Gameporte, a play and earn platform for competitive gaming, hosted her first edition of the Gidi Interactive Cup on July 29th, 2023, at the Palms Mall, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. The live event, which brought together several top professional gamers across the country in the gaming industry, had a prize pool of up to $2,000. The gamers battled for the championship in two different game titles; FIFA 23 for the male category and Mortal Kombat for the female category.
The immersive competitive gaming experience was held in partnership with Zagg energy drink , a product of Nigerian Breweries Plc, and Crusifix Games and Lounge, the Ultimate VR Game Center in Lagos.
Gameporte, through the event, officially announced the closed beta launch of its mobile app. The app allows African gamers to connect online and compete against each other in various games to earn rewards of up to $10,000 in the launch phase. Gamers can join the waitlist to gain access to the beta by visiting the website – www.gameporte.com
Olumayokun Sanni , the Cofounder/CEO, spoke about how the African gaming market is experiencing the fastest growth in the world according to a recent Newzoo report , Gameporte’s commitment to taking advantage of these major trends in the market with the release of the Gameporte App.
The app provides a platform for African gamers, tournament organizers and brands to connect, organize esports competitions, and monetize their gaming skills in the $180 billion gaming industry through its automated tournament management and matchmaking system.
Olumayokun alluded to recent activities in the African gaming industry confirming the growing interest and attention in the industry. The most recent of these activities is the setting up of (one of the first sets) a gaming server in Africa (Nigeria) by Electronic Arts (EA) after several years of operation in Africa. This new development will foster competitive gaming in Africa as African gamers are now able to play more easily online, with an ultra low latency gameplay, against other gamers. Gameporte is leveraging this by making it possible for such gamers to stake against their opponents and get rewarded when they play online matches.
Gameporte is excited and passionate about building the largest reward system for African gamers, and will in the coming months expand their services across the country and to other African nations like Egypt, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa and eventually connect Africa to other major continents such as the Middle East, Europe and Asia.
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