“Its Game On” – What To Expect From Games Con 2017

With so much going on at the first ever Games Con, organised by the same team that bring you the regional powerhouse: Middle East Film & Comic Con (MEFCC), here are our top picks on what to do at the regions ultimate gaming festival later this month.

The event, taking place on 23-25 November at ADNEC, will deliver a packed agenda of cosplay, e-sports, tournaments, competitions and chances to play unreleased 2018 games such as Monster Hunter: World and Dissidia Final Fantasy NT. Games Con’s 2017 roster of gaming YouTube stars will be competing live against each other on the event’s Entertainment Stage, in addition to taking part in Q&A sessions with the audience, meet-and-greet with fans, entertainment, masterclasses and prize giveaways.

INTERNATIONAL GAMING CELEBRITIES AND VOICE ACTORS

The team at Games Con are bringing you the opportunity to meet with an impressive lineup of international Voice Actor and YouTube sensations.

Voice actors Chloe Hollings (Overwatch, Widowmaker); D.C Douglas (Resident Evil/One Piece/Star Trek Enterprise) and Brina Palencia (Mad Moxxi) are confirmed to make an appearance, and will be doing meet and greets with fans as well as creating personalised voice recordings for you to show off to your friends with.

Representing the YouTube gaming community is Ali A, Claire Siobhan, Vikkstar and Zerkaa who will battling it out live on stage on multiplayer titles such as Mario Kart Deluxe 8, Pokken Tournament and Forza Motorsport 7. Plus, we have the local YouTube legend King Madness making a special appearance to match his gaming prowess against the fans.

For any budding FPS enthusiast, Ali A will also be running a masterclass on the recently released Call of Duty: WW2 so expect ridiculous KDR’s, big plays and maybe even a Nuclear medal if you’re lucky.

For all those competitive gamers, out there, Klasu, Otterpanda, Saaed, Dizzyy and Moeleley from Yalla eSports fame will all be present this year playing their competitive game of choice for the crowds, and will be joined by other top competitive players from Nasr eSports for talks and meet and greets.