XPAX has brought back its geek/otaku themed festival, Fantasy Fest, this year and its going to be bigger and better with more games, activities and prizes.
The two-day, free-entrance event will be held over at StarXpo, Kenanga Wholesale City on 28 and 29 of November and is open to anyone in the public to attend.
So what’s happening there? There’ll be plenty of activities to take part in but the main highlights of the XPAX Fantasy Fest 2015 are the cosplay competition, the DOTA2 tournament, and the Fantasy Live concert.
For the cosplay competition, contestants stand a chance to win cash and prizes totaling up to RM10,000. There are two categories in the competition, solo and group and the contestants will be judged by an international panel of well known cosplayers including Misa (Taiwan), King (Taiwan), Danielle (Brazil) and Masazi (Japan). The winner of the solo category will also be able to win a four day three night trip to Osaka for Animax Music 2015.
As for the DOTA2 Tournament, there is also RM10,000 of cash and prizes to be won for participants. The tournament is open to all players, pro or amateur and the main 5 vs 5 tournament has a grand prize of RM5000 for the winning team. Aside from the main tournament, there are also other smaller scale DOTA2 tournaments for the various modes, including Pudge Wars, Skill Shot and 10 vs 10. More details on the prize breakdowns can be found over at the Fantasy Fest 2015 activity page.
And of course what’s a geek/otaku fest without some music. Thanks to XPAX’s partership with Animax, visitors to Fantasy Fest 2015 will be able to enjoy the Fantasy live concert which feature some international artiste as well as some local ones as well.
The singers that will be performing include the Japanese singer Elisa whose song Euphoric Field was the opening theme for Ef: A tale of Memories. There is also Yun*Chi, who was the 2013 Music Jacket awards winner and has done a variety of anime music covers. On the local front, there are the 2011 and 2012 Animangaki Idol winners, Harmonica and Huei Chan as well Ristelle Rin.
Aside from the main highlights, there are a variety of other activities and contests that members of the public can take part in including FIFA 16 and Rocket League console gaming competitions, and Hearthstone, Magic the Gathering, Pokemon and Vangard trading card competitions which also have up to RM10,000 worth of cash and prizes to be won. Festival goers will also be able to be one of the first people in the region to experience the new Street Fighter 5 game, which is expected to be released in February 2016.
Although the festival is open to the general public, there are also exclusive privileges that XPAX Magic SIM customers will be able to enjoy if they attend.
These privileges include; free Naruto ramen for the first 200 customers, the eligibility to participate and try VR360 games, utilise the Purikura photo taking booths, as well as meet and greet the Fantasy Live performing artistes and be treated like a VIP. That’s not all as MAGIC SIM customers will also be eligible for a lucky draw that will allow them a chance to win a Samsung Galaxy Note 5.
If that’s not enough, MAGIC SIM customers will also be able to enjoy 10% discounts on all DOTA2, Card Games and gaming peripherals at all Thunder Match outlets until the end of December 2015. All of this is available if you’re an existing MAGIC SIM customer, or if you purchase or reload with the RM5 starter pack during Fantasy Fest 2015.
The festival will also feature a marketplace, where visitors can purchase collectibles and card games, and workshop sessions by international artistes and local developers.
Fantasy Fest 2015 is held in collaboration with various partners including Sony, Animax, Fallout Gaming and TMTOnline and the event will be running from 10am to 10pm on both days.
Need more info? Then head over to the official XPAX Fantasy Fest 2015 site.
