The Esports Journal - Edition 1

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here would you go if you want to experience a BYOC LAN, world-class esports, cosplay, live music, films, an expo area, hackathons, panel discussions, tabletop games, and more - all at the same event?

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Where else but DreamHack. The Swedish based company has, over the last 25 years, developed into a staple of the gaming event industry at the same time as being one of the world’s largest esports production companies, and in 2019 DreamHack is going bigger than ever. During 2018, DreamHack festivals welcomed over 310,000 visitors attending the different festivals and other DH events in person; an impressive 24% increase from the year prior. This year, DreamHack isn’t slowing down, as they organize a total of 15 events spread across 8 countries in 3 different continents. DreamHack Rio opens its doors for a three-day festival in April. At the end of May, DreamHack presents another first as the festival heads over to Dallas, Texas, for the biggest DreamHack event to date on U.S. soil. DreamHack Dallas

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will be accompanied by CORSAIR DreamHack Masters Dallas, a top-tier tournament featuring the best CS:GO teams in the world.

25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE DreamHack was founded back in 1994, meaning that the company has entered its 25th year of operation. It all started with a group of friends in a cafeteria with no internet connection and that has now bloomed into a global community of gaming, tech, and esports enthusiasts that come together over the course of a weekend to celebrate everything that makes gaming culture unique and diverse. The DreamHack festival is a one-of-a-kind experience for all types of gamers and digital enthusiasts. The core of the festivals is the bring your own computer LAN parties. Open 24 hours a day during DreamHack, thousands of DreamHack community members travel to the festival specifically to play games, make new friends and re-connect with old in the LAN area. The DreamHack festival is an experience designed for and built by the digital generation. With a heavy focus on gaming, esports, and


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