12th April 2024

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1.   The Prize Draw is open to UK residents aged 18 and over, other than employees of BT their families or its agencies. Only one entry per social account.

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3.   The prize is an Xbox Series X

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Source: EE Newsroom
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• Baldur’s Gate 3 is crowned the 2024 winner of the EE Players’ Choice Award – the only award decided by players themselves
• The BAFTA Games Awards were hosted at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank, London by comedian, Phil Wang, and live streamed exclusively on BAFTA’s Twitch, YouTube and X Channels
• The 2024 nominees were: Baldur’s Gate 3, Cyberpunk 2077, Fortnite, Lethal Company, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• YouTube Creator, Yammy, presented the EE Players’ Choice Award to Baldur’s Gate 3
• The EE Players’ Choice Award – formerly the EE Game of the Year Award – highlights the importance of players and the games that have had the greatest impact on them over the last year, regardless of console or platform. It also forms part of EE’s ongoing ambition to become the no.1 destination for gaming in the UK 
   

Thursday 11^th April, London: Tonight, gaming fans worldwide celebrated as Baldur’s Gate 3 won the EE Players’ Choice Award at the BAFTA Games Awards, the only category voted for by the public. The winner was announced at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank, London, as well as live streamed exclusively on BAFTA’s Twitch, YouTube and X channels.

The ceremony saw Baldur’s Gate 3 named the EE Players’ Choice Award, beating nominees: Cyberpunk 2077, Fortnite, Lethal Company, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. 

Brought to fans by EE and its unbeatable network for gaming, the EE Players’ Choice Award – formerly the EE Game of the Year Award – celebrates the games that have had a huge impact on players over the last year, regardless of console or platform. It also forms part of EE’s ongoing ambition to become the no.1 destination for gaming in the UK and continues to be the only category at the BAFTA Games Awards voted for by players themselves.

The ceremony, which was hosted by comedian, Phil Wang, featured the announcements for winners across all categories, along with acceptance speeches and video reels celebrating 20 BAFTA Games Awards and nominees.

 Baldur’s Gate 3 was one of six outstanding games nominated by the jurors who recognised their innovative offering and the impact they have had upon the public and video games industry alike. Many of the EE Players’ Choice Award nominated games are also available to purchase at the EE Game Store, the go to destination for UK gamers on any network.

Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power. Mysterious abilities are awakening inside you, drawn from a mind flayer parasite planted in your brain. Resist, and turn darkness against itself. Or embrace corruption, and become ultimate evil. Baldur’s Gate 3 is available on Mac, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S.

Pete Jeavons, Marketing Communications Director at EE, said: “Congratulations to Baldur’s Gate 3 for winning the EE Players’ Choice Award, the only category at the BAFTA Games Awards voted for by the players themselves. As part of our ambition to become the no.1 destination for gaming in the UK, we’re pleased to give players the opportunity to celebrate the game that has had the greatest impact on them and entertained them over the past year. Through this award, we are proud to continue to support the gaming industry and highlight the incredible talent behind some of the most loved games”.

Des Gayle, Deputy Chair of BAFTA’s Games Committee, said: “My congratulations to Baldur’s Gate 3 , who players around the world have named this year’s EE Players’ Choice Award winner. The BAFTA Games Awards recognises the very best games of the year including the outstanding talent behind them. We understand the importance of putting these talented people on a global stage by livestreaming the awards via our Twitch, YouTube and X channels, enabling fans to tune in, be inspired and celebrate with us.” 

Earlier this year, a jury panel comprising of leading industry experts met to select the six nominees for the EE Players’ Choice Award from a long list. This jury was chaired by Des Gayle, Deputy Chair of BAFTA’s Games Committee, and included Gaming content creators such as Elz The Witch, BlueyedBeth and TV Presenter, Ali Plumb, as well as leading gaming journalists from a range of publications.

The EE Players’ Choice Award was voted for by the British public via the EE website. For more information on this year’s EE Players’ Choice Award nominated games, please visit www.ee.co.uk/gaming/baftagames.

The EE Game Store is perfect for anyone looking for the latest video games and gaming products. Available to anyone no matter what mobile or broadband network they are with, the online store also offers many of the EE Players’ Choice Award nominated games.

EE’s partnership with the BAFTA Games Awards forms part of a wider ambition to become the UK’s no.1 destination for gaming, with bespoke gaming bundles, interest-free flexible payment options, access to great Full Fibre and 5G connectivity, and collaborations with the best partners, including British esports organisation, GIANTX. All of this is designed to create a gaming experience that customers can count on.

For more information, visit http://www.ee.co.uk/gaming.

@EE 
#BAFTAGamesAwards #EEPlayersChoice

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Notes to Editors

For more information, please contact M&C Saatchi Talk on [email protected]

About the EE Players’ Choice Award

The EE Players’ Choice Award shortlist was selected from a pool of games that have had the greatest impact on players in 2023. Games eligible for consideration can have been released at any time and on any platform but must have released new content to players between 10^th December 2022 and 24^th November 2023. Factors considered within the shortlist’s selection include popularity, the scale and innovation of new content, commercial success and cultural impact.

EE Players’ Choice Award Jury Panel

1.        Des Gayle, Deputy Chair of the BAFTA Games committee

2.       Aaron Potter, Gaming Content Creator at Daily Mirror

3.       Ali Plumb, Host and Presenter at BBC Radio 1

4.      Elle Osili-Wood, TV Presenter and Broadcaster

5.      Keza Macdonald, Video Games Editor at The Guardian

6.       Sam Loveridge, Global Editor-In-Chief at GamesRadar

7.       Vicky Jessop, Commissioning Editor and Culture Writer at Evening Standard

8.      Blueyed Beth, Content Creator

9.      Elz The Witch, Presenter

10.    Leahviathan, Content Creator

11.     Marcus Bronzy, Content Creator

12.    Yinsu, Content Creator

About EE

EE is one of UK’s largest subscription businesses, backed by the UK’s biggest and fastest mobile network, offering superfast connections in more places than any other operator. 

Built on the foundation of decades of mobile and broadband leadership, EE is on a mission to be the most personal and customer-focused technology brand in the UK by playing a more meaningful role in customers’ lives, with a suite of exciting products and services open to all UK consumers, available via a new ‘EE ID’ digital platform. 

EE’s mobile network continues to receive extensive recognition including UK’s best overall network by RootMetrics® every year since 2014, as well as being named Network of the Year at the 2022 Mobile Industry Awards.

EE is committed to offering first class service in the industry and has over 400 stores across the UK. EE remains the only mobile provider to answer 100% of customer calls in the UK and Ireland and was recognised as the UK’s Best Large Contact Centre by the UK Customer Experience Awards 2018 and Welsh Contact Centre Awards 2019.  

EE was awarded The Sunday Times’ Best 100 Companies to Work for in 2018 and 2019, as well as being named Best Employer 2018 by the European Contact Centre & Customer Service awards. EE won Best Repair Service and Best Network Provider at the Mobile Industry Awards in September 2023 and was recognised as the provider that does more than any other to deliver a great service.  

EE is part of BT Group’s Consumer business unit which provides products and services to all of BT’s consumer customers in the UK. 

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About BAFTA

BAFTA – the British Academy of Film and Television Arts – is a world-leading independent arts charity that brings the very best work in film, games and television to public attention and supports the growth of creative talent in the UK and internationally. Through its Awards ceremonies and year-round programme of learning events and initiatives – which includes workshops, masterclasses, scholarships, lectures and mentoring schemes in the UK, USA, and Asia – BAFTA identifies and celebrates excellence, discovers, inspires, and nurtures new talent, and enables learning and creative collaboration. For more, visit www.bafta.org. BAFTA is a registered charity (no. 216726).

Source: EE Newsroom
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By Marc Allera, CEO, BT Group’s Consumer division.

In January, we announced that we would move away from inflation-linked price rises for our mobile, TV and broadband customers.

We acted after an Ofcom consultation proposed that when people sign up to a phone, broadband or pay TV contract, they should be clear and certain about what they will have to pay throughout its duration. The regulator said price increases being linked to future inflation created too much uncertainty for consumers.

Up until now, we have used a model that was introduced in response to Ofcom’s Fairness for Customers commitments in 2019 that adjusts customer pricing every year, on 31st March, by the rate of inflation (CPI) +3.9%. That price increase went ahead this year as normal at the end of March.

We want to act in line with Ofcom’s guidance to move from % figures and CPI-linked changes for our monthly plans and provide certainty for our customers on exactly what their price change will be, and when. So, starting today (10 April), we will introduce a new model for BT and EE customers’ price changes consistent with Ofcom’s approach that shows pounds and pence amounts in new and upgrading customers’ contracts. Plusnet will follow later this summer. 

From 31 March 2025, for new and re-contracting mobile customers, this annual increase will be an extra £1.50 a month. It will be £1.50 a month for connected devices (including laptops, tablets and smart watches), £2 a month for TV customers, and £3 a month for broadband customers. Out-of-bundle services will be subject to an annual 5% increase.

There will be no plan increases for our customers in financially vulnerable circumstances on EE Basics or BT Home Essentials.

The cost of living and a digitally inclusive society are now more relevant and important than ever. I’ve written before about how our annual price change is never an easy conversation to have with customers. But it is a necessary conversation to have to help us manage our own rising costs and investments we’re making into networks and customer service, while also protecting those customers in vulnerable circumstances, experiencing financial hardship or digital exclusion.

It is also important to point out that our price rises have not risen in line with usage. Customers’ consumption of data, across the industry, has trebled across mobile and fixed networks in the past five years alone. All this while telco services continue to make up only a small and declining share of household outgoings, representing just 3.5% of average monthly basket spend.

Driving meaningful change

We are continually thinking about how we – and the wider industry – can play our part alongside policymakers to drive meaningful change, at a time when we can see so many people under pressure. Today, we provide broadband for 72% of those in the UK who take social tariffs, and we continue to give all our customers outstanding value for money: in real terms, people pay less for their connectivity now than they ever did and get much more.

Value for money is different from offering the lowest prices. The quality and reliability of mobile networks are now more important, to more people, than ever. The digital economy is the economy for the future, built on brilliant digital infrastructure. We know many people pay a little more to be on EE, which is why we’re proud to have been named the UK’s best network for 10 years in a row, according to RootMetrics. It’s testament to our approach of always putting network quality at the heart of our customer experience.

We’ll continue to invest and offer our customers the best and most reliable connection on our networks, with the latest tech and brilliant UK-based service. It’s all part of our ambition to be the most personal, customer-focused brand in the UK.

Follow me on X and Instagram @marcallera

Source: EE Newsroom
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EE has created a set of British Sign Language (BSL) training tops, in partnership with The FA, that will be worn by the Lionesses as they warm up ahead of their European Qualifier with Sweden on Friday 5^th April at Wembley Stadium, connected by EE.

Each jersey will display the player’s name in the BSL fingerspelling alphabet in a bid to celebrate British Sign Language and act as a visual reminder of how football can be made more accessible to all fans. It comes as data reveals that while an estimated 1.2 million adults in the UK have hearing loss severe enough to impede most conversational speech, there are approximately only 150,000 BSL signers (87,000 of whom are deaf).

Football fans will be able to get their hands on a player-worn British Sign Language shirt via EE’s Instagram channel, while EE will also raise money for the Royal Association for Deaf People through an auction of these unique ‘Signed Shirts.’

The FA will also be inviting players and staff from the England women’s deaf football team to attend the Sweden fixture in the Royal Box and be presented to fans at half-time in recognition of their third place finish at the 2023 World Deaf Championships in Brazil.

The warm-up shirts form part of ‘Support. It’s In Your Hands’, a campaign launched by EE, the lead partner of the Home Nations Football Associations, last month to keep the BSL users in the deaf community involved in the football conversation by encouraging the use of sign language in both deaf and non-deaf communities.

The campaign launched with a hero film that showcased the ways BSL is incorporated in football, as well as a host of content on EE’s LearnSmart platform that features footballing stars from the four Home Nations including Mary Earps, Jess Carter, Rachel Corsie, Bukayo Saka, Ella Toone and Harry Kane, teaching football-themed BSL phrases. ‘Support. It’s In Your Hands’ was created with support from the Royal Association for Deaf people (RAD) and the Home Nations Football Associations.                                                                                          

British Sign Language was officially recognised as a language of England, Wales and Scotland in 2002, and it was recently announced that it will be offered as a GCSE subject from 2025. However, with the number of people with hearing loss projected to increase in coming years (an estimated 14.2 million people in the UK will experience hearing loss by 2035), EE aims to ensure no one feels left out of the football conversation by leveraging its lead partnership of the four Home Nations Football Associations to encourage football fans, young and old, to learn some BSL and sign their support.

England star, Lucy Bronze, said: “As footballers, it is important to use our platform to spread messages of inclusivity wherever possible. I, together with the rest of the team, will be proud to wear these shirts ahead of our game against Sweden at Wembley. Anything that can be done to help the deaf community feel more welcome in football is an important step.”

Pete Jeavons, Marketing Communications Director, EE said: “By promoting British Sign Language during a high-profile competitive game between two of the best sides in the world, we hope to encourage both deaf and non-deaf communities to embrace this essential form of communication. As the lead partner of the Home Nations Football Associations, we are committed to making football accessible for everyone. We hope football fans will use this opportunity to not only support the Lionesses but to also learn more about BSL, so we can help everyone feel a part of the football conversation”.

‘Support. It’s In Your Hands’ will see EE activate across a range of touchpoints, including:

• Harnessing FA partner channels to distribute content to promote the use of and learning of BSL. The highlight of these being the ‘EE BSL challenge’ which sees three male England players take on three Lionesses in an obstacle course that requires them to complete sign-based challenges with the help of four England Deaf squad players.
• Assembling a squad of five content creators to spread the message of inclusivity far and wide: the squad will consist of Shiona McClafferty, Jazzy Whipps, India Morse, Leon Walker Dobson and Ray Bradshaw, who will produce engaging content that helps teach the basics of BSL through the football lens.
• Facilitating training for its colleagues in Deaf Awareness courses which include some BSL basics. By encouraging greater Deaf Awareness internally, EE will also contribute to further Deaf Awareness and British Sign Language learning across BT Group, alongside an accessibility audit for consumer facing webpages.

The campaign is part of EE’s ongoing and longstanding commitment to supporting the para & disability community in football and beyond. Last season, this came to life through ‘New Signing’, a campaign which saw the world’s first BSL pundits presenting televised sport. This is just the start for EE, with many more activations planned for the coming year that reinforce EE’s commitment to supporting the Deaf community and people with hearing loss.

For more information on how to learn BSL and sign your support, visit eelearnsmart.co.uk.

Source: EE Newsroom
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Mobile coverage in rural parts of Ceredigion has been significantly improved after EE upgraded or built more than ten 4G masts in the county.

With more than a million tourists expected to visit mid-Wales this year to enjoy its scenic coastline, hiking routes, and rich heritage, EE has strengthened its 4G connectivity along two of the county’s major roads, the A44 and the A487, as well as in several towns and villages including Aberystwyth, Aberteifi (Cardigan), Llangrannog, and Morfa Borth amongst others. ¹

EE’s mobile connectivity has also been boosted at popular locations such as Aberaeron Beach, Llangrannog Beach, Teifi Estuary, Bwlch Nant yr Arian Forest, Ynyslas National Nature Reserve and along the Wales Coast Path in Cardigan Bay.

These vital upgrades have been welcomed by Ceredigion MP Ben Lake and are part of more than 150 other locations across Wales where EE has expanded its reliable 4G network under the Shared Rural Network (SRN), a £1 billion joint initiative between mobile operators and the UK Government to extend 4G connectivity to more rural communities. ²

Responding to the news, Ben Lake, MP for Ceredigion, said: “Having long pushed for improved mobile connectivity in rural areas, and supported the creation of the Shared Rural Network, I’m pleased to hear about these improvements to coverage in Ceredigion.

“This improved connectivity is vitally important for rural communities like ours. It means more residents, businesses and visitors can make calls and access essential online services while on the go. In rural areas, it can also provide peace of mind that people can make calls in case of emergency.”

To balance the desire for improved mobile connectivity in rural communities with the need to respect the natural landscape, efforts have been made to situate the mobile masts in non-intrusive areas, while providing maximum benefit to the places where people live, work and travel.

These upgrades come at an important time for countryside communities as the UK’s mobile providers retire older generations of mobile networks. 4G connectivity offers rural communities the biggest and most reliable network of any current mobile technology in the UK, which is why EE has expanded its 4G coverage across the UK by more than 10,000 square kilometres in the last five years.

Greg McCall, Chief Networks Officer at BT Group, said: “Ceredigion is famous for its Cardigan Bay coastline and the wild Cambrian Mountains. It is also one of the most sparsely populated parts of Wales. These new 4G upgrades will not only mean residents will be able to stay connected to the people and things they love most, but businesses and community groups can use our network to offer new services and experiences to the many tourists who visit every year.

“Having brought our 4G connectivity to a further 1,600 rural locations across the UK as part of our significant contribution to the Shared Rural Network, we have gone further than anyone to deliver reliable mobile connectivity for rural communities who need it most.”

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Source: EE Newsroom
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• EE launches “Support. It’s In Your Hands”, a campaign to keep the 87,000 British Sign Language users in the Deaf community involved in the football conversation by encouraging the use of sign language in both deaf and non-deaf communities
•  In partnership with the Royal Association for Deaf people (RAD) and the Home Nations Football Associations, EE is upskilling the nation with British Sign Language (BSL) tutorials from the likes of Harry Kane, Mary Earps, Rachel Corsie, Sarina Wiegman, Bukayo Saka and Dion Charles
• As the lead partner of the Home Nations Football Associations, the campaign will see EE create a hero film showcasing how BSL is incorporated in football, as well as a host of content designed to teach football-themed BSL phrases. EE will also engage content creators to help teach the basics of BSL through the football lens and will facilitate training for colleagues in Deaf Awareness courses
• For bitesize lessons and more information on how to learn BSL, visit eelearnsmart.co.uk

[21^st March 2024, London] – EE has teamed up with a host of footballing stars from the four Home Nations, including Declan Rice, Rachel Corsie, Bukayo Saka, Ella Toone, Harry Kane, Lisa Evans, Dion Charles and Mary Earps, to upskill the nation in British Sign Language (BSL) and help everyone feel a part of the football conversation.

While an estimated 1.2 million adults in the UK have hearing loss severe enough to impede most conversational speech, there are approximately only 150,000 BSL users (87,000 of whom are deaf). “Support. It’s in Your Hands” endeavors to change this by celebrating BSL, using sport as a catalyst to encourage the use of sign language in both deaf and non-deaf communities.

Created by EE with support from the Royal Association for Deaf people (RAD) and the Home Nations Football Associations, the campaign encapsulates the shared vision of creating an inclusive world that works for all.

BSL was officially recognised as a language of England, Wales and Scotland in 2002, and it was recently announced that it will be offered as a GCSE subject from 2025. However, with the number of people with hearing loss projected to increase in coming years (an estimated 14.2 million people in the UK will experience hearing loss by 2035), EE aims to ensure no one feels isolated by leveraging its lead partnership of the four Home Nations Football Associations to encourage the nation to learn some BSL and sign their support. 

International footballers from the four Home Nations will teach BSL phrases in the form of easily digestible bitesize content, which will be available on EE LearnSmart. The EE LearnSmart hub will provide resources to support the learning of football themed BSL, including “goal”, “shoot”, “great defending” or “great tackle” so everyone can actively participate in the conversation surrounding the game.

The campaign launches with a film that shows all the ways, knowingly and unknowingly, BSL is incorporated in football, from the grassroots game to the international stage. The film has been created using a combination of archive footage, fan user-generated content and original content, capturing players and fans across different levels of the game.

To further amplify the campaign, EE will activate across a range of touchpoints including:

·        Playing the film at England’s sold out friendly against Brazil at Wembley Stadium connected by EE and allocating two of its mascot spaces to deaf children who will sign the National Anthem with guidance from RAD’s accredited British Sign Language performer.

·        Harnessing FA partner channels to distribute content to promote the use of and learning of BSL. The highlight of these being the ‘EE BSL challenge’ which sees three male England players take on three Lionesses in an obstacle course that requires them to complete sign-based challenges with the help of four England Deaf squad players.

·        Assembling a squad of five content creators to spread the message of inclusivity far and wide: the squad will consist of Shiona McClafferty, Jazzy Whipps, India Morse, Leon Walker Dobson and Ray Bradshaw, who will produce engaging content that helps teach the basics of BSL through the football lens.

·        Facilitating training for its colleagues in Deaf Awareness courses which include some BSL basics. By encouraging greater Deaf Awareness internally, EE will also contribute to further Deaf Awareness and British Sign Language learning across BT Group, alongside an accessibility audit for consumer facing webpages.

Julie Ratcliffe, Royal Association for Deaf people, Chief Operating Officer said: “The Royal Association for Deaf people proudly supports this campaign, dedicated to empowering football fans across the UK and championing inclusivity for deaf and hard of hearing communities. As one of the oldest charities supporting deaf people in the UK, RAD is delighted to offer our expertise and support to this initiative, which promises to upskill the nation in the basics of football themed BSL.”

Pete Jeavons, Marketing Communications Director, BT & EE said: “We are committed to ensuring football is a sport for all. As the lead partner of the Home Nations Football Associations, we are proud to drive positive transformation and make the game more accessible for everyone. ‘Support. It’s In Your Hands’ aims to bring about tangible change and increase awareness of British Sign Language. We want to encourage everyone to play their part and make a difference to the shared enjoyment of the beautiful game.”

Stephen Hutchinson, Head of Commercial Partnerships, The FA, said: “Making football a more inclusive ecosystem is hugely important and we are delighted to be working hand in hand with EE to empower all football fans to support people who are deaf or have hearing loss. It’s a sport we all love and everyone deserves to have a say in the football conversation. As part of their sponsorship of Wembley Stadium, we will be working with EE and Royal Association for Deaf people to upskill event staff to provide better support on match days and at concerts.”

The “Support. It’s In Your Hands” campaign is part of EE’s ongoing and longstanding commitment to supporting the para & disability community in football and beyond. Last season this came to life through “New Signing” a campaign which saw the world’s first BSL pundits on televised sport. This is just the start for EE with many more activations planned for the coming year that reinforce EE’s commitment in supporting the Deaf community and people with hearing loss.

EE has worked closely with Royal Association for Deaf people (RAD) as a Charity Partner throughout the campaign to ensure that all accessibility requirements are met.

For more information on how to learn BSL and sign your support, visit eelearnsmart.co.uk.

*This press release has been written to meet language principles which make it easier and more accessible to translate into British Sign Language.

British Sign Language Translation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEcXK2Sv7rA

Source: EE Newsroom
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• To celebrate the launch of Call of Duty®: Warzone™ Mobile, EE, the UK’s best mobile network is launching an exclusive range of gaming bundles featuring choice of the latest Xbox X and a Backbone One mobile controller
• EE’s  new Call of Duty® gaming bundles allow customers to make a saving of up to £550 on the RRP cost
• All EE mobile customers can also have access to the  bonus in-game content: calling card, charm and emblem that feature the Kawaii Killers to be used in Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile
• EE’s official partnership of The Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile, forms part of its ongoing ambition to become the UK’s no.1 destination for gaming 

EE, the UK’s best network, today announced a new range of Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile gaming bundles, available via the EE website, EE retail and EE telesales channels, designed to allow customers to make the most of their Call of Duty experience. The offering forms part of EE’s ongoing ambition to be the UK’s no.1 destination for gaming.

Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile ushers in a new era of Call of Duty franchise. Featuring epic battles, movement, and vehicles; authentic operators, weapons, and maps; Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile redefines Battle Royale on the go.

To tie-in with launch, EE’s new range of mobile and console gaming bundles unlock the best possible experience for gaming fans, perfect for those who want to enhance the Call of Duty: Warzone experience.

The bundles come with a Backbone One controller for iOS or Android smartphones. Customers can drop into the game with Backbone’s optimised controller support, level up their weapons and XP with shared progression across Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and Call of Duty: Warzone, and access exclusive in-game items with Backbone+*. 

All EE mobile customers can also have access to the  bonus in-game content:  calling card, charm and emblem that feature the Kawaii Killers to be used in Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile. All customers have to do is text ‘COD’ to 150 from their smartphone to redeem.

The following new gaming bundles are available to EE Pay Monthly customers from today:

Xbox X gaming bundles: priced at £31 p/m for 24 months with a one off £20 upfront charge, allowing customers to make a saving of £551

•       Xbox Series X + Backbone One Xbox Edition (USBC and Lightning versions available)

•       24 months Xbox Game Pass Ultimate

•       24 months EE Gamer’s Mobile Data Pass and Video Mobile Data Pass

•       Includes exclusive in-game content for Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile with Backbone One purchase*

•       Includes bonus in-game content – calling card, charm and emblem that feature the Kawaii Killers, only available via EE

Alternatively, the Backbone One PlayStation Edition or Backbone One Xbox Edition (USBC and Lightning versions available) with exclusive controller support for Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile are available from EE for a one off payment of £99 or £9 per month, for 11 months with add to plan.

Independent testing by RootMetrics has found EE’s mobile network to be unbeatable for mobile gaming, ideal for Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile. EE’s new Full Fibre broadband service, also provides the perfect accompaniment for those who want to continue playing in the home, offering download speeds of up to 1.6 Gbps, low latency and jitter, perfect during those clutch moments, when quick responses are crucial and every millisecond counts. New EE Full Fibre customers can also unlock further exclusive mobile discounts.

Sam Kemp, Director of Gaming EE, commented: “As part of our drive to become the UK’s no 1 destination for gamers, we are working with some of the biggest gaming brands in the world, such as Call of Duty, to offer customers unique gaming experiences. The launch of our gaming bundles on our award winning mobile network, is yet another example of how we’re rolling out great value gaming offerings that enhance the game play of UK consumers.”

For further information, customers should visit: ee.co.uk/gaming

Notes to Editors

• *Backbone+ subscribers can take advantage of even more Double XP tokens and exclusive in-game items including a Calling Card, Emblem, and Weapon Charm to customize their loadout in Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile.

Source: EE Newsroom
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