{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"111261","rtpr_id":"nACSsBXbna","ticker":"GAME","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["GAME"],"title":"GameSquare Signs with Azuki to Drive Creator Marketing for Gates Awakened TCG Launch and Manga Launch","author":"ACCESSWIRE","published_at":"2026-08-06T12:00:02.333Z","article_body":"GameSquare's agency team to lead talent deployment to expand Azuki's existing\ncreator program in support of Gates Awakened launch and manga launch\n\nFRISCO, TX / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / August 6,\n2026 / GameSquare (NASDAQ:GAME) today announced a partnership with Azuki Labs\nto amplify creator marketing in support of Azuki's trading card game (TCG)\nGates Awakened launch. The engagement spans talent ideation and growing\nAzuki's existing creator program, with campaigns running through October 2026.\n\n\"We've seen firsthand how Azuki has built one of the most passionate and\nengaged communities in modern entertainment,\" said Justin Kenna, CEO,\nGameSquare. \"The Gates Awakened and Manga launches are exactly the kind of\nculturally relevant partnership our agency team was built for. We're bringing\nour creator network to the campaign to reach even more fans, and we're excited\nto see what we build together.\"\n\nUnder the agreement, GameSquare will manage the creator deployment for Azuki's\nTCG Gates Awakened campaign, including talent ideation, contracting, and\ndeployment. The company will secure creators drawn from the TCG player and\ncard collector communities, with each creator posting content distributed\nacross YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram Reels. GameSquare will also support the\nmanga launch with original content featuring Arnold Tsang, alongside\nadditional creator activations in September designed to build conversation\naround the series.\n\n\"Our communities are the foundation of everything we do, and content creators\nhave always played a central role in bringing that world to fans.\" said Alex\nQ. Xu (Zagabond), Co-founder and CEO, Azuki Labs. \"Partnering with GameSquare\nlets us deepen that relationship as we move through the Azuki TCG manga\nlaunches.\"\n\nAbout Azuki\nAzuki is an original anime-inspired storytelling universe built around a rich\nmythology of interconnected characters, factions, and mysteries. Through\nmanga, the Azuki TCG, collectibles, and future entertainment experiences, the\nworld of Azuki unfolds across multiple mediums, each connecting new audiences\nto the stories within its expanding universe.\n\nDesigned for a global digital-first generation of fans, Azuki is building an\nenduring franchise defined by rich mythology, memorable characters, and\nexpansive world-building.\n\nFor more information, visit https://www.azuki.com.\n\nAbout GameSquare Holdings, Inc.\nGameSquare (NASDAQ:GAME) is a cutting-edge media, entertainment, and\ntechnology company transforming how brands and publishers connect with Gen Z,\nGen Alpha, and Millennial audiences. With a platform that spans award-winning\ncreative services, advanced analytics, and FaZe Esports, one of the most\niconic gaming organizations, we operate one of the largest gaming media\nnetworks in North America. As a digital-native business, GameSquare provides\nbrands with unparalleled access to world-class creators and talent, delivering\nauthentic connections across gaming, esports, and youth culture. Complementing\nour operating strategy, GameSquare has developed an innovative treasury\nmanagement program designed to generate yield and enhance capital efficiency,\nreinforcing our commitment to building a dynamic, high-performing media\ncompany at the intersection of culture, technology, and next-generation\nfinancial innovation.\n\nTo learn more, visit www.gamesquare.com.\n\nForward-Looking Statements:\n\nThis news release contains \"forward-looking information\" and \"forward-looking\nstatements\" (collectively, \"forward-looking statements\") within the meaning of\nthe applicable securities legislation. All statements, other than statements\nof historical fact, are forward-looking statements and are based on\nexpectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news release.\nAny statement that involves discussions with respect to predictions,\nexpectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, future\nevents or performance (often but not always using phrases such as \"expects\",\nor \"does not expect\", \"is expected\", \"anticipates\" or \"does not anticipate\",\n\"plans\", \"budget\", \"scheduled\", \"forecasts\", \"estimates\", \"believes\" or\n\"intends\" or variations of such words and phrases or stating that certain\nactions, events or results \"may\" or \"could\", \"would\", \"might\" or \"will\" be\ntaken to occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may\nbe forward-looking statements. In this news release, forward-looking\nstatements relate, among other things, to: the Company's future repurchases of\nits common stock, future performance, revenue, growth and profitability; and\nthe Company's ability to execute on its current and future business plans.\nThese forward-looking statements are provided only to provide information\ncurrently available to us and are not intended to serve as and must not be\nrelied on by any investor as, a guarantee, assurance or definitive statement\nof fact or probability. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon\na number of estimates and assumptions which include, but are not limited to:\nthe Company's ability to grow its business and being able to execute on its\nbusiness plans, the success of Company's vendors and partners in their\nprovision of services to the Company, the Company being able to recognize and\ncapitalize on opportunities and the Company continuing to attract qualified\npersonnel to support its development requirements. These assumptions, while\nconsidered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties,\nand other factors which may cause the actual results and future events to\ndiffer materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking\nstatements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: the Company's\nability to achieve its objectives, the Company successfully executing its\ngrowth strategy, the ability of the Company to obtain future financings or\ncomplete offerings on acceptable terms, failure to leverage the Company's\nportfolio across entertainment and media platforms, dependence on the\nCompany's key personnel and general business, economic, competitive, political\nand social uncertainties. These risk factors are not intended to represent a\ncomplete list of the factors that could affect the Company which are discussed\nin the Company's most recent MD&A. There can be no assurance that\nforward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and\nfuture events could differ materially from those anticipated in such\nstatements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on the\nforward-looking statements and information contained in this news release.\nGameSquare assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements of\nbeliefs, opinions, projections, or other factors, should they change, except\nas required by law.\n\nGameSquare Investor Relations\nAndrew Berger\nPhone: (216) 464-6400\nEmail: ir@gamesquare.com\n\nGameSquare Media Relations\nEmail: pr@gamesquare.com\n\nSOURCE: GameSquare Holdings, Inc.\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/computers-technology-and-internet/gamesquare-signs-with-azuki-to-drive-creator-marketing-for-gates-1202297)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nACSsBXbna","title":"GameSquare Signs with Azuki to Drive Creator Marketing for Gates Awakened TCG Launch and Manga Launch","author":"ACCESSWIRE","ticker":"GAME","created":"2026-08-06T12:00:02.333Z","tickers":["GAME"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"GameSquare's agency team to lead talent deployment to expand Azuki's existing\ncreator program in support of Gates Awakened launch and manga launch\n\nFRISCO, TX / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / August 6,\n2026 / GameSquare (NASDAQ:GAME) today announced a partnership with Azuki Labs\nto amplify creator marketing in support of Azuki's trading card game (TCG)\nGates Awakened launch. The engagement spans talent ideation and growing\nAzuki's existing creator program, with campaigns running through October 2026.\n\n\"We've seen firsthand how Azuki has built one of the most passionate and\nengaged communities in modern entertainment,\" said Justin Kenna, CEO,\nGameSquare. \"The Gates Awakened and Manga launches are exactly the kind of\nculturally relevant partnership our agency team was built for. We're bringing\nour creator network to the campaign to reach even more fans, and we're excited\nto see what we build together.\"\n\nUnder the agreement, GameSquare will manage the creator deployment for Azuki's\nTCG Gates Awakened campaign, including talent ideation, contracting, and\ndeployment. The company will secure creators drawn from the TCG player and\ncard collector communities, with each creator posting content distributed\nacross YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram Reels. GameSquare will also support the\nmanga launch with original content featuring Arnold Tsang, alongside\nadditional creator activations in September designed to build conversation\naround the series.\n\n\"Our communities are the foundation of everything we do, and content creators\nhave always played a central role in bringing that world to fans.\" said Alex\nQ. Xu (Zagabond), Co-founder and CEO, Azuki Labs. \"Partnering with GameSquare\nlets us deepen that relationship as we move through the Azuki TCG manga\nlaunches.\"\n\nAbout Azuki\nAzuki is an original anime-inspired storytelling universe built around a rich\nmythology of interconnected characters, factions, and mysteries. Through\nmanga, the Azuki TCG, collectibles, and future entertainment experiences, the\nworld of Azuki unfolds across multiple mediums, each connecting new audiences\nto the stories within its expanding universe.\n\nDesigned for a global digital-first generation of fans, Azuki is building an\nenduring franchise defined by rich mythology, memorable characters, and\nexpansive world-building.\n\nFor more information, visit https://www.azuki.com.\n\nAbout GameSquare Holdings, Inc.\nGameSquare (NASDAQ:GAME) is a cutting-edge media, entertainment, and\ntechnology company transforming how brands and publishers connect with Gen Z,\nGen Alpha, and Millennial audiences. With a platform that spans award-winning\ncreative services, advanced analytics, and FaZe Esports, one of the most\niconic gaming organizations, we operate one of the largest gaming media\nnetworks in North America. As a digital-native business, GameSquare provides\nbrands with unparalleled access to world-class creators and talent, delivering\nauthentic connections across gaming, esports, and youth culture. Complementing\nour operating strategy, GameSquare has developed an innovative treasury\nmanagement program designed to generate yield and enhance capital efficiency,\nreinforcing our commitment to building a dynamic, high-performing media\ncompany at the intersection of culture, technology, and next-generation\nfinancial innovation.\n\nTo learn more, visit www.gamesquare.com.\n\nForward-Looking Statements:\n\nThis news release contains \"forward-looking information\" and \"forward-looking\nstatements\" (collectively, \"forward-looking statements\") within the meaning of\nthe applicable securities legislation. All statements, other than statements\nof historical fact, are forward-looking statements and are based on\nexpectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news release.\nAny statement that involves discussions with respect to predictions,\nexpectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, future\nevents or performance (often but not always using phrases such as \"expects\",\nor \"does not expect\", \"is expected\", \"anticipates\" or \"does not anticipate\",\n\"plans\", \"budget\", \"scheduled\", \"forecasts\", \"estimates\", \"believes\" or\n\"intends\" or variations of such words and phrases or stating that certain\nactions, events or results \"may\" or \"could\", \"would\", \"might\" or \"will\" be\ntaken to occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may\nbe forward-looking statements. In this news release, forward-looking\nstatements relate, among other things, to: the Company's future repurchases of\nits common stock, future performance, revenue, growth and profitability; and\nthe Company's ability to execute on its current and future business plans.\nThese forward-looking statements are provided only to provide information\ncurrently available to us and are not intended to serve as and must not be\nrelied on by any investor as, a guarantee, assurance or definitive statement\nof fact or probability. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon\na number of estimates and assumptions which include, but are not limited to:\nthe Company's ability to grow its business and being able to execute on its\nbusiness plans, the success of Company's vendors and partners in their\nprovision of services to the Company, the Company being able to recognize and\ncapitalize on opportunities and the Company continuing to attract qualified\npersonnel to support its development requirements. These assumptions, while\nconsidered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties,\nand other factors which may cause the actual results and future events to\ndiffer materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking\nstatements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: the Company's\nability to achieve its objectives, the Company successfully executing its\ngrowth strategy, the ability of the Company to obtain future financings or\ncomplete offerings on acceptable terms, failure to leverage the Company's\nportfolio across entertainment and media platforms, dependence on the\nCompany's key personnel and general business, economic, competitive, political\nand social uncertainties. These risk factors are not intended to represent a\ncomplete list of the factors that could affect the Company which are discussed\nin the Company's most recent MD&A. There can be no assurance that\nforward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and\nfuture events could differ materially from those anticipated in such\nstatements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on the\nforward-looking statements and information contained in this news release.\nGameSquare assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements of\nbeliefs, opinions, projections, or other factors, should they change, except\nas required by law.\n\nGameSquare Investor Relations\nAndrew Berger\nPhone: (216) 464-6400\nEmail: ir@gamesquare.com\n\nGameSquare Media Relations\nEmail: pr@gamesquare.com\n\nSOURCE: GameSquare Holdings, Inc.\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/computers-technology-and-internet/gamesquare-signs-with-azuki-to-drive-creator-marketing-for-gates-1202297)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. 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