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Employment Contracts, Wrongful Dismissal, Human Rights Code Employment Law | Wills and Estates | Business Law | Real Estate | Personal Injury | Family Law | Mediation and Arbitration richmondsentinel.ca Mid-March 2019 COMMUNITY | 3 The Gaming Stadium promises safe place to play By MARTIN VAN DEN HEMEL to Richmond this May, he likened it to @MartinvandenH the launch and operation of a brand new Junior A-level hockey franchise. anada’s first dedicated esports The Gaming Stadium’s esports fran- Carena—where up to 110 specta- chise will do much of what a junior tors can watch Richmond’s top video hockey team does: recruit and spon- game players showcase their skills— sor players, provide coaching and will open at Lipont Place art exhibition training sessions, and send a team centre on No. 3 Road at the end of of players in Gaming Stadium gear May. to play in tournaments locally and The Gaming Stadium will include abroad. bleacher seating, a stage that spot- The new facility promises to provide lights 10 featured players, massive dis- a warm, safe and comfortable place play screens, a live-streaming broad- for gamers, in a well-lit location that cast with a play-by-play announcer features security and plenty of staff, (known as a shoutcaster), and an ad- Photo courtesy The Gaming Stadium and is easily accessible by transit to ditional 48 stations outfitted with top- An 18,000-square-foot stadium is slated to open in late spring of 2021. anyone in the Lower Mainland, he of-the-line PCs and high-end gaming said. chairs for gamers to play what’s most to Aberdeen Station of the Canada watching the two-time NBA champi- “We want people to come and be popular in the gaming world: Fortnite, Line—by the end of 2019. It’s sched- on Golden State Warriors. able to experience first hand what it’s Apex Legends, League of Legends uled to open in the late spring of 2021. “If you want to get better, you’ve got like, especially the parents because and Overwatch, to name a few. Max Sussman, radio host of The to watch someone who is the best,” there aren’t any places right now The temporary facility—which will Game Show, which airs Fridays at 11 he said, noting that top-player Shroud where people can compete on any have a dedicated 10 gigabit internet p.m. on Sportsnet 650, said that when draws some 50,000 people each time level,” Khouri said. connection along with speedy free he first heard about The Gaming Sta- he plays Apex Legends, an online, In this case, the competition isn’t on wifi for visitors—will occupy the space dium’s plans to come to the Vancou- multi-player, first-person shooting vid- a basketball court or soccer pitch, but that once served as the automotive ver area, he figured it would be some- eo game that launched on the Mon- online, and the equipment of choice is repair bay for an Acura car dealership. where in Richmond near the Canada day after this year’s NFL Super Bowl. a keyboard and mouse. But it will be replaced by a brand new, Line. It now boasts some 50 million players. The Gaming Stadium will give multi-million-dollar 18,000-square- “I think it’s a natural place to put it,” gamers a chance to compete against foot esports arena with space for Sussman said, adding that Richmond Like Junior A the best both locally and regionally, more than 300 spectators. has a “rich history of arcade competi- Coaching, training, tournaments, and the barrier to entry is very low, Plans are to break ground for the tion.” He noted there are a handful of fans and arenas—words you wouldn’t Khouri said, with the average tourna- new facility—to be built in the parking internet cafes and esport hub spaces normally associate with video games. ment entrance fee about $20. lot behind Lipont Place, which is im- near the arena. 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