Global eSports tournament and festival the World Cyber Games will hold its U.S. finals in the Triangle this year.
The WCG USA National Finals will be held at the second annual Escapist Expo, a convention centered around gaming culture, from Oct. 4 through Oct. 6, 2013 in Durham. The top professional and competitive gamers that qualified online through the 2013 WCG USA online qualifiers will compete live during the show to determine which 20 players will represent Team USA at the WCG Global Finals to be held in Kunshan, China in November.
This year, Escapist Expo has doubled its floor space and will cover three venues: the Durham Convention Center, the Carolina Theatre and the Durham Armory.
Gamers will be compete across six titles that include:
- Cross Fire® / SMILEGATE / FPS (First Person Shooting)
- FIFA 13 / Electronic Arts / Sports
- League of Legends® / Riot Games / MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena)
- StarCraft® II: Heart of the Swarm™ / Blizzard Entertainment / RTS (Real Time Strategy)
- Super Street Fighter® IV Arcade Edition Ver. 2012 / Capcom / Fighting
- World of Tanks / Wargaming / Action MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online)
More than 6,000 attendees from around the globe are anticipated to attend this year’s event and participate in dynamic and varied offerings, including gaming industry expert keynotes and panel discussions, game publisher exhibitors and dealers, anime and cosplay specialists, visual artists, tabletop gaming, comic and graphic novel dealers, and both live- and electronic-game play competitions.
Tickets for Escapist Expo 2013 are currently available for purchase online. Other information about the show is available atwww.escapistexpo.com and www.facebook.com/TheEscapistExpo
