It’s been a big morning for Twitch.
Just a few hours after releasing the first round of information about TwitchCon 2016, including ticket prices and the first round of broadcasters confirmed to be in attendance, the ever-growing streaming service has unveiled plans for a massive presence at PAX East later this week. The news isn’t entirely shocking, after Twitch’s expansion into on-site tournaments with January’s PAX Arena, but fans might still be surprised by just how much purple and white they’re going to see on the show floor and the panel circuit at PAX East 2016.
Competitive gamers can start celebrating now because Twitch has confirmed the PAX Arena will return at PAX East. Even better, two different tournaments will be hosted by Twitch; one for Overwatch, the upcoming team-based shooter from Blizzard, and one for Street Fighter V. From the sounds of things, entrants in the Overwatch tournament won’t be competing for much more than fun and a chance to play the upcoming shooter before it heads to PC and consoles next month. But the Street Fighter V tournament will give eight of the world’s top SFV players a chance to compete for an $8,000 prize pool.
The Twitch Town Hall will also return at PAX East 2016. The latest town hall presentation will begin at 4 p.m. on Friday, April 22, and give attendees a chance to “Learn new details about this year’s TwitchCon and discover what else is coming to Twitch in 2016, including a new social feature.” The company is also promising swag bags and Twitch pins to the first 500 people in line. So you’ll probably want to scout out the Dragonfly Theatre relatively early in the afternoon if you’re hoping to attend the Twitch Town Hall.
Of course, Twitch will also bring its massive broadcast booth back to PAX East this year. There will be a Vainglory area again, thanks to the company’s partnership with Super Evil Megacorp, and plenty of opportunities for fans to meet some of their favorite Twitch streamers. As usual, Twitch will also be broadcasting throughout the convention and the company has also partnered with Daybreak Games for an H1Z1: Road To TwitchCon series that will begin during PAX East and broadcast live from the convention floor.
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