![]() “Indeed, that was further highlighted at the beginning of 2022 when Microsoft acquired the game publisher Activision Blizzard for $70bn. It is a well-established fact by now that gaming is bigger than movies and music combined. As an example, Grand Theft Auto V took in over €6bn - compared to Avatar, the highest-grossing film of all time at €2.8bn. The top-selling games such as Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption, Fall Out, and the Call of Duty franchise are now easily outpacing film franchises such as James Bond, Mission Impossible and Harry Potter. Such is the global spread of gaming that it is now bigger than Hollywood and the music industry combined. Over the past decade the industry has continued to demonstrate its enormous entertainment muscle, with global gaming revenue in 2021 in excess of €170bn. “Looking to the future, we are targeting 20,000 visitors to GamerFest within the next 24 months - a figure I believe is very achievable given the appetite for gaming in Ireland and around the world.” “In addition to running our GamerFest live events, we’re also involved in the An Post Money Mate Legion E-sports Series, an online series of gaming tournaments featuring Fifa, Rainbow 6 Siege and Fortnite with plans for more tournaments on the way,” he adds. GamerFest will also launch the first ever Irish Hado championship, with the winning team representing Ireland at the upcoming Hado European Championships in France. ![]() Reality gaming, where players do battle with virtual energy balls and shields on a real-life court. ![]() Visitors to the RDS event will also have the opportunity to get hands-on with Hado, the latest in augmented It will be wonderful to see people physically come together and celebrate all things gaming, bringing to life all the incredible friendships and relationships that have developed online over the last number of years.” ![]() “Community guides us in everything we do, ensuring we have the best games, content, special guests and entertainment possible at all our events. “Ever since our first event five years ago, we’ve kept an absolute focus on one thing - the gaming community. The organisers have also confirmed a partnership with Legion Collegiate Esports, Ireland’s dedicated e-sports series for third-level students, which will see some of the best student talent in the country go head-to-head across a range of titles including Rocket League, Apex Legends and FIFA. GamerFest takes place at The RDS, Dublin, on October 22 and 23. This tournament offers an opportunity for Irish teams to qualify for the UK-Ireland Nationals, and ultimately earn a professional spot in the Rainbow Six Northern Premier League. “As we scale the event over the coming years, we want to firmly establish GamerFest as an international event and attracting gamers from across the EU and beyond.”įans of e-sports will witness a line-up of competitive action on the GamerFest main stage, including a partnership with Ubisoft and the launch of the GamerFest Rainbow Six Siege Ireland Open. With 5% of attendees expected from overseas, the CEO sees this as an exponentially growing figure given the success of GamerFest’s e-sports tournaments internationally. “While we do have a 5,000 sell-out, we could probably have had far more than that given that gamers have had no opportunity to physically gather together since the pandemic first arrived.” The event has also become a hub for Irish content creator talent, many of whom will be in attendance - Jamie Jay Car, Antitinkerbell, The Gara Show, MissAudreyy, and event hosts All Cast Irish Gamers. ![]() Since its establishment in 2017, GamerFest has developed a diverse, community-led gaming convention for a constantly growing demographic that includes casual gaming, competitiveĮ-sports tournaments, game development/design, and content creation. ![]()
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