The Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment recently announced that the Dubai Esports and Games Festival is all set to make a return for its 2025 edition. Yes, it’s returning to the emirate from April 25 to May 11, for the fourth edition. For those who are not aware, this is the region’s largest esports and gaming festival and here’s, all you need to know about the gaming fiesta.
Dubai Esports And Games Festival Returns This April
All set to return to Dubai for its fourth edition, the Dubai, Esports and Games Festival will feature a program of entertainment, industry, events, and competitions. Reinforcing the Emirate’s position as a global gaming hub, this event aims to strengthen Dubai’s position as a key player in gaming in the street. Moreover, it also aims to offer unpaid gaming experience cutting-edge industry insights, family-fun events for all ages, and even exciting esports tournaments.
Talking about the upcoming edition, the highlights include exclusive meet and greet sessions with top stars, the return of popular experiences, and even world-first gaming shows. Some of the returning popular experiences here include GameExpo Summit, GameExpo, Dubai Cosplay Championship, and even Play Beyond. Additionally, the festival will feature city tournaments, interactive experiences catering to gaming enthusiasts, and education challenges.
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Highlights Of The Upcoming Festival
Talking about the previous edition, it brought together thousands of fans and families. With the DEF GameExpo welcoming more than 28,000 visitors from over 100 nationalities, there were 16 regional tournaments. It should be noted that this year GameExpo 2025 will be returning to the Dubai World Trade Centre, the Zabeel Halls 2 and 3.
This will be from May 9 to 11 and will be offering a diverse range of experiences for every type of gamer. In fact, eight dedicated gaming zones will also be provided for the unmissable event for fans. Moreover, tabletop challenges, VR encounters, high-stakes esports tournaments, casual family games, retro arcade experiences, and real-world skill challenges, will also be a part of the event. In fact, Game Expert 2025 will also feature the narrows, which is a vibrant marketplace for fans to explore cutting-edge merchandise.
Doesn’t it all sound absolutely wonderful? Well, that’s not all! The highlight of the event will be the MENA Games Award, which will recognise excellence and innovation across the gaming landscape of the region. Moreover, GameExpo Summit will be an essential event for developers, investors, entrepreneurs, and publishers, who wish to engage with the gaming industry.
If all of these details, sound wonderful to you as well, don’t forget to attend the upcoming event.
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