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| Eredivisie and DreamHack Sports Games team up for ‘sports gaming festival’ Dutch football league Eredivisie and esports operator DreamHack Sports Games (DHSG) have announced a new ‘sports gaming festival’ titled GG DreamHack Sports in Maastricht, the Netherlands. The festival, called GG22 for short, will be hosted by international event space MECC Maastricht and aims to combine sports games, esports, and family-friendly festivities. GG22 is set to debut June 4th-5th, 2022. Arnoud Schonis, Project Manager, Esports at Eredivisie CV, discusses the sports gaming festival in an exclusive interview with Esports Insider. “Situated in the dangling tail of The Netherlands, Maastricht’s proximity between Belgium and Germany invites the neighbouring countries to also participate,” Schonis said. According to the release, GG22 plans to be the largest sports gaming festival in Europe; aiming to host up to 10,000 visitors. 우리카지노 The event was first hinted at during the KPN eDivisie Season 5 announcement. The location of the league’s finals was teased to be held at a yet-to-be revealed ‘massive gaming festival’ during June 2022. However, Schonis has now confirmed that GG22 will host the €50,000 (~£42,500) prize pool final. Outside of the KPN eDivisie finals, the programme will feature live on-stage entertainment, an Expo Area, a LAN zone, and multiple areas for console gaming and sports simulators. The festival will also have areas for traditional sports and ‘active gaming’ — physical activities enhanced with technology, such as interactive wall ball. “Filled with lots of different sports games-related activities,” Schonis said, “the concept is focused on treating teammates, opponents and other visitors respectfully. With this in mind, we feel the ‘GG’ concept is in the DNA of our event.” Aimed at Gen Z and Millenials interested in gaming, physical fitness, and competition; the festival will provide an opportunity to not only resonate with the KPN eDivisie’s audience but bring together other sports and gaming fans to interact in a shared festival environment. |
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