KC metro’s largest eSports competition has videogamers excited for weekend festival

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The future has arrived, and it will be on display this weekend.

Nextech KC will host the first-ever eSports and Tech Festival at Hy-Vee Arena in Kansas City’s West Bottoms.

Promoters said it’s a huge tech showcase that will feature the largest eSports competition in metro history. […]

College teams from the universities of Missouri, Kansas and one excited group from Park University are expected to compete. Park’s coach, Ashley Jones, who leads 21 e-athletes, said her team couldn’t be more excited to play its first competition with a live audience looking on. […]

Unlike some eSports events, this one will also include displays from vendors dealing in virtual reality, robotics and solar electricity. There’s also a free play zone for the general public, as well as a tournaments for pinball and Pokemon and even board games, for gamers who are more traditional. […]

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