World Gaming Magazine

14 WGM #62 2018/09 wgm8.com 封面故事 COVER STORY 位 于新濠影汇的澳门电竞馆，是澳门首个高规格电 竞交流及比赛场地，其开幕象征电竞将在澳门长 期发展。 刚于七月底开幕的澳门电竞馆，旨于吸引喜欢在数码 世界中而非传统赌场环境下玩乐的新世代。澳门电竞馆为 玩家提供一个设备齐全的场所，让玩家尽情享受世界级电 竞体验。 新濠影汇曾于去年九月及今年四月先后举办2017年度 女子电竞嘉年华及2018年度英雄联盟春季总决赛，因而累 积了不少电竞方面的经验。英雄联盟乃多人在线战斗竞技 场游戏，更是全球最受欢迎的电竞项目之一。比赛时，对 垒的两支队伍结合策略和行动，以摧毁对方的大本营为取 胜目标。 据新濠博亚娱乐新濠影汇项目总裁Geoff Andres透 露，2018年度英雄联盟春季总决赛吸引了逾3,000 名现场 观众参加，鉴于如此热烈的反应和支持，公司决定与九龙 电竞馆合作创建澳门电竞馆。 九龙电竞馆是2018年度英雄联盟秋季总决赛的主办机 构，并将负责澳门电竞馆的日常营运。 Geoff Andres指出说：「一百年前，人们聚在一起看 的是足球比赛；今时今日，数以十万计观众关注的是电竞 尖子之间的赛事。」 「电竞让观众欣赏顶尖高手在激烈的竞争环境下相互 对垒，这趣味十足。电竞的发展，令人拭目以待。」 澳门电竞馆的建筑面积达10,000平方尺，可容纳274 人，并设有巨大屏幕让观众观看赛事。澳门电竞馆是澳 门首个电竞场地，日后将举办本地、区域乃至国际电竞项 目。 T he official launch of Macau’s first eSports venue, Macau eStadium at Studio City, is confirmation that eSports are here to stay. The venue, which opened in late July, is aiming to get in touch with a generation that loves to game but in a digital environment as opposed to the traditional casino floor setting. Macau eStadium provides players with a dedicated venue boasting all the facilities they need to enjoy world- class eSports action. Studio City already has some experience in the eSports sphere, having hosted the Girl Gamer 2017 eSports Festival in September 2017 and the 2018 League of Legends Master Series Spring Final in April. League of Legends is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) and one of the most popular eSports game in the world, pitting two teams against one another with the goal of destroying their rival’s base using a combination of action and strategy. According to Geoff Andres, Property President of Studio City Macau at Melco Resorts & Entertainment, the success of the League of Legends event – which attracted an on-site audience of more than 3,000 visitors – convinced the company to create Macau eStadium in partnership with Kowloon EStadium. Kowloon EStadium was the organizer of the 2018 League of Legends Master Series Spring Final and will operate the new eSports stadium on a day-to-day basis. Andres said that “a hundred years ago people were gathering around to see a soccer match and now we have hundreds of thousands watching people who are experts in their field performing at a very high level. “That is what eSports is – observing people who are experts in their field performing at a very high level in a competitive environment and it’s fun, so it will be great to see how this evolves.” Macau eStadium has capacity for an audience of up to 274 people with a floor space of 10,000 square feet and a huge screen allowing spectators to witness tournaments and competitions. The venue is the first of its kind in Macau and promises to deliver competitions in the local, regional and international videogame scene.