Twitch, a social video platform for gamers, announced an array of presentations for TwitchCon 2015. Here are some of the competitions and exhibitions:
- Founder Faceoff: Twitch CEO Emmett Shear will take on Blizzard president Mike Morhaime in “Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft.” Since this is a high-profile battle, expect commentators and coaches, as well as special guests.
- VCGW (Video Game Championship Wrestling): Since VCGW is best known for customized character wrestling matches, expect some familiar competitions.
- Super Smash Brothers Exhibition featuring Twitch versus Red Bull: This competition pits San Francisco-based Twitch against Los Angeles-based Red Bull in a “Super Smash Brothers” exhibition match.
- WorldGaming: This organization is hosting a grand prize giveaway for event attendees. The winner will receive an all-expenses paid seven-day trip for two to the Maldives to watch the grand finals of WSVG October 5-10, 2015. WorldGaming also is hosting a “Chill Out Charge Up” lounge, where people can participate in head-to-head challenges, win gaming hardware, DLC and giveaways every hour for such games as “Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft,” “StarCraft II,” “NBA 2K16” and “FIFA 16.”
- H1Z1 Invitational: In this competition, players who qualified from the Daybreak’s H1Z1 “Road to TwitchCon” contest come together and take each other out in the ultimate survival mode-PLAYERUNKOWN’s Battle Royal. The current prize pool is over $125,000.
- Rock Band 4 Broadcaster Battle of the Bands: Hosted by Harmonix, Twitch broadcasters will compete against each other and be judged by their stage performance.
- Hi-Rez Studios: This company will showcase two games: “Paladins” and “Jetpack Fighter.”
- HTC: The HTC Vive will be demonstrated at the event; this is a first of a kind virtual reality system that enable “360 roomscale VR.” This system also features wireless controllers for VR interaction. The company also will feature demos from WEVR, Radial Games and Northway Games, Skillman and Hackett, and Valve.
- Blizzard Entertainment: Blizzard will show off content for the upcoming “StarCraft: Legacy of the Void” expansion.
To view other exhibitions and competitions, visit the TwitchCon 2015 events page.
TwitchCon 2015 takes place September 25-26, 2015, in San Francisco.
