There were around 120 booths that engaged the interests of serious gamers, fans and enthusiasts when the three-day Electronic Sports and Gaming Summit (ESGS) 2022 returned as an in-person activity on Friday at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City.
Despite a big typhoon which hit the Philippines over the weekend, gaming aficionados still came for the face-to-face engagements which made the summit more interesting.
For the last two years, it was done online. Wit the Covid-19 pandemic slowly waning, a more active face-to-face engagement took place.
One of the presenters was Acer Predator.
As a major sponsor, and as one of top the gaming hardware brands in the country, they unveiled a booth called “Meta City where gamers and gaming enthusiasts participated in the flight and racing simulators.
They joined friends in Tekken fights, and in combat at Dota 2 and Valorant LAN games.
The booth also offered exclusive promos to interested people who wanted to buy Predator and Nitro gaming laptops.
Among their offerings in the Acer Predator Helios 300 notebook, which 12th Gen Intel ICore9 processors that give you superior gaming performance while delivering the flexibility to seamlessly multitask.
“We will enhance more of our gaming portfolio with gaming notebooks, desktops, gaming gadgets and accessories. With this, we hope to dominate the market in the coming years,” said Anthony Gerard Gob, who is Acer Philippines Sr. Product Head for Consumer Products.
Discounts of up to 57% have been offered on select models, and every purchase of a laptop entitles the customer to an Acer loot bag and/or gaming chair.
BEYOND THE GAME
At “Meta City,” fans had meet and greet sessions with Predator Gaming’s ambassadors, including Kang Dupet, Reg Rubio, Amara, Een Mercado, Burg, Ashley Gosiengfiao, and Team Payaman led by Cong TV.
Gamers in Mobile Legends Bang Bang, Valorant and other titles showed up to meet their fans. Games like the Valorant Bomb Defusing contest, the Wildrift Claw Machine, and a series of Beyond the Game packs will be offered to fans and enthusiasts.
The displays and the setups around the SMX area was done with such dedication, with plenty of devotion from people behind the event.
“We take pride in setting up the booths, ad walls and other displays for the many events which took place in ESGS 2022, as the summit strives to present the world of the Filipino gamers, the cosplayers and the gaming creators to the community and the public,” said DC8 Marketing Service chief Irene San Gregorio, the event’s official contractor.
San Gregorio said her company assisted gaming groups and companies in setting up areas where they can organize esports competitions among professional gamers, casual players, and enthusiasts.
“We are very excited to meet the members of the esports community and gaming enthusiasts in events like ESGS 2022 and Predator League 2022 again after more than two years of lockdowns and restrictions. Our support for these events reiterates Acer’s commitment to the gaming community,” said Sue Ong-Lim, Acer Philippines General Manager.
Ong-Lim said the culmination of the Asia-Pacific Predator League 2022 Grand Finals will take place from November 11 to 13 in Japan.
This year, the competition will be divided into two tournaments: Dota 2 and PUBG: Battlegrounds. Philippine representatives TNC Pro Team, Polaris Esports, GrindSky Esports, and Execration will compete in the Dota 2 finals while ArkAngel Predator will take part in the PUBG finals.