{"id":70822,"date":"2024-05-14T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T13:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=70822"},"modified":"2024-05-14T11:00:03","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T15:00:03","slug":"introducing-nrg-galaxy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-introducing-nrg-galaxy-new-pubg-team-return-mobile-esports\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing NRG Galaxy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrg.gg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NRG<\/strong><\/a>, the premier gaming and entertainment powerhouse, in partnership with the internationally recognized industry leader in technology, <strong>Samsung <\/strong>, <strong>proudly announces today the launch of its first-ever PUBG Mobile team: NRG Galaxy. <\/strong>This marks NRG\u2019s first return to mobile gaming since 2019, illustrating the organizations continued, sustained growth.<\/p>\n<p>The newly formed NRG Galaxy team consists of seasoned and emerging talents in the PUBG Mobile scene, including David \u201cSpec\u201d Guzman, Jonathan \u201cJ7\u201d Galaviz and Cristian \u201cFate\u201d Figueroa. Competitive veteran Tyler \u201cTelli\u201d Ellison supports the team as coach.<\/p>\n<p>As part of NRG\u2019s ongoing partnership with Samsung, the NRG Galaxy team will be equipped with the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/smartphones\/galaxy-s24-ultra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra smartphones<\/a> for use during training sessions and in competitive play. This integration ensures that the team not only performs with cutting-edge technology, but serves as a clear indicator of Samsung\u2019s commitment to the gaming and esports communities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedded product-module\">\n\t\t<a id=\"product-module-0\" href=\"http:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/shop\/offer-program\/\" title=\"EPP (all)\" class=\"snr-article_product-image\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/16094419\/epp-circle-plain-1.png\" alt=\"EPP (all)\">\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis is more than just a return to mobile gaming for NRG; it&#8217;s a leap into the future of esports, said Jaime Cohenca, General Manager at NRG. \u201cAnd with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/mobile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung Galaxy<\/a> by our side, it is clear we are not just participants- but are pioneers, leading the way in technology and high performance gameplay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOpen collaboration along with pushing limits of what\u2019s possible are at the heart of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/mobile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung Galaxy<\/a> brand, and we are proud to expand our partnership with NRG in our aim to help make mobile-first eSports mainstream\u201d, said Simon Callan, Head of Mobile Marketing Partnerships, Influencer and DTC Promotions at Samsung Electronics America. \u201cGamers need the best technology to support their play, and with the powerful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/smartphones\/galaxy-s24-ultra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Galaxy S24 Ultra<\/a>, and the new seasoned NRG Galaxy team, we can\u2019t wait to celebrate wins together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"embedded recommended recommended-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"embedded-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-badge\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recommended News<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"recommended-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/5-things-to-know-samsung-gaming-hub-just-play\/?r=true&#038;referrer=usnewsroom\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"recommended-news\" aria-label=\"Things to Know About Samsung Gaming Hub to Just Play \u2013 Read More\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/27165909\/S24_Ultra_Gaming_04-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Read More: Things to Know About Samsung Gaming Hub to Just Play\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Things to Know About Samsung Gaming Hub to Just Play<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Read More<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"article-body\">\n<p>The formation of NRG Galaxy not only enhances the organizations\u2019 presence in the competitive esports landscape, it taps into the burgeoning global interest in mobile gaming. By focusing on the passions of millions of mobile gamers around the world, NRG Galaxy will connect with this hugely diverse and global audience, even further building a brand that resonates across different cultures and demographics. This expansion reflects NRG\u2019s dedication to embracing emerging trends and innovative technologies, reinforcing their position at the forefront of digital entertainment innovation.<\/p>\n<p>Fans can soon expect additional updates, including detailed player profiles and event schedules, as NRG and Samsung together redefine the landscape of mobile gaming with NRG Galaxy.<\/p>\n<h6><strong>About NRG<\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6>NRG is a professional gaming and entertainment company renowned for its championship teams and innovative gaming lifestyle content. As the highest viewed gaming organization in the world, NRG continues to lead the industry with its engaging, authentic, and original gaming content. For more go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrg.gg\/\">NRG.gg<\/a>.<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New PUBG team marks triumphant return to mobile esports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":70857,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29720,29718,29721],"tags":[25940,30370,805,40,26387,30402],"blue-badge":[],"class_list":["post-70822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-product-mobile","category-product","category-product-mobile-smartphones","tag-galaxy","tag-galaxy-s24-ultra","tag-gaming","tag-mobile","tag-mobile-gaming","tag-nrg-galaxy"],"acf":{"turn_off_retargeting":false},"fimg_mobile_url":"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/14075445\/pubg-mobile-featured-200x200.png","fimg_url":"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/14075445\/pubg-mobile-featured-432x286.png","primary_category":{"term_id":29721,"name":"Smartphones","slug":"product-mobile-smartphones","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":29721,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":29720,"count":401,"filter":"raw","term_link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/category\/product\/product-mobile\/product-mobile-smartphones\/","term_path":"product\/product-mobile\/product-mobile-smartphones"},"badge":"Press Release","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70822"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70822\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70822"},{"taxonomy":"blue-badge","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blue-badge?post=70822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}