The gaming culture is BIG at the moment! They’re on YouTube, Twitch and all over your feed! They live stream their games online for thousands to see. And lowkey we all wish we were good at one game so we could join that community!

Speaking of the gaming community, they’re becoming realllllyyy prominent in the region which is widely celebrated in the UAE. There’s even a mall that hosts an annual community-focused pop culture convention called High Score Con. And guess what!

High Score Con, Volume 2 is coming back for a rematch at Times Square Center in Dubai

This is the city’s leading gaming and pop culture convention, that’s also FREE, and they’re coming back with even more activities, entertainment, games, and prizes. The winner takes all, as they say! The event is sponsored by Sharaf DG and arranged by Uprizing Events Management.

While you’re there, make sure to visit Back to Games. The board game store is organising the biggest gaming tournament to take place in the Middle East… Enter Warhammer 40K, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Pokémon and Magic: The first of its kind, the gathering will also feature its own gaming tournaments… Get ready to game!

Times Square Center is giving away prizes worth AED30,000 across the competitions AND 3 brand new PlayStation 5s

Pop culture enthusiasts, this is to celebrate your passion for gaming and the fantasy world! High Score Con has loads of gaming activations and tournaments from e-sports and board game tournaments, to an outrageous cosplay competition where the best-dressed character stands the chance to win fab prizes.

Gaming is fun but winning is just funner, no doubt!

And that’s why the prizes this year are HUGE! We’re talking AED30,000 worth of prizes through various competitions such as E-sports, Cosplay and Board Games. AND if you go to their Instagram right now, you could enter the competition and win a new PlayStation 5!

The fun doesn’t just end there, nay nay, the panel talks, live music shows and pop culture market with over 50 vendors will have you attending every single day that’s going on. Speaking of which, that’s gonna be on the 14th, 15th, and 16th of October!

Warhammer 40K, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Pokémon and Magic: the Gathering will also have their very own gaming tournaments which will be the largest of its kind in Dubai.

 

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MERCH is an essential part of the gaming community hence Speedy Comics Vault Museum and Otaku Me

For the first time ever, the region will be seeing the largest comic and memorabilia shop, Speedy Comics ME. Extremely rare collectables and valuable merch will all be within reach at High Score Con. Straight from the Speedy Comics Vault Museum are historic comic book issues published nearly 100 years ago and signed memorabilia from iconic creators.

As for the biggest model hobby shop in the GCC, Otaku Me, they’ll be opening their doors at Times Square Center and treating every shopper with discounts and giveaways. If it’s for free, it’s for me, as they say.

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The Important Deets:

Times Square Center will be hosting High Score Con 2021

When? Oct 14-16

Register for free virtual tickets here.