit the Sri Lanka Esports Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/srilankaesports.
by admin | Oct 16, 2023 | Esports News Sinhala
හයවන වතාවටත් SLT-MOBITEL විසින් බල ගැන්වෙන Gamer.LK හි අන්තර්-පාසල් Esports ශූරතාවලිය Inter-School Esports Championship (ISEC)’22 හි සමස්ත ශූරයන්ගේ කිරුළ හිමිකර ගනිමින් නිමාවකට පත්විය. ශ්රී ලංකාව පුරා පාසල් 90 කට අධික සංඛ්යාවක් සහභාගී වූ මෙම තරඟාවලිය අන්තර්ජාලය ඔස්සේ පවත්වන ලද අතර ජනප්රිය Esports ක්රීඩා 10 කින් එය සමන්විත විය. එහි ජයග්රාහකයින් ඇගයීමේ ත්යාග ප්රදානෝත්සවයක් පසුගියදා කොළඹ SLT-MOBITEL ශ්රවණාගාරයේදී පැවැත්විණි.
ක්රීඩා 10 කින් සමන්විත වූ මෙවර තරගාවලියේ නවක කණ්ඩායම් ජනප්රිය ක්රීඩාවල ශූරතාව හිමිකර ගැනීමට සමත් වීම විශේෂත්වයකි. ගම්පහ බණ්ඩාරනායක විද්යාලය සිය දස්කම් සහ කණ්ඩායම් හැඟීම පිළිබිඹු කරමින් Call of Duty 4 තරගාවලියේ රන් පදක්කම දිනා ගත්තේය. මේ අතර, කුරුණෑගල මලියදේව විද්යාලය දැඩි තරගකාරී PUBG MOBILE ශූරතාවලියේ රන් පදක්කම් ලාභීන් බවට පත් වූ අතර, කොළඹ ශාන්ත ජෝශප් විද්යාලය Free Fire තරගාවලියේ ද වත්තල Lyceum ජාත්යන්තර පාසල Valorant තරඟාවලියේ ද රන් පදක්කම් දිනා ගත්හ.
මෙහිදී විශිෂ්ට දස්කම් පාමින් කොළඹ Gateway විද්යාලය රන් පදක්කම් 3ක්, රිදී පදක්කම් 2ක් සහ ලෝකඩ පදක්කම් 1කට හිමිකම් කියමින් යළිත් වරක් සමස්ත ශූරතාව හිමිකර ගත්හ.. කොළඹ ආනන්ද විද්යාලය දෙවන ස්ථානය ද දකුණු කොළඹ ජාත්යන්තර පාසල තෙවන ස්ථානය ද දිනා ගත්හ. 2016 වසරේ සිට පාසල් මට්ටමේ Esports ක්ෂේත්රයේ ආධිපත්යය දැරීමට සමත් වූ Gateway විද්යාලය, මේ වසරේදී ද හයවෙනි වරටත් ශූරතාව හිමිකර ගත්හ.
“විනෝදාත්මක බවින් ඔබ්බට Esports සතු විභවය අවබෝධකර ගැනීම අතවශ්ය බව මගේ විශ්වාසයයි. Esports සහ අධ්යාපනය අතර ඇති සම්බන්ධය කුමක්ද යන්න අවබෝධකර ගැනීමට බොහෝ දෙනෙකුට අපහසු විය හැකි වුවත්, අධ්යාපනය තුළ Esports වලට සිදු කළ හැකි පුළුල් සහ ධනාත්මක බලපෑම Gateway විද්යාලය මනාව අවබෝධකරගෙන සිටිනවා. Gamer.LK විසින් සංවිධානය කරන ලද අන්තර් පාසල් Esports ශූරතාවලිය වැනි විධිමත් වැඩසටහන් මගින් අපගේ සිසුන්ට නායකත්වය, ක්රීඩාශීලිත්වය, සන්නිවේදනය, විචාරාත්මක චින්තනය, ගැටළු නිරාකරණය, අන්යොන්ය ක්රියා සහ සහයෝගීතාව වැනි අතවශ්ය කුසලතා වැඩිදියුණුකර ගැනීමට හැකියාව ලැබෙනවා යනුවෙන් Gateway විද්යාලයේ සභාපති ආචාර්ය හර්ෂ අලස් මහතා පැවසීය.
මේ වන විට ඩොලර් බිලියනය ඉක්මවූ වටිනාකමක් හිමි වී ඇති තරගකාරී Esports ක්ෂේත්රය ළඟාකරගෙන සිටින දැවැන්ත වධර්නය සහ එමගින් සම්ප්රදායික ක්රීඩා ක්ෂේත්රය තුළ සිදු වී ඇති පරිවර්තනය අප හඳුනාගෙන තිබෙනවා. පුද්ගලයින් ක්රීඩාව භාවිතා කරන ආකාරය සහ ඊට සම්බන්දවන ආකාරය වෙනසකට ලක්කර ඇති Esports, නව ආදායම් මාර්ග, අනුග්රාහක අවස්ථා සහ වෙනස්ම ආකාරයේ රැකියා අවස්ථා රැසක් ද නිමර්ාණයකර තිබේ. Esports සතු විභවය නිවැරදිව අවබෝධකර ගැනීමට නම් අප එය ක්රීඩාවකට ඔබ්බට ගිය කර්මාන්තයක් ලෙස ඒ දෙස බැලීමට හුරු විය යුතු වනවා. නිරන්තරයෙන් වෙනස් වෙමින් ඉදිරියට ගමන්කරන ඩිජිටල් වටපිටාව සඳහා අපගේ දරුවන් සුදානම් කරමින් අප Gateway පාසල තුළ Esports සතු අගය වටහාගෙන තිබෙනවා,” ඒ මහතා වැඩිදුරටත් පැවසීය.
ක්රීඩා අමාත්යාංශය විසින් Esports ප්රධාන අවධානය යොමු කරන ක්රීඩාවක් ලෙස හඳුනාගෙන ඇති අතර, පාසල් තුළ තරුණ තරුණියන් Esports සඳහා නිරාවරණය කිරීමේ වැදගත්කම අවධාරණය කරයි. පාසල් මට්ටමින් පවත්වන තරඟ මගින් සිසුන්ට ඔවුන්ගේ දෑස් සම්බන්ධීකරණය (hand-eye coordination), විචාරාත්මක චින්තනය, ගැටළු විසඳීම සහ කණ්ඩායම් සන්නිවේදන කුසලතා වැනි බොහෝ ප්රතිලාභ ලබා දිය හැකිය.
“අන්තර් පාසල් Esports ශූරතාවලිය 2016 වසරේ සිට ශ්රී ලංකාවේ ක්රීඩා පද්ධතියේ කැපී පෙනෙන අංගයක් වී ඇත. තරුණ සිසුන් මෙම ශූරතාවලියට සහභාගී වීම සතුටට කරුණක් වන අතර, මනා සංවිධානාත්මකව සහ අධීක්ෂණයෙන් යුතුව පවත්වනු ලබන පාසල් මට්ටමේ Esports වැඩසටහන්වල ප්රතිලාභ හිමිකර දීම සඳහා ප්රමුඛ කාර්යභාරයක් ඉටුකිරීමට හැකි වීම පිළිබඳ අප ආඩම්බර වනවා” යැයි Gamer.LK සහ InGame Esports හි ප්රධාන විධායක නිලධාරී සහ ශ්රී ලංකා Esports සංගමයේ සභාපති රවීන් විජයතිලක මහතා පැවසීය.
මෙවර ශූරතාවලිය බලගන්වනු ලැබුවේ ශ්රී ලංකා තොරතුරු හා සන්නිවේදන තාක්ෂණ විසඳුම් සපයන්නා වන SLT-MOBITEL විසිනි. SLT-MOBITEL ශ්රී ලංකාව තුළ ඩිජිටල් විනෝදාස්වාදය සහ Esports සවිබල ගැන්වීමේ ප්රමුඛයා වන අතර, රට තුළ සිටින Esports ක්රීඩකයින් සඳහා නිෂ්පාදන පිරිනැමීම් සපයයි.
“Gamer.LK’s Inter-School Esports Championship 2022 ට බලය ලබා දීම ගැන අපි ආඩම්බර වෙනවා. හය වැනි වරටත් ජයග්රහණය කරමින් තම දස්කම් ප්රදර්ශනය කළ කොළඹ Gateway විද්යාලයට අපගේ සුබ පැතුම්. ශ්රී ලංකාවේ ක්රීඩා වර්ධනය ප්රවර්ධනය කිරීම සඳහා SLT-MOBITEL හි කැපවීම මෙම තරඟාවලිය සඳහා අපගේ සහය මඟින් ඉස්මතු කරයි. ප්රමුඛ පෙළේ විදුලි සංදේශ සැපයුම්කරුවෙකු ලෙස SLT-MOBITEL තරුණ තරුණියන් Esports ක්රීඩා සඳහා ඇති ආශාව වර්ධනය කිරීමට දැඩි ලෙස කැපවී සිටී. ශූරතාවලිය බල ගැන්වීම තුලින්, දක්ෂ ශිෂ්ය ක්රීඩකයින්ට ඔවුන්ගේ කුසලතා ප්රදර්ශනය කිරීමට සහ තරඟකාරී ක්රීඩා පිටියේ ඔවුන්ගේ සිහින හඹා යාමට වේදිකාවක් සැපයීම අපගේ අරමුණයි. Esports හි පරිවර්තනීය බලය සහ කණ්ඩායම් ක්රියාකාරිත්වය, උපාය මාර්ගික චින්තනය සහ ඩිජිටල් කුසලතා ඊළඟ පරම්පරාව අතර පෝෂණය කිරීමට ඇති හැකියාව පිළිබඳව අපි විශ්වාස කරමු.” යැයි SLT-MOBITEL සමූහ ප්රධාන අලෙවි නිලධාරී ප්රභාත් දහනායක පැවසීය.
2023 වසරේ අග භාගයේදී ශූරතාවලිය 7වන අදියරය පැවැත්වීමට නියමිතය.
by admin | Sep 2, 2023 | News
Gamer.LK, the premier Esports organisation in Sri Lanka recently joined forces with hSenid Business Solutions PLC to curate an exhilarating Esports series exclusively for the company’s workforce. Underscoring its commitment to taking the thrill of Esports to workplaces, Gamer.LK continues to work with innovative companies like hSenid who wish to embrace the sport of the future and create a dynamic work culture through competitive gaming at the workplace.
With a legacy spanning over 26 years, hSenid Business Solutions PLC holds the distinction of being Sri Lanka’s first enterprise software company listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange. The company’s unwavering focus on innovation and versatility is evident in its diverse suite of offerings, catering not only to Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) but also encompassing Human Resource Outsourcing and Employee Tracking Solutions & Access Control. The company’s reach extends across 6 countries, serving over 1 million users which span over 1,500 organizations across 20 industries in over 40 countries.
“We believe in nurturing a workplace that resonates with the aspirations of our millennial and gen-z workforce,” says Dinushan Thennakoon, Head of Human Resources at hSenid Business Solutions PLC. “Our first-ever Esports series is a testament to our dedication to providing our employees with an engaging and enjoyable work atmosphere. It’s heartening to witness the enthusiastic participation and the positive impact of Esports on our employees.”
Competitive gaming serves as an engaging platform at a workplace for employees to develop and enhance skills crucial to their professional growth. The strategic thinking, problem-solving, teamwork, and adaptability required in Esports mirror the very qualities that drive success in the corporate world thereby creating an avenue for employees to hone their decision-making abilities, refine their communication skills, and embrace innovation—all while enjoying a captivating recreational activity.
hSenid’s dedication to innovation, employee satisfaction, and team-building was commendable as it aims to position itself as the premier choice for millennials and the gen-z workforce seeking an enriching and progressive work environment. Gamer.LK worked with the teams at hSenid, namely hSenidBiz HR and the Club at hSenid to curate this event for its employees and make it a success.
Vasana Gunasekera, the project coordinator for the event, expressed her satisfaction with the seamless execution: “The Esports series brought together employees in an entirely new and exciting way and the event went off without any issues. The coordination with Gamer.LK worked seamlessly, and the positive energy among the teams was palpable.”
Gamer.LK is poised to lead the charge in transforming the corporate landscape through the power of competitive gaming. As the momentum grows and more companies like hSenid experience the myriad benefits of integrating Esports into their work cultures, Gamer.LK stands ready to shine a spotlight on these success stories, demonstrating how Esports can truly invigorate teams, ignite innovation, and forge stronger bonds in the modern professional world.
by admin | Aug 27, 2023 | News
Gamer.LK, the trailblazing force in Sri Lanka’s Esports landscape, is proud to announce its triumphant recognition as a certified Great Place to Work for the second consecutive year. This distinction, awarded by the esteemed global authority on workplace culture, Great Place to Work (GPTW), solidifies Gamer.LK’s position as a true leader in fostering an exceptional workplace environment within the realm of Esports. This achievement marks another milestone in Gamer.LK’s journey towards shaping South Asia’s Esports landscape through its global brand, InGame Esports.
GPTW’s rigorous evaluation delves deep into a company’s ethos, management practices, and employee perspectives. After careful analysis, companies are scored on their ‘Trust Index’ to determine their eligibility for this prestigious title. Gamer.LK’s remarkable workplace culture, underpinned by a shared passion for Esports and gaming culture, continues to shine through, resulting in Gamer.LK being awarded the certification.
Reflecting on this achievement, Raveen Wijayatilake, CEO of Gamer.LK and InGame Esports, emphasized, “Our journey to secure the Great Place to Work certification for the second year reflects the embodiment of our exceptional work culture. At InGame Esports & Gamer.LK, we have crafted an environment that seamlessly merges our passion for gaming with our commitment to excellence. This recognition reinforces our dedication to maintaining an environment where our team members thrive and collaborate, fostering innovation and camaraderie.”
Since its inception, Gamer.LK has experienced meteoric growth as a vital ecosystem builder in the Esports domain. In just a short span, the organization has expanded fourfold, now boasting a team of 27 dedicated professionals. This progress can be attributed to Gamer.LK’s unwavering commitment to fostering an environment that resonates with the distinctive mindset of gamers, allowing employees to thrive while working remotely.
The bedrock of Gamer.LK’s success lies in its commitment to trust and accountability. Driven by an enthusiastic team of experts, the organization has orchestrated some of South Asia’s most renowned gaming tournaments and events, revolutionizing how brands engage with the younger demographic through gaming-oriented content. The convergence of passion and profession, buoyed by a supportive team ethos, is what has catapulted Gamer.LK into the realm of Great Places to Work.
Great Place to Work, an institution originating in the USA, continues its mission to elevate workplaces across the globe into exceptional environments. As the foremost evaluator of high-trust and high-performance workplace cultures, GPTW serves as a consultant for Fortune magazine’s prestigious ‘100 Best Companies to Work For’ list.
Gamer.LK’s ongoing success story as a certified Great Place to Work for the second year underscores its unwavering dedication to fostering a thriving and fulfilling work environment. With a steadfast commitment to its workforce and an unyielding passion for Esports, Gamer.LK sets the gold standard for workplace excellence in Esports, reshaping the contours of the Esports landscape one achievement at a time.
