First official local Starcraft II tournament announced

5 July 2010

Local distributor Megarom has sent out a press release announcing a StarCraft II exhibition tournament at the end of the month, following shortly after the game’s release on July 27. 

The event will take place on July 31 in Midrand at the Sound Room. 

Official Release 

Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty Exhibition Tournament

Johannesburg, South Africa – July 02, 2010 – Megarom Interactive (Pty) Ltd., South Africa’s leading importer and distributor of interactive video games, is proud to announce that Megarom will be holding an official exhibition tournament with some of the best Starcraft 2 gamers in the country. The event is being done in conjunction with ASUS, Do Gaming,4Pooled, and I R Gamer and will be happening on the 31st of July 2010at the Sound Room in Midrand, Johannesburg.

Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty will release on the 27th July 2010. In celebration for the launch of the long awaited title, Megarom will be throwing an event of epic proportions! The event will be an Exhibition Tournament, displaying the skills of some of the best players in the country as selected by 4Pooled, details of the players will be released soon so watch this space. Do Gaming have opened up a Starcraft II Launch Center on their website so go and check it out for all the latest news on the new Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty game.

Guests will be treated to Starcraft II mastery with commentary from Jonathan “ZeeOne” Attwell and his colleague Sven “Shadowtheif” Paulsen (4Pooled), who will also provide some insight into strategies and tactics as well as what is new with Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty.

The event will play host to players, press and retailers and is by invitation only, invitations will also be made available to the community so that they can come and watch some of the best players in action.

More information is expected to be released once tournament details are finalised. 

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