About Super Evil Megacorp
Super Evil Megacorp is a multi-award winning creator of category-defining multiplayer experiences for the touchscreen generation. Committed to deep technical and design excellence, Super Evil is home to leading game industry talent previously at companies such as Riot Games, Blizzard, Rockstar Games and Insomniac, who believe that gamers on every device deserve to play together in beautiful, responsive and deep AAA experiences, whichever their native platform or control mechanism.
Built on the proprietary cross-platform next-gen E.V.I.L.™ game engine, the company’s flagship title, Vainglory, is the leading cross-platform MOBA, played and watched by millions every month. Super Evil partners include Amazon, Apple, Coca-Cola, Google, NVIDIA, Razer, Samsung and more. The company has raised $63M in funding from backers including General Catalyst, Index Ventures, Signia Venture Partners, Korea Investment Partners, CrossCut Ventures, Initial Capital, The Raine Group, ZhenFund, Yuri Milner, and Jim Breyer of Breyer Capital. Super Evil Megacorp is based in San Mateo, California. For more information, visit superevilmegacorp.com and vainglorygame.com.
The Board of Directors of the company comprise: Kristian Segerstrale (CEO), Bo Daly (co-founder and CBO), Stephan Sherman (co-founder and CCO), Ben Holmes (Partner, Index Ventures), Adam Valkin (Partner, General Catalyst), Rick Thompson (Partner, Signia Ventures), Clinton Foy (Partner, CrossCut Ventures).
About Vainglory
Super Evil Megacorp’s Vainglory is the only “no-compromises” cross-platform online battle arena (MOBA) for Windows, macOS, iOS and Android powered devices. Powered by Super Evil’s proprietary E.V.I.L.™ cross-platform game engine, Vainglory features superior gameplay and strategic depth, the most accurate and responsive controls and the most beautiful graphics at up to 120 frames per second across a broad range of devices.
Originally launched with a 3v3 format in 2015, winning several game-of-the-year awards, Vainglory quickly grew to become the largest international mobile esport, played and watched by millions every month and supported by sponsors including Coca-Cola, Razer, NVIDIA, Amazon and global esports franchises TSM, Cloud9, Fnatic, Rox, DetonatioN Gaming, G2 Esports, SK Gaming and many more. With the launch of Vainglory 5V5 in early 2018, and the upcoming cross-platform launch in 2019, Vainglory will for the first time enable PC, Mac and mobile MOBA players to compete on a level playing field. Vainglory is set to not just redefine multiplayer gaming on mobile, but break ground for cross-platform gaming and the MOBA genre on any platform.
For more information about Vainglory, please visit http://www.vainglorygame.com/
Press Contacts
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Vainglory esports broadcasts reach an audience of millions globally
Vainglory 8 is the top level esports league for Vainglory
Vainglory in-game screenshot (actual gameplay). The proprietary next-gen EVIL engine powers beautiful graphics and animations at unparalleled quality
Vainglory in-game screenshot (actual gameplay)
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Kristian Segerstrale is the CEO of Super Evil Megacorp
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AWARDS AND SELECTED industry QUOTES
WINNER: Apple Design Award – Apple, WWDC 2015
WINNER: People's Choice Award – 11th International Mobile Gaming Awards
WINNER: Best Technical Achievement – 11th International Mobile Gaming Awards
"Vainglory is selected as an Apple Design Award winner because it delivers beautiful, high-fidelity graphics and animations, offers an incredibly polished and immersive experience, and enables a fast-paced, endless multiplayer experience on iOS that’s all about the highs, lows, excitement, anticipation, friendships, and competition." - Apple, WWDC 2015
"We've been waiting for a game like Vainglory to come along on touch screens. It's not just the best touch screen MOBA out there; it's a completely legit core game in its own right. Once you play it, you'll understand why we got excited about it!" —MOBAFire CEO M. Scott Reinders
“Immersing you in a colorful and beautifully realized world, Vainglory gives you fast-paced and intense 20-minute matches on the go. Pick a hero and duke it out with unique abilities played with intuitive precision controls.” - Curse.com
"Vainglory ushers in the mobile era of esports" - Bleacher Report
"...when it comes to bridging the gap between PC and mobile, Vainglory might actually be the missing link." - MMORPG
"A genre leader in the mobile MOBA sector" - PVP Live
"This is one of the best multiplayer experiences on mobile. Vainglory is a totally legit MOBA experience, available any time in the palm of your hand." - IGN
"Vainglory is the first mobile game to be a legitimate competitor with the best of the best PC MOBA" - iPhone Life
"What's next for the world's biggest mobile esport Vainglory" - ESPN
Player Feedback
Vainglory App Store Reviews
“At first I was just browsing for games and downloaded like 10 games. After playing this game, I deleted the other 9 games because this was so much awesome!!!”
Great design super fun! (5/5)
"Even if you have never played MOBA games before you should try this, the graphic is beautiful, gameplay intuitive and easy. ... Come chat at the forum, the devs are very nice and working hard to make the game even better!"
Wow it’s real (5/5)
"Nice to see game that looks like as its advertised. Very pretty and plays like DOTA."
Best game ever (5/5)
"Omg I can’t believe I can play a game like league of legend on my tablet."
Best MOBA, MUST HAVE (5/5)
"Just try, you won’t regret it :) "
Game of the year! (5/5)
"This new update is so amazing! :0
"Keep this coming and this will be the game of the year! :) Vainglory on the move!"
Out of this world (5/5)
"Truly amazing game."
AWESOME!!! (5/5)
"When I start playing this I cannot stop it is so addicting for me this is the best MOBA that has been made ^_^ "
Purely Amazing (5/5)
"Great game, Best moba so far and its like LoL but in the iPad. Great graphics … what an amazing game!"
Totally Awesome MOBA game (5/5)
"Really awesome game and I love it … Admins are just awesome and care most about the players to keep it balanced. Whoever is reading the reviews and haven’t played yet you should really try this game!"
Potential game! (5/5)
"This game is really amazing. The graphics are definitely awesome and it doesn't cause lagness on the iPad!!! Can't wait for more heros to be out."
Great game (5/5)
"This game have great graphics, it is different from dota and lol as it has a different map. Although it is a new game, it has very little amount of bug or maybe no bugs at all."
BEST GAME EVER!!!!! (5/5)
"Thank you for creating this game its really like league of legends!! Thank you so much!!!!! :) :) :) "
Huge potential (5/5)
"... The visuals are extremely polished and a treat to have on the ipad. Character design and ingame quality is unbelievable..animations are the best ive seen on the ipad. Shadows and lighting is fantastic….and yes, the animations….i know I have mentioned that already. … I will definitely recommend this and will be waiting for an update."
Cool! Love it! Hahahaha (5/5)
"I'm league of legend player. … Really like it coz I can play anytime and everywhere I wan as long got internet. ..."
Just proud (5/5)
"This game has so far made my week, and really I’m expecting so much more from it. I’m proud to have played this game, and while this is still just a new beginning, I’m pretty sure that MOBA players will also love this and add this to the standard of MOBA gaming. I’m also proud to have played this because its art director is Filipino like me. This game is a solid proof of the true quality and creativity that Filipinos have all along. I know very well that one of these days this game will definitely make it across the gaming scene! :)"