Blazing trail for esports


Visitors having a go at the playstation booths during the Penang Esports Festival at Setia SPICE Arena. MyKad will not be entertained. — Photos: ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

THE inaugural Penang Esports Festival 2019 (PEF) took off on an exciting note, bringing a diverse line-up of the world’s biggest games enthusiasts to the Setia SPICE Arena.

The two-day event saw players battling it out for prize money amounting to over RM80,000 in the competition similar to professional sports but centred around video games.

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