The Drone Racing League and Nacon, Pioneers in Esports-Audio, Partner for DRL SIM Races
November 16, 2021 at 07:00 am EST
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The Drone Racing League announced a new partnership with Nacon Gaming. Named as the league's Official Gaming Headset and Controller, Nacon will equip the best drone pilots in the world with RIG Commander PRO headsets for the 2021-22 DRL World Championship Season's simulated races starting on NBCSN and Twitter. Combining esports and real-life drone races to create a new era of sports, the virtual portion of the DRL season will feature the RIG Commander PRO headset on its 10th anniversary as the go-to audio solution for professional gaming leagues. For the next five weeks, DRL Pilots will compete in RIG Commander PRO, the headset that established the "look of esports" with its stadium class audio performance. Pilots will race through intense, digital drone races on the DRL SIM, the ultimate FPV (First Person View) drone flight simulators. Battling it out through spectacular SIM maps, pilots will aim for the fastest finishes and collect equally-weighted points to physical DRL drone races, marking the first time an athlete must dominate both esports and real-life competition to be crowned the World Champion. Throughout the 2021-22 Season, branded commercial spots, streaming promotions, and unboxing features will showcase how fans can gear up and get good with RIG and Nacon. The league will also release a new digital video series called "Sounds of DRL", showcasing the best audio from DRL SIM racing moments and victories.
NACON specialises in the development and publishing of so-called AA video game software (games with sales of between 0.2 and 3 million copies) in both physical and digital form. The group provides action/adventure games (Warhammer, The Sinking City, Werewolf, Paranoia, etc.), racing games (TT Isle of Man, WRC, V-Rally, FIA Truck Racing Championship, Overpass, etc.), sports games (Rugby20, Tennis World Tour, Tour de France, etc.) and simulation games (Farmers Dynasty, Bee Simulator, Pro Fishing Simulator, etc.).
In addition, NACON develops a business designing and manufacturing video game accessories for PCs and consoles (keyboards, mice, mats, controllers, headsets, microphones, steering wheels, game seats, etc.).