Our Story
GMR started off as a school software project as a platform for gaming community websites under the gamers.com.mt domain. The main goal was to provide custom-themed community websites that were easily manageable and had their own content. Although the project had its own degree of success we felt that by just providing an online portal for gamers, we did not make enough of an impact. The level of engagement from the local community was limited to the website itself and offered nothing more than mere information. That is where we decided that we need to get our hands dirty.
The local gaming community had fallen into its darkest times, LAN parties were no longer being organized and competitive tournaments came to a screeching halt, leaving gamers without a scope to take gaming seriously. Something needed to be done.
That is when our team formed and decided to host its first-ever esports event; a LAN party featuring Call of Duty, FIFA, and League of Legends. A mixture of the old and new with the largest prize pot ever in LAN history in Malta. The response was more than we had hoped for and we received amazing feedback from the community. There we realized that esports has a great audience here in Malta and is packed with potential and talent. At that point, it was decided that we will focus more on esports events and set out with some clear goals in mind.
Our goals would be to deliver high-quality esports events with astonishing venues, spectacular shows and always increasing prize pots. Secondly, we wanted to support our local talent and provide them with the means and scope to improve their skills and hopefully venture into the international competitive scene. Finally, we wanted to bring the international esports scene to Malta, hosting big title events in collaboration with foreign organisations and sponsors.
Since then we hosted various other events both online and offline and we are proud of what we achieved so far. The number of players and spectators attending our events continue to increase showing that we are making a difference. Our team works hard to bring professional events to the community, and we are delighted to see our work appreciated by the gamers.
Bigger events mean more work. That is why we have recently expanded our team and brought more people on board. Our doors are always open to people that share our passion in esports, and welcome anyone that wants to be actively involved in this industry.
What do we
Stand for?
2012
July 2012
Gamers.com.mt is launched
Gamers.com.mt started off as a school software project. It was a platform for gaming community websites that were easily manageable and had their own independent content.
September 2012
Team is founded
The founding members decided to come together and launch a project to revive the local gaming community.
November 2012
Hosting our first ever esports event – GamersLAN
We hosted a LAN party featuring COD, FIFA and LoL, a mixture of the old and new with the largest prize pot ever in local LAN history.
2013
December 2013
The first edition of the Malta Esports Festival
A three-day event bringing together esports enthusiasts under one roof. The first time a local esports event had a dedicated stage area.
2015
October 2015
A new series of events is introduced – The Malta Cyber Series
The Malta Cyber Series is as a series of esports events acting as training grounds to players who are willing to take their hobby to the next level!
2016
October 2016
Twitch Partnership Status
Our Twitch.tv channel becomes the first Maltese channel to have a partnership status, and later on even becoming a verified channel, allowing us to feature a number of events on various regional homepages.
October 2016
The AOC Malta Cyber Series: Masters
The next step in the Malta Cyber Series circuit, an online competition spanned over 7 weeks with a number of open qualifiers and an attractive prize pool.
2017
March 2017
The MRO Overwatch: Open
Our first esports event for 2017 kicking off our partnership with the MRO Technology Expo; The MRO Overwatch: Open!
July 2017
Gamers.com.mt turns 5!
Our 5th year anniversary celebrating with a massive giveaway with over €2,000 worth of hardware given out as prizes thanks to our partners!
November 2017
The 5th edition of the Malta Esports Festival
The 5th edition of the Malta Esports Festival takes place at the Corradino Sports Complex celebrating the first major milestone of this iconic event.
2018
July 2018
The gamers.com.mt platform used by an international event – Gallantry Budapest
We have teamed up with Gallantry Events to make use of our platform serving as the main point of information for Gallantry: Budapest, an international Battalion 1944 event.
2019
May 2019
The Malta Cyber Series 5th edition!
Another major milestone for one of our brands, the 5th edition of the Malta Cyber Series taking place at the annual MRO Technology Expo.
May 2019
Gamers.com.mt rebrands to GMR
After more than 6 years, Gamers.com.mt is now GMR! This re-branding comes as part of our quest to continue reaching new highs and challenging ourselves even further. Rest assured that our passion for esports and the local gaming community will remains.
May 2019
GMR joins forces with the Malta Football Association
We have teamed up with the Malta Football Association to create new opportunities and areas of collaboration in esports; the fast-growing world of competitive and organised video gaming.
October 2019
The first edition of Playcon
Playcon is Malta’s first Game Development and Esports Expo, showcasing the best all industry stakeholders have to offer.
2020
May 2020
Partnering with For A Cause Events
Together with For A Cause Events, we will be organising the IFR Champions Cup: Esports Edition where players get the chance to virtually represent their employers (companies) by taking part in this tournament while a portion of the proceeds will be donated to a charitable organisation.
2021
November 2021
Partnership with SiGMA & EBET
Through the partnership with SiGMA Group and EBET we will be bringing the billion-dollar, competitive world of Esports to Malta’s biggest gaming, affiliate, and tech expo. We will provide all equipment needed to ensure a memorable setup in the tournament arena and will be key to the smooth running of the tournament, taking care of the online qualifier, streaming, teams, and the offline finals.
2022
July 2022
GMR 10-Year Anniversary
GMR turns 10! It’s been a long and challenging journey but we are glad to have made our mark in esports and the gaming community as a whole. The future brings interesting challenges and we hope that we can continue to surpass and enhance ourselves.
