Panasonic Projectors to sponsor Tom "Tsquared" Taylor

by: Dan - posted: 3/5/2008 10:21:00 AM

Panasonic Projectors announced today that it will be sponsoring Tom "Tsquared" Taylor for the upcoming Major League Gaming season. Taylor will promote the Panasonic PT-AX200U gaming projector at events around the country. I had a chance to meet Tom and view the Panasonic PT-AX200U while at CES earlier this year and came away impressed. We have an AX200U in the house currently, and will be putting a review up in the near future.

Mar 05, 2008 09:00

Panasonic Projector Systems Company Partners with Major League Gaming to Sponsor Pro Gamer Tom 'Tsquared' Taylor

Pro Gamer Has Tested and Will Promote Panasonic's PT-AX200U, the First Home Theater Projector Designed with Gaming in Mind

SECAUCUS, N.J. --(Business Wire)-- Mar. 5, 2008 Panasonic Projector Systems Company (PJSC), Unit of Panasonic Corporation of North America, today announced its partnership with Major League Gaming (MLG), the professional video game league, to work with one of their top ranked professional gamers, Tom "Tsquared" Taylor. Tsquared has tested the "Game mode" on the new PT-AX200U home theater projector and found that it is the first projector to deliver a high-quality, gaming experience. The high definition 720p projector will remove virtually any lag in response time and expands detail reproduction, revealing gradation in saturated areas that are otherwise lost to darkness.

Tsquared, one of the top ranked professional Halo players, is a leading member of the Halo team, Str8 Rippin. Over the last two years, Tsquared has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, ranked #1 by Stuff Magazine in the "Top 20 Under 30 Power List", starred in MTV's "True Life: I want to be a professional gamer," and featured on G4TV's "XPlay" gaming tutorial. At the age of 20, Tsquared has become one of the most recognized professional video game celebrities in the industry.

"I'm very excited to work with Panasonic Projector Systems Company in this new partnership. Panasonic's AX200 is truly in a class by itself. This is the only projector I'll ever need to use. I practice on it at home before tournaments, use it for casual gaming and it's great for watching sports with my friends" said pro gamer Tom "Tsquared" Taylor.

"We recognized the growing gaming market, both recreational and professional, and designed a quality home theater projector that caters to gamers' needs. We're excited to partner with Major League Gaming and one of their top ranked professional gamers, who both agree that Panasonic's AX200 offers a superior experience for gaming," said Thomas Zitelli, president of Panasonic Projector Systems Company.

Tsquared joined PJSC at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, NV to promote and demonstrate the PT-AX200U to reporters and attendees. He will participate in events and promotional opportunities throughout the year with the Panasonic Projector Systems Company team and can be seen at the following MLG (http://www.mlgpro.com) Pro Circuit events:

-- MLG Pro Circuit Event 1, April 11-13: Meadowlands, NJ

-- MLG Pro Circuit Event 2, June 13-15: San Diego, CA

-- MLG Pro Circuit Event 3, July 11-13: Orlando, FL

-- MLG Pro Circuit Event 4, August 22-24: Toronto

-- MLG Pro Circuit Event 5, October 3-5: Dallas, TX

To learn more about the brand new AX200 projector, please visit http://www.panasonic.com/projectors

About Major League Gaming

Major League Gaming is North America's first professional videogame league, and its only sanctioning body for pro gaming. MLG operates the multi-city MLG Pro Circuit, presented by GameStop and powered by Xbox 360; produces compelling competitions for national television, broadband and mobile distribution; and exclusively represents the best gamers in the world. It also operates a thriving online community and online tournaments for millions of gamers at mlgpro.com. MLG, founded in 2002, is based in New York City and is privately held.