BAM (Battle Arena Melbourne) is Australia’s largest open entry esports event with a unique competitor attendance over 1,000. A festival for gamers, it is a video games tournament which encompasses community gathering, national event, and international world tour destination for the likes of Street Fighter, Tekken, Smash Bros games. BAM hosts cultural fun activity such as artist alley, indie games showcase, cosplay and exhibitor zones. Attracting spectators and casual players alongside top competitors, BAM is viewed via live stream by the global fighting game community (FGC). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTaKgt6U6Rc
Our team maintains great relations with the developers of all major fighting games and regularly integrate officially supported world tours to our events, particularly CouchWarriors events such as BAM but we have positioned tours at Conventions and esports events like PAX and MEO. This not only means global promotion, but also boosts international and local attendee numbers.
The Krunker Pro League was played each Saturday for 6 weeks. We organised the whole event from scratch with Broadcast team, Commentators, Influencers and Australia top esports players.
CouchWarriors is the major organising group for the Australian fighting game esports scene. With a proud history going back to 2006, the group hosts ranking tournaments and social gatherings under the banner of CouchWarriors League Here players maintain their skills and practice on the road to major events like BAM and CouchWarriors Crossup. The grassroots basis for the scene, operating nationwide. Info: CouchWarriors League Website The opportunity exists to build strong brand association and loyalty throughout the community. All events are live streamed with Twitch front page promotion. Hosted in Melbourne and now Brisbane, Adelaide and Sydney. Monthly Event Stats:
The Game Expo, held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) from March 23rd to 24th, was an exciting event for for gaming culture in Australia. The Game Expo featured a wide range of gaming activities and products including the latest games, gaming consoles, accessories, and experiences. Proudly showcasing gaming from community level up, the show has grown to 10,000 attendees in 2024. Fans could dive into esports tournaments from beginner to pro level. Show creativity with wonderful cosplay, artwork, and meet Youtube & Twitch content creators. TGX added gaming guest stars with international voice actors in attendance. Attendees enjoyed gaming of all kinds from tabletop & card gaming, to console freeplay, an 80 PC Tournament Zone and engaged with brands and products in the Exhibitor space. Everywhere you look, there’s something to see and do. TGX is about participation first, guided by our concept of games culture: The three Cs: Creativity * Competition * Community HIGHLIGHTS ARTICLE: https://www.thegameexpo.com/2024/04/05/highlights2024/ [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69ajPeKi-38[/embed]
Steelseries engaged the team to provide several regular tournament events, running end to end administration, tournament operation, broadcast production including live stream and talent management. Events serving multiple game titles and communities, including
