Asia GAME Festival 2018

The Inaugural Asia GAME Festival (AGF), organized by Magika Pte Ltd, in partnership with the Singapore Cybersports & Online Gaming Association (SCOGA) and CPL Digital Entertainment, will take place on 9 & 10 June 2018. AGF is set to provide an all-rounded gamer experience over two days (9 & 10 June 2018) at Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre. Doors will open at 11am and the festival is set to run until 10pm.

Largest Number of Esports Championships

Esports is one of the major elements of the event with AGF playing host to several esports tournaments. AGF will be hosting the finals of the CPL Championship-PUBG – featuring the popular battle royale game PlayerUnknown’s Battleground (PUBG). The Championship, in partnership with MSI, will feature teams from Singapore (KLiQUE), Malaysia (Sabah Top 1), Thailand (Mineski.TH 4-Supaap), Vietnam (Team Vikings Gaming), Indonesia (Aerowolf_ADS), and Philippines (TNC 5Peaks) battling it out to become the first ever PUBG champion in the region.

AGF will also be holding the finals of the Hyperplay Singapore National Qualifier, featuring League of Legends. The Singapore National Qualifier, featuring teams Resurgence, Sovereign, Zephyr and Tempest, will determine who represents Singapore in Hyperplay, the first ASEAN League of Legends competition and music festival showcasing four electrify concerts happening in August 2018.

 

The main Esports Championships will be streamed ‘live’ worldwide via media partners Twitch, Yahoo!, and Matchroom and audiences will also be treated to the presence of celebrity gaming influencers Treephob “Xyclopz’ Tiangtrong (Thailand) and Tiffani “Babyoling” Lim (Malaysia) who will be shoutcasting for the matches as well as interacting with the fans.

Experiential Zone with Muse

AGF will be working together with Taiwanese licensing company MUSE to bring anime fans an experiential zone where popular anime series Re:Zero and Is the Order a Rabbit? will be brought to life. The experience zones will feature well-loved characters of the show and sets that will be familiar to fans of the anime series.

Campus Game Fest

Asia GAME Festival will also be playing host to Campus Game Fest (CGF), Co-organised by SCOGA and ITE. Now an integral part of Asia GAME Festival CGF will see more than 10 gaming communities coming together for greater excitement in the festival. Attendees can look forward to Pokemon, Hearthstone and FIFA18 tournament zones, amongst many others.

Retail shops

AGF will also have an Artist Alley for those looking to purchase fan made goods. Muslim owned Japanese Izakaya Hararu Izakaya will be selling their rice balls and halal lagar at their booth as well. Anime fans can head on over to Otakutachi and La Tendo to purchase official anime merchandise.

Bringing Game & Animation Characters alive!

Fans of renowned Cosplayers Aza Miyuko (South Korea), Yuegene Fay (Thailand) can look forward to several opportunities to meet them as well as several other cosplayers who will be at the festival. Fans will also get the chance to play League of Legends and Overcooked with the Cosplayers in a unique, first-of-its-kind environment. There will also be a cosplay competition where the celebrity Cosplayers will judge the best costumes.

Aza Miyuko will be cosplaying Nier Automata and League of Legends while Yuegene Fay will be cosplaying from Fate/Grand Order and Detroit: Becoming Human

The Music of Gaming

Music has long been an integral part of gaming. AGF recognizes this and will feature two consecutive nights of J Pop concerts with a stellar line-up that includes popular Anisong rock band BACK-ON, Anisong group bless4, upcoming Anisong singer ASAKA, Pop group PrizmaX, and Utaite singer Underbar as well as DJ Caesar.

 

aniSONIC Countdown x J-Festival 2017-2018 in Singapore @ 31 Dec 2017

Magika proudly presents: aniSONIC Countdown x J-Festival 2017-2018 – bringing to you a unique countdown event for followers and fans of anime, anikura (Anisong Club), cosplay, and Japanese pop-culture.

Coming straight from Japan to whip up the excitement are: DJ Caesar, utaite duo CLEANERO, utaite Matsushita, utaite Underbar, cosplayer/DJ Kuroneko and also Singapore’s very own DJ Dano! And if you’re wondering – yes, aniSONIC Countdown is cosplayer-friendly. (Psst, you’ll get a discount if you cosplay, so get your friends to tag along!)

Our main event partner, ANILOVE!! is a monthly cosplay-friendly DJ Party from Shibuya, Tokyo. Helmed by the popular DJ Caesar, ANILOVE!! features DJs that specialize in anime, seiyuu and Vocaloid music and attracts an estimated crowd of 300 to 400 every month.

Don’t worry if you’re not the partying type, ‘cos we’ve got a free access area catered to foodies and Japanese culture fans right next to aniSONIC Countdown – J-Festival! Taking inspiration from a typical Japanese matsuri (festival), J-Festival is brimming with Japanese food and game stalls. This area will be family-friendly, and best of all: it’s free entry!

So now that you’re all excited, all that’s left is for you is to celebrate your ushering of the New Year at our aniSONIC Countdown x J-Festival event in Downtown East.

aniSONIC Countdown
Time: 5pm to 1am
Venue: D’Marquee @ Downtown East
Ticket prices: $45 ($5 discount for cosplayers)
Line-up: DJ Caesar, CLEANERO, Matsushita, Underbar, Kuroneko and DJ Dano

J-Festival
Time: 11am to 1am
Venue: Begonia Terrace @ Downtown East (Level 1, behind D’Marquee)
Ticket prices: Free entry

We have limited entry to the aniSONIC Countdown Party in D’Marquee. So, get your tickets NOW to avoid disappointment: https://www.sistic.com.sg/events/csonic1217

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Our Official Event Partners are ANILOVE!! and Downtown East.

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