Christina Granville, Twitch’s Amber Dalton and Esports Illustrated’s Nafeeza Hassan present; winners include Xfinity, State Farm and NBA 2K League

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA , USA, October 24, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Held in conjunction with the 2023 Esports and Gaming Business Summit, the Tempest Awards on October 23 honored gaming’s best in class for today and the future. NBA 2K League’s Christina Granville hosted the ceremony, featuring a special appearance from the Esports and Gaming Business Summit host, Isaac Robinson Smith. The annual event inaugurated three new Luminaries, as well as the Watch List – those poised for a breakout in the next year or two. The evenings honorees included:

2023 Luminaries:
Amber Dalton, senior director of sales & sponsorships, Twitch
Steve Spohn, chief operations officer, The AbleGamers Charity Foundation
Angela Roseboro, founder and CEO, Roseboro Group, and former CDO, Riot Games

2023 Watch List Honorees:
Joe Jenkins, head of esports, IMG
SM Lahti, head of marketing and content, TSM
Madeline Pound, sales director, SuperAwesome
Kevin Simon, manager, brand marketing, gaming & innovation lead, Ally Financial
Tony Yuan, director of gaming, REV/XP

The full list of winners can be found below:
Best Charity or Social Good Initiative
The State Farm Gamerhood Challenge 2023, State Farm

Best Collegiate/Amateur/Semi-pro Event
MFAM Gauntlet Presents OSU v. UM Rivalry Series, The Kinetic Group + eFuse

Best Content Creation Campaign/Initiative
Twitch Rivals, NFLPA & Gamefam - Streamer Bowl IV ft. Fortnite, Gamefam

Best Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative
Level Up University, NCompass International + Activision Blizzard King

Best Endemic Brand Activation
Call of Duty^®: NEXT, Activision Publishing

Best Esports and Gaming Crossover
Twitch Rivals, NFLPA & Gamefam - Streamer Bowl IV ft. Fortnite, Gamefam

Best In-game Brand Activation
Lunchables “Lunchabuild This” Campaign: The Multiverse of Metaverses, Playwire

Best Mobile Gaming Event
The 2023 Pokémon World Championships, The Pokémon Company International

Best New Event/League
BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, BLAST Esports

Best Non-endemic Brand Activation
P&G Battle of the Paddles, MKTG Sports + Entertainment, Taylor Strategy and Optimum Sports

Best Sustainability Initiative
Subway Surfers: Play 2 Plant, SYBO

Best Use of Innovation in a Broadcast
Call of Duty League Majors, Activision Blizzard + Esports Engine

Brand of the Year
Xfinity

Collegiate Esports Program of the Year
Gen.G + University of Kentucky Campus Takeover, Gen.G

Console Esport of the Year
NBA 2K League

Esports Event of the Year
Evo, presented by Chipotle, RTS & Sony Interactive Entertainment

Esports League of the Year
VALORANT Champions Tour, Riot Games

Esports Team of the Year
Gen.G Mobil 1 Racing/Gen.G Mobil 1 Racing Black, Gen.G + Mobil 1

Publication of the Year, Digital
Esports Illustrated

Publication of the Year, Multimedia
ONE Esports

Supporting Agency of the Year, Non-production
xQc’s Non-exclusive $100M Deal, Evolved Talent Agency

Supporting Agency of the Year, Production
Esports Engine

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