Canada’s first dedicated esports arena—where up to 110 spectators can watch Richmond’s top video game players showcase their skills—will open at Lipont Place art exhibition centre on No. 3 Road at the end of May.
The Gaming Stadium will include bleacher seating, a stage that spotlights 10 featured players, massive display screens, a live-streaming broadcast with a play-by-play announcer (known as a shoutcaster), and an additional 48 stations outfitted with top-of-the-line PCs and high-end gaming chairs for gamers to play what’s most popular in the gaming world: Fortnite, Apex Legends, League of Legends and Overwatch, to name a few.
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