{"id":17013,"date":"2017-08-25T13:44:59","date_gmt":"2017-08-25T05:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en-news.qoo-app.com\/?p=17013"},"modified":"2019-04-24T01:13:41","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T17:13:41","slug":"qoo-news-gamestart-returns-bigger-and-better-with-ar-esports-tabletop-gaming-and-inaugural-sea-summit-business-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/post\/17013\/qoo-news-gamestart-returns-bigger-and-better-with-ar-esports-tabletop-gaming-and-inaugural-sea-summit-business-conference","title":{"rendered":"[Qoo News] GameStart Returns Bigger and Better with AR, esports, tabletop gaming and inaugural SEA Summit business conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

<GameStart\u2019s\u00a0Official\u00a0Press Release><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u25a0\u00a0Sporting a dark urban Cyberpunk theme, GameStart 2017 presents the ultimate in gaming content on expanded event grounds<\/p>\n

\u25a0\u00a0Top esports tournament, South East Asia Major, returns with mega line-up of fighting games, international pro players and a prize pool of over USD 50,000<\/p>\n

\u25a0\u00a0GameStart organisers to host the 2nd<\/sup> IMGA SEA awards and inaugural SEA Summit conference, expanding the convention to four days<\/p>\n

\u25a0\u00a0New Areas: GameStart Tabletop Area & Cyberpunk themed Caf\u00e9<\/p>\n

\u25a0 Viral AR game \u2018HADO\u2019 will be playable at GameStart 2017<\/p>\n

\u25a0\u00a0Fan favourites: Doujin Market, GameStart Indie Award, Founders Base, Game On! Cosplay Runway<\/p>\n

\u25a0\u00a0Partnerships with Taipei Game Show, BEKRAF Game Prime, Evolve Perth and C3 AFA to welcome more regional gaming content and participants into home-grown convention<\/p>\n

\u25a0\u00a0The Secretlab Chair Race, a hit at the 2016 convention, returns for GameStart 2017<\/p>\n

Singapore, 25 August 2017<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 GameStart 2017 (#GameStart2017), Southeast Asia\u2019s Premier Game Convention, returns for its 4th edition on 14 & 15 October 2017<\/span> with a Cyberpunk theme and more consumer-friendly and industry-centric content. Organiser Eliphant partners the International Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGA) for the second edition of its SEA awards and will organise the inaugural SEA Summit business conference on 12 and 13 October<\/span>. Gamers and industry players can look forward to annual favourites returning as well as new and exciting content, including showcases of upcoming blockbuster games, esports, indie games, retro gaming, and cosplay.<\/p>\n

New additions include a large GameStart Tabletop area to play, discover, and compete on new and well-loved tabletop and arcade-style games. Key exhibitors include Wizards of the Coast, who will bring popular card game Magic: The Gathering, to the event for the first time, and Grey Ogre Games, with more details to be revealed closer to date.\u00a0 More information on the GameStart Tabletop activities can be found at www.gamestart.asia\/tabletop<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This year, the region\u2019s most popular conventions will join forces at GameStart, showcasing a selection of choice content from across Asia.\u00a0In addition to partnerships with Taipei Game Show (Taiwan) and\u00a0BEKRAF Game Prime (Indonesia), C3 AFA (C3 Anime Festival Asia) –\u00a0Southeast Asia\u2019s biggest Japanese popular culture event platform –\u00a0comes in as a co-marketing and content partner, looking to bring killer Japanese content to the event.\u00a0 Visitors can also look forward to enjoying indie gaming content from Taiwan and Indonesia.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

More Popular Culture and AR treats for visitors<\/strong><\/p>\n

Returning to GameStart 2017 in response to popular demand is Doujin Market, Singapore’s largest community curated youth arts and illustration fair. In partnership with Neo Tokyo Project, Singapore’s first dedicated pop-culture marketing collective, Doujin Market is back for a second year with almost double the number of artist tables from last year.<\/p>\n

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During the convention, visitors can also look forward to meeting and appreciating the craft and stunning game cosplay from Astro Kerrie and Yasemin Arslan, invited cosplay guests from Australia. Astro Kerrie is sponsored by pop culture partner event, Evolve Perth, who will also be co-sponsoring the cash prize of GameStart\u2019s Game On! Cosplay Runway.<\/p>\n

On the AR front, organisers announced that NexRealm will bring the world\u2019s first augmented reality techno sports, HADO, to the convention. HADO is the first esports based on wearable devices and AR technology using head mount displays and motion sensors. Just like real-life sports, players are free from cables and will not be restricted to being in front of a screen. Visitors will get the chance to try the \u201cPlayer VS Player<\/a>\u201d matches at GameStart 2017.<\/p>\n