Elite esports champions and fans of the gaming world go to Gamers8, the biggest esports and gaming festival in the world. It’s the best setting for vying for honour and turning into a hero who roams the settings of your preferred tale. Gamers8 is an eight-week event that takes place in Riyadh in the centre of Saudi Arabia from July to September 2023. Each week, new challenges and experiences are unlocked. You may witness performances by international musicians, watch the best esports teams in the world compete for the biggest prize pools, see your favourite gaming platforms come to life, and discover the secrets of video game development. The adventure you pick in the universe of Gamers8 is up to you.
Following the popularity of “Gamers8: The Land of Heroes” at Boulevard Riyadh City last year, The world’s finest teams and gamers competed in Gamers8 2022 for a $15 million prize pool across five popular games: Rocket League, Dota 2 Riyadh Masters, Fortnite, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, and PUBG Mobile. More than 1.4 million people visited the event in 2022, and more than 132 million people watched it online. The elite esports events featured 391 professional players from more than 61 different countries, as well as 113 international teams.
Gamers8: The Land of Heroes will welcome the top esports players in a cutting-edge, purpose-built arena at Boulevard Riyadh City with a total prize pool of over $30 million, more than double the grand prize figure from last year. The festival will finish with “The Next World Forum,” an international gathering of executives and specialists in the gaming and esports industries.
The eight-week entertainment event, which will be renamed Gamers8: The Land of Heroes for the 2023 season, returns on Thursday, July 6; mark your calendars today to ensure you don’t miss it. The big day will kick off a fantastic summer full of the biggest esports tournaments, live performances by famous musicians, festivals, shows, community gaming, educational platforms, and exciting events for people of all ages.
Complete information on the elite competitions and entertainment schedule for this summer will be made available in due course, with bigger and better absolutely guaranteed at Gamers8: The Land of Heroes.
The head of the Saudi Esports Federation, Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan, declared: “Gamers8: The Land of Heroes will be the venue this summer, and we are thrilled to once again be bringing the elite of the esports world to Riyadh.” This summer, the emphasis on showcasing the world’s most well-known titles will be increased even more. To be really honest, we do mean bigger and better this summer. Gamers8: The Land of Heroes is getting some exciting new features, and we can’t wait to share them.
In 2022, Gamers8 was able to successfully bring the virtual world of esports and gaming into Riyadh, a location that was appropriate for an ultra-modern festival with huge ideas and large goals.
Just some of the highlights from Gamers8 2022 include:
- 1.4 million visitors
- 132 million people watching the elite competitions
- 392 professional players
- 113 international professional teams – including Team Falcons, PSG LGD, FURIA Esports, and FaZe Clan
- 61 nationalities represented
- Eight nights of music at the NXTLVL Arena at Boulevard Riyadh City throughout the summer that brought in an incredible total of 74,670 ticketholders, who enjoyed performances from 19 global artists, 10 Arab artists, and 17 local Saudi artists.
The Next World Forum, an esports and gaming conference held in Riyadh last summer as part of Gamers8, brought together industry executives and specialists from all over the world to present ground-breaking conversations influencing the direction of the burgeoning sector.
Gamers8: The Land of Heroes will similarly come to an end with the Next World Forum; further information will be made available soon.
