The Games Xpo (TGX) 2011 –48 elite gamers from 7 countries compete in TGX Regional Competition for the first time in Singapore!
Singapore, 29 August 2011: The Games Xpo (TGX) 2011- Asia’s most comprehensive games expo is back in Singapore for the third time by popular demand. For the first time in Singapore, elite gamers from seven countries namely, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, India and the Philippines will battle for glory for their countries in DotA Allstars and StarCraft II during TGX Regional e-Sports Competition.
The winning teams will stand to win attractive cash prizes. There are up to $12,000 worth of cash and prizes up for grabs in this competition!
Over 1,200 gamers will participate in 17 different games as TGX 2011 will house the WCG Singapore Qualifiers, IeSF Singapore Qualifiers and the TGX Arena e-Sports Competition. 8 winners from these competitions will stand a chance to win trips to Korea to represent Singapore at the World Cyber Games (WCG) and IeSF Grand Finals.
TGX 2011 competition area will be powered by 200 Alienware gaming systems from Dell. The systems have been specially engineered to provide the participants with an ultimate gaming experience – uncompromised graphics performance, latency-free wireless HD streaming and lifelike 3D gaming, etc. Additionally, visitors will get a chance to purchase and own these high performance machines after the event at special prices.
Another main highlight of the expo is the Singapore Games Industry Career Program which includes Career Zone @ TGX 2011 and Recruitment@TGX 2011. The program’s key objectives include assisting gaming companies to hire talents and graduating students in their search for jobs in the gaming industry.
“The Career Zone@TGX 2011 supports the education and careers of enthusiastic graduates who drive our ever-evolving gaming industry forward by adding fresh perspectives and new innovative ideas.” said Addison Kang, Vice-President of Shanda Games International. “Career Zone and Recruitment@TGX 2011 is a key event that will provide both graduates and gaming companies an effective platform for local talent hires.”
Career Zone@TGX 2011 offers institutions a platform to feature their students’ best game related projects where members of the public as well as leading gaming companies have the opportunity to have a preview of what these talents have to offer. Those interested in a career in the gaming industry will also have the opportunity to drop off their resumes and stand a chance to be selected by leading gaming companies.
For Recruitment@TGX 2011, participating institutes submit names of five to ten graduating students to recruiting gaming companies such as Shanda Games. A total of 30 students will have to participate in a 10-minute interview in front of a panel of hiring managers from these gaming companies. The resumes of these students will then be collected for gaming companies to follow up with the candidates.
Details:
Date: 9 to 11 September 2011
Venue: Singapore Expo Hall 5A
Time: 10am – 10pm
Free Admission
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About Rapture Gaming
Rapture Gaming conceptualizes and develops marketing strategies to help achieve gaming client’s business objectives. They have established strategic business relationships with major industry players and some of the major events managed by Rapture Gaming include the World Cyber Games Asian Championship and the The Games Xpo. Rapture Gaming has been providing valued clients with turnkey solutions. Examples include planning gaming events, hosting tournaments and competitions of different scales, and game launches.
About MediaCorp VizPro International Pte Ltd
MediaCorp VizPro International Pte Ltd specialises in show and event management and provides planning and consultancy services for MICE events and theme events. VizPro has presented many mega-scale productions ranging from musicals such as Rocky Horror Show (2011), Pinocchio The Musical (2010), Menopause The Musical (2009), Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (2009) and Avenue Q (2009); live family shows such as Fan Yang’s Gazillion Bubble Show (2010 & 2011), Barney (2004, 2008, 2010), Hi-5 (2006, 2007, 2009) and Disney On Ice and Disney Live! Productions (2000 to 2008) to Korean productions such as Ballerina who loves B-boy (2011), Sachoom (2010), JUMP (2009), Break Out! (2008 and 2009) to concerts including Adam Cheng & Liza Wang “ A New Era” Concert 2011, Sam Hui Live in Concert 2011, [Love! To Hebe] Music Showcase Live in Singapore 2011, 2011 Show Encore World Live Tour, Show Luo 3D World Live Tour 2010, Jam Hsiao Mr. Rock World Tour 2010, Yoga Lin “Trick” 2009, Francis Yip & the NAFA Orchestra: A Valentine’s Day Concert 2009, Angela Chang’s Live @ Singapore 2008; Adam Cheng and the Singapore Chinese Orchestra 2008; Show Luo Show on Stage Concert 2007; Jolin Tsai’s Dancing Diva Concert 2007; Sandy Lam 2006 World Tour, Stefanie Sun Live in Concert 2006 and more. Exhibitions organised include Alive Gallery (2010), CSI: The Experience (2010 to 2011) and Body Worlds (2009 to 2010).
VizPro is also a proud supporter of local talents, having produced stand-up comedies like Hossan Live! and Kumar: Not Guilty. It has also co-presented the 2007 sold-out run of The Pillowman. Other productions include the restaging of noteworthy productions such as Forbidden City: Portrait of an Empress, Twist of Fate and Snow Queen.
VizPro organised many successful MICE events namely, SPORE-Sinomem International Varsity Debate 2010, China Singapore IN-Concert 2010, Curious Tots and promotional events for Shanghai World Expo 2010.
MediaCorp VizPro International Pte Ltd is a MediaCorp enterprise. MediaCorp is Singapore’s leading media company with the most complete range of platforms, spanning television, radio, newspapers, magazines, movies, digital and out-of-home media. MediaCorp has over 50 products and brands in four languages (English, Mandarin, Malay and Tamil), including online classifieds, Internet TV-on-demand and High Definition TV broadcast. Winner of numerous international awards and accolades including Asian Television Awards’ Terrestrial Broadcaster of the Year, MediaCorp’s vision is to become Asia’s top media company, delivering valued content to the world.
About Dragon Nest
Dragon Nest is a free-to-play Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) developed by Eyedentity Games. Running on the proprietary ‘Eternity’ engine that allows Dragon Nest to deliver vivid graphics with a console-like experienceeven on low-end computers, Dragon Nest spawned an unprecedented next-gen thrill that won over 60 million
players worldwide and made it the World’s No.1 MO Action RPG.
Dragon Nest’s popularity amongst gamers and industry players is most evident when it won 3 awards at the inaugural Annual Asia Game Awards, including the prestigious “Most Popular Game in China” and “Best Game Design in Asia” awards. Singapore gamers in particular, should have much to be proud of as Dragon Nest is the first foreign-language MO game to be fully localized in this country. With the Open Beta Test launching on the 16 August 2011, Dragon Nest will
Bring both MO newcomers and MO fans to a whole new level of gamifaction.
The Games Xpo (TGX) 2011,
