The Electronic Sports and Gaming Summit (ESGS) 2017 was a highly
resounding success with more than 19,800 attending the long weekend gaming
affair at the SMX Convention Center and this year's turnout is what anyone can
expect from if not the biggest gaming convention in the Philippines and Southeast
Asia.
Although I wasn't able to enjoy the said affair due to my own numerous
hindrances, social media and reports from local tech and gaming bloggers are
enough for me to satisfy what is going on in the three-day encounter featuring
some of the biggest to hit the gaming market soon. With that in mind, I could
share with you some of the takeaways that make this year's ESGS as shiny as the
usual.
First and foremost is no less than the biggest names in the video game
industry such as Sony, Capcom and Ubisoft among others bringing their own
variety of topnotch games that are slated to become available on various gaming
platforms. Despite the fact that many of these games are simply demos, it is
good for gaming-centric honchos to try out what they can expect once such as
Monster Hunter World, Just Dance 2018, Assassin's Creed Origins, and Call of Duty:
WWII are out.
Then there are the local game developers in which every staging of the
ESGS will not be complete without them. Some of the huge and intriguing
surprises I've learned were the official launch of the "Ang Panday"
mobile game prior to its MMFF release, Synergy88's announcement of the Barangay
143 anime based on the mobile game of the same name being slated to air in summer
of 2018, and the likes of Project Xandata and Garrison: Archangel which has
delighted those who have tried out.
There are many gaming tournaments being held throughout the three-day
convention but highlighting the e-sports part of the event is the Southeast
Asia regional finals of ASUS ROG Masters 2017 where the winners will represent
the region in the grand finals which will be held in Malaysia on December. Finally
is something that really surprised me the most and it is what those who are
updating on the event did not expect to learn, and that would be the presence of
the upcoming 2018 Taipei Game Show presenting what to expect in the said event
considering that it was one of the surprise announcements to have come out
throughout the occasion.
