The Canadian Football League (CFL) and Genius Sports have produced a remodeled version of last season’s CFL Game Zone ahead of the upcoming 2023 campaign.
CFL Game Zone acts as the central hub for fans of the league to engage with exclusive products and contests, allowing them to connect more closely with the game through a range of interactive experiences.
Powered by the league’s official data and technology partner Genius Sports, the platform has been designed to bridge the gap between the CFL and the North American sports betting market.
CFL Preseason Futures was conceptualized for last season and has made its return ahead of the new season, which begins on June 8. Fans make several one-time predictions prior to the season kick-off before being ranked on performance, with all perfection predictions earning entry into prize draws.
CFL Team Picker has also already been made available on the league’s website, pairing new fans to one of the nine clubs that suits their personality most closely via a 10 question survey.
Other games and interactive experiences are set to follow soon, according to the latest announcement.
“For our incredible CFL faithful and any fans just being introduced to our game, the new and improved CFL Game Zone represents the future of CFL fandom,” said Tyler Mazereeuw, COO at CFL.
“At the heart of being a fan is connection: the desire to interact with like-minded others; the feeling of belonging to something bigger; the push to compare and proudly show-off that fandom. That need to connect and compete drives CFL Game Zone, and it continues to guide how we, as a league, engage with our fans.”
The CFL further revealed that, as part of its relaunch, CFL Game Zone has been redesigned with a ‘futuristic’ and ‘cohesive’ look, highlighted by a digi-neon color palette, to ‘evoke feelings of interacting with a digital environment’ and to ‘heighten the gaming experience’.
A single login system has also been integrated to allow fans to access all the league’s offerings through one entry point, while the new reward system enables users to earn various achievement badges for meeting set objectives, such as repeated plays and league or weekly wins.
