Epic intergalactic showdown set to commence at Gamers8: The Land of Heroes with $500,000 StarCraft II tournament

The stage is set for an intergalactic showdown of epic proportions as Gamers8: The Land of Heroes, the biggest gaming and esports festival worldwide, presents the most intense StarCraft II tournament of the century. 

Running for four days beginning Thursday, August 3, attendees and audiences alike can expect an unforgettable clash of strategies, lightning-fast reflexes, and masterful tactics as the finest players from across the galaxy converge to battle for global supremacy. Three StarCraft competitions with a total of a $500,000 prize pool will take place.

StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void casts players in the role of Hierarch Artanis, leader of the technologically advanced protoss race. The objective? To reunite the protoss factions and defeat the coming darkness before all is lost. Strategy and skill is the formula essential for victory, making Boulevard Riyadh City the epicenter of excitement and entertainment this weekend. 

Faisal bin Homran, Chief Esports Officer at the Saudi Esports Federation, said: “We cannot wait for the action to get underway and we are thrilled that StarCraft II is part of our esports calendar for Gamers8: The Land of Heroes. The summer so far has seen us stage a number of unforgettable tournaments and this is the next one to delight, excite, and highlight why Gamers8 has become the greatest gaming and esports festival on the planet.

“Building on the success of last year, we wanted to bring more of the greatest titles to Gamers8 in 2023,” he added. “Staging the StarCraft II tournament is the latest realization of this vision and we urge everyone to join us this weekend by attending in person or tuning in online. It really will be an epic four days that live long in the memory.” 

Organized by the Saudi Esports Federation, the highly anticipated tournament marks StarCraft’s introduction at Gamers8. The third and final installment of this sensational trilogy saga, StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void is the science fiction real-time strategy game developed and presented by Blizzard Entertainment. 

Released in 2015, it follows on from StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (2010) and StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013) – and has remained a mainstay among the most popular video games in the world for almost a decade. 

Gamers8: The Land of Heroes recap

Gamers8: The Land of Heroes has a prize pool of $45 million – triple that of Gamers8 last year. The biggest gaming and esports festival worldwide features 16 elite esports tournaments from 13 top titles. These are complemented by live concerts from top global, regional, and local artists, as well as numerous fun-filled activities and attractions for all the family.

The festival concludes with the Next World Forum, a gaming and esports forum held at the Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh at Kingdom Center on August 30-31, that brings together sector leaders and experts from around the world.

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