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International tournaments and exhibition fights
“We love to play and we really know how to do it at the highest level. This is the second year that Baltics Gaming Expo will bring together video game enthusiasts and professionals from Lithuania and other European countries. Last year, 29,000 people gathered to participate in tournaments, get acquainted with the latest technologies, and try newly released games. participants and visitors, this year we expect to grow even more. After all, we have special news – the Trackmania game tournament that will be held at the event is included in the world standings. In other words, all the best players come to Vilnius”, says Šarūnas Tamulis, one of the organizers of Baltics Gaming Expo.
Players from France, Great Britain, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Poland, Latvia and other countries will participate in the world ranking tournament. The representative of Lithuania is among the participants.
Counter Strike, Valorant, Rocket League, League of Legends and other international tournaments will also be held at the largest event dedicated to games and technology in the Baltic States.
“There are also special exhibition fights (eng. showmatch). The best players and “streamers” of the country will meet on the big stage and compete by playing Counter Strike and Valorant games,” says the organizer.
From famous streamer announcements to retro games
It is extremely popular in the gaming community to watch other players remotely broadcast their matches on social networks. game-streaming). Streamers are like opinion makers whose popularity and influence are growing daily.
“To the delight of our community, the very popular “streamer” AnnieFuchsia, who has gathered an audience of half a million followers on the Twitch channel alone, will also come to the event. For those who want to, we will create an opportunity to participate in a discussion with the player, get answers to their questions, or even make a memory together,” says Š. Tamul.
A space for exclusive retro games will also await visitors at the event. It contains dozens of classic arcades that were extremely popular in the 1980s and 1990s.
“Comic Con Baltics powered by Samsung main sponsor, the technology giant Samsung, also prepared special activations for visitors.” Galaxy AI’s biggest stand will be where you can get to know the latest artificial intelligence news and try them out on smart devices. A special Brawlstars tournament will also be held at the stand, where well-known Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian content creators and enthusiasts of this game will meet. The winner will receive the latest Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra phone,” the organizer presents.
A weekend for popular culture
Baltic Gaming Expo will take place during Comic Con Baltics 2024 powered by Samsung, the largest popular culture event in the Baltic States. May 24-26 LITEXPO will turn into a universe of popular culture.
Stars from cult Hollywood projects come to meet fans. Among them are Harry Potter actors Natalia Tena and Devon Murray, Marvel actor Sean Gunn, The Mountaineer lead actor Adrian Paul, actress Natasha Halevi, webcomic stars Rob DenBleyker of Cyanide&Happiness, Natural Habitat Shorts , Nobody Sausage, and Nathan W. Pyle, who creates the Strange Planet comics.
During the event, visitors will have the opportunity to participate in discussions in which actors will present the behind-the-scenes of the creation of well-known projects, the intricacies of the actor’s work and memorable stories. Also, visitors will be invited to take pictures together or even get autographs of actors and creators.
There will also be the biggest cosplay contest in the Baltic States, presentations of the latest films, announcements and discussions, the “Meet Lithuanian Film Industry” platform, which invites you to participate in conversations with the brightest, globally known representatives of the Lithuanian film industry, an interactive family space, almost a hundred popular culture artists every year combining “Menininkų alėja”, a merchant space that will offer a lot of interesting things, impressive decorations from the world’s most famous films and series and many other interesting things.
The first day of the event, Friday, May 24, is dedicated to schools. Entry is free with the Culture Passport.
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