The China Post
Date: November 11, 2016
By: Stephanie Chao
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Asia’s largest gaming event WirForce Lan Party 2016 kicked off Thursday at Taipei
Government officials, company representatives and the captains of teams competing at WirForce 2016’s invitational tournament pose on Thursday, Nov. 10. (Morgan Lin, The China Post)
Expo Park. Event organizer 4Gamers expects to draw in 70,000 visits from Nov. 10 to Nov. 13.
The event’s “Bring Your Own Computer” (BYOC) area, where gamers can bring their gaming equipment, will be ongoing for 80 hours. Organizers say over 90 percent of seats in the BYOC area, which holds 600 people, were sold out within the first week of sales.
Online streaming of competitions is expected to be viewed by 1 million people throughout the four-day event.
Throughout the four-day event, visitors can enter the event venue at Taipei Expo Park free of charge.
Nighttime shows include sets by DJs including the BeefBowlEaters, which composed music for the popular online game World of Warcraft, according to the event’s press release. [FULL STORY]
