X8 Launches Inaugural League with $10,000 Prize Pool

For the VR esports fanatics in our midst, we’re happy to share that Thirdverse is launching the inaugural season of X8 League, that includes a $10,000 prize pool and an eight-week season that may start September 25. Thirdverse has partnered with Digital Athletics League (VAL) to current the league.

About X8

X8 is a VR multiplayer hero shooter that launched on Might 18 by means of App Lab and Steam with customizable loadouts of weapons, armor, gadgets and talents, enabling gamers to construct a workforce of heroes that may work nicely collectively when the motion begins. Heroes every maintain three particular skills and particular gadgets that they’ll deploy particularly conditions for a bonus that may hopefully permit them to penetrate enemy defenses throughout an assault. The workforce that eliminates all attackers or disrupt the deployment course of to attain essentially the most factors over the course of the 14-round sport is said the winner.

I had the chance to play X8 at GDC 2023 in March and it was improbable. My fast thought was what an awesome sport it could make for leagues so it’s nice to see the collaboration between VAL & Thirdverse.

League Fundamentals

Gamers kind their very own groups and compete in a 5v5 demolition match every week to realize standing within the league rating system. Matches are created on a skill-based matchmaking system (MMR) throughout the season that ensures extra evenly-matched competitors and interesting gameplay whereas additionally permitting for groups to play in opposition to totally different opponents as they enhance all through the season.

Every match is a best-of-3-maps encounter, which is usually a satisfying expertise for groups that will increase pleasure for viewers as nicely. Seeing which groups could make a comeback is usually probably the most satisfying elements of watching VR esports.

At the moment the X8 Preseason is going down with a dozen groups, together with some we’ve seen in different VR esports competitions, together with Havoc, Vortex, Eternity, and REKT. For those who’re concerned about immersive gaming and need multiplayer aggressive enjoyable, take a look at the preseason after which join the total league beginning on the twenty fifth.About VAL & Thirdverse

Virtual Athletics League has a historical past of adapting to the ever-evolving ecosystem of VR gaming and we’ve seen them persist by means of the expansion of different leagues, a pandemic, closure of location-based leisure facilities (their preliminary focus), and so forth. After some reorganization, VAL has a revamped web site and emphasizes their work with content material creators throughout numerous social media platforms to market VR video games. It’s a great match that gives alternatives for VR esport fanatics to get pleasure from competitions such because the X8 League whereas giving builders a way to advertise their aggressive VR video games.

Thirdverse is the corporate that introduced us Swords of Gargantua, a VR sword-action arena-combat sport launched June 6, 2019, and Altair Breaker, a enjoyable VR sword motion sport launched August 18, 2022. This week Thirdverse additionally introduced Soul Covenant, a VR tactical motion title set to launch within the first half of 2024. They’re persistently offering new, participating content material within the fast-action VR sport style.

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