AbemaTV will broadcast live RAGE 2018 Summer, a domestic e-sports festival to be held on June 17!

Ultra Games, the gaming channel of internet TV station AbemaTV, will broadcast "RAGE 2018 Summer," the largest e-sports festival in Japan, on Sunday, June 17, 2018.

RAGE 2018 Summer" is the largest e-sports festival in Japan, which will take place on Sunday, June 17, 2018 at Makuhari Messe Hall 2. The "RAGE Shadowverse Dawnbreak, Nightedge GRAND FINALS" will be the final tournament at RAGE for the authentic smartphone card battle "Shadowverse" (Cygames, Inc.), the Nintendo Switch™ software "Super Smash Smash Bros." (Nintendo Co., Ltd.), the world's first virtual YouTuber e-sports tournament "RAGE Virtual YouTuber GRAND PRIX ~2018 Summer~," and other events for a total of 5 titles will be held.

Ultra Games" will be broadcasting the complete live broadcast (!?) of all the titles. The "Ultra Games" will be fully broadcasted (!?) for all titles. In order to allow users to comfortably enjoy all events, the "Ultra Games 2," "Ultra Games 3," and "Ultra Games 4" channels will open on June 17 (Sunday).

Watch out for the hot competition between Dennou Shoujo Shiro and Tsukino Misagi, who will be participating in the "RAGE Virtual YouTuber GRAND PRIX," as well as the performers and players of the various events.

Also, don't miss the special program "RAGE 2018 Summer 5 Planning Gathering SP" that will be broadcast live from 18:00 on June 15 (Fri.), just before "RAGE 2018 Summer"!

RAGE 2018 Summer 5 Planning Gathering SP

Program Outline] (*Honorific titles omitted)
Broadcast date and time: Friday, June 15, 2018, 18:00 - 20:00
Broadcast channel: Ultra Games
Program URL: #

∙ Project Title:
　Shadowverse(Shadowverse)
　SERVANT of THRONES
　Super Smash Bros.
　PUBG MOBILE, the mobile version of PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

Main MC: Kosuke Hiraiwa

Broadcast outline of "RAGE 2018 Summer", a domestic e-sports festival

RAGE Shadowverse Dawnbreak, Nightedge GRAND FINALS

The 8th card pack "Dawnbreak, Nightedge / Light of Origin, Darkness of Demise" will be added to the rotation format!
Eight finalists will compete for the right to participate in the "Shadowverse World Grand Prix 2018".

Program Outline] (*Honorifics omitted)
Broadcast Date: Sunday, June 17, 2018, 10:00 - 21:00
Broadcast channel: Ultra Games 4
Program URL: #

＜Program URL: ## Performers
MC: Sou Takei, Taiga Kishi, Toshi Yamaguchi
Commentary: Kosuke Hiraiwa, Kazutaka Tomoda, kuroebi
Guest commentators: Kaoru Sakura, Moe Toyoda, Surre, Mizuse

© Cygames, Inc.

▼ "Super Smash Bros. SPECIAL Playable Experience

The fastest playable trial event in Japan will be broadcast live in full!

Program Outline] (*Honorifics omitted)
Broadcast Date: Sunday, June 17, 2018, 10:30 - 21:00
Broadcast channel: Ultra Games 2
Program URL: #

＜Program URL: ## Performers
Live commentary: OooDa, Shinichirou
Guest Commentator: Manky Kong Nishizawa, Manky Kong Kazetsugu
Famous Players: Abadango, KEN, FURUMORI Fog

RAGE x PUBG MOBILE Don-Katsu Challenge

The first offline event of "PUBG MOBILE," the mobile version of the worldwide hit battle royale game PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS. The event will broadcast a custom match of "PUBG MOBILE" with up to 50 players + α, including famous players.

Program Outline] (*Honorifics omitted)
Broadcast date and time: June 17 (Sun.), 2018, 11:00-19:00
Broadcast channel: Ultra Games 3
Program URL: #

▼ "RAGE SERVANT of THRONES IMPERIAL

The first official national tournament for the real-time card battle "Servant of Thrones" "RAGE SERVANT of THRONES IMPERIAL" final will be held!
Four finalists will compete for a total prize money of 10 million yen.

Program Outline] (*Honorifics omitted)
Broadcast Date: Sunday, June 17, 2018, 13:00-16:30
Broadcast channel: Ultra Games 4
Program URL: #

＜Program URL: ## Performers
MC: Yoshinari Tsuji, Ayumi Orii
Commentary: Sasa, Asuka☆, Nemo

© 2017 SQUARE ENIX CO.

▼ "RAGE Virtual YouTuber GRAND PRIX ~2018 Summer

The world's first!　The world's first ever virtual YouTuber e-sports tournament will be fully broadcasted!

Program Outline] (*Honorifics omitted)
Broadcast Date: June 17 (Sun.), 2018 16:30 - 21:00
Broadcast channel: Ultra Games 4
Program URL: #

<Performers
Contestants: Dennou Shoujo Shiro, Virtual Jarori Fox Girl Youtuber Ojisan, Tsukinomisagi, Tokinosora, Azumarim, Hime Tanaka
MC: Baacharu, Ayumi Orii

What is "RAGE"?
RAGE is a next-generation e-sports tournament run by CyberZ and Avex Entertainment, Inc. throughout the year to determine the strongest champions in multiple game genres. To date, the event has been held on the mobile game "Vainglory" provided by Super Evil Megacorp, "Street Fighter V" provided by Capcom, the soccer game "Winning Eleven 2017" provided by Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. Shadowverse" provided by Cygames as the competition titles. In the finals, players who have advanced through the respective qualifying tournaments will come together to engage in heated competition for the title of champion of each title.