The DreamHack ATX 2018 Recap

DreamHack ATX 2018 concluded on June 3rd and it was quite the gaming event! There were over 10,000 attendees at the Austin Convention Center and had over 30 teams competing in tournaments. As posted before the DreamHack weekend had more than $400,000 in eSports tournaments, a 24-hour lan party, dream expo, cosplay competition and live music. It was a gamers dream!

This was our first year to cover DreamHack ATX and throughout the weekend we captured some great videos and pictures all while enjoying the gaming surrounding us. We weren’t able to cover everything since the DreamHack festival is massive but here is our recap of our favorite games we had the opportunity to check out while at DreamHack 2018 including a list of the winners.

Walking into the convention center, similar to SXSW or CES there was a lot going on in the convention center. There were constant tournaments going on and the area or arena with the largest space and more people included: the Main Stage, BYOC (Bring Your Own Computer) LAN area, CS:GO and PUBG but there were several other interesting areas or stages there. 

The DREAMHACK PUBG SHOWDOWN stage was constantly busy on Friday with the PUBG Legends Dr DisRespect and Shroud Duos Showdown  The onlooker’s responses and cheers could be heard across the convention center. Here is just a portion of a live video of the DreamHack ATX Showdown

The DREAMHACK OPEN featured CS:GO with a $100,000 in the prize pool and 8 CS:GO teams from around the world. This area was another crowded area and mostly because it’s “OPEN.” We did get a chance to break through the crowds to get a brief video of the gaming at the DREAMHACK OPEN stage!

 

The SumoSphere Arena powered by Real Life Games had massive inflatable zorb spheres to represent attendee’s clan in a free-for-all sumo style match. The goal of this game is to run, push, jump and roll your way from the inside of your ball by knocking opponents out of the competition floor. Check out the live video of the audience participation:

WINNERS

Below were the winners of Dream Hack Austin 2018 festival:

  • DREAMHACK PUBG SHOWDOWN: FAZE CLAN
  • DREAMHACK OPEN: SPACE SOLDIERS
  • DREAMHACK RAINBOW 6 SEIGE: MILLENIUM
  • DREAMHACK HCT GRAND PRIX: AMNESIAC
  • STARCRAFT II WCS: SERRAL
  • DREAMHACK FGC / DRAGONBALL FIGHTER Z: SONIC FOX
  • DREAMHACK FGC / TEKKEN 7: SPEEDKICKS
  • DREAMHACK FGC / GUILTY GEAR XRD REV2: WTHAMAD
  • DREAMHACK FGC / STREET FIGHTER V (ARCADE EDITION): ECHO FOX
  • DREAMHACK FGC / SUPER SMASH BROS. MELEE: PLUP
  • DREAMACK FGC / SUPER SMASH BROS. MELEE DOUBLES: PLUP / MIKEHAZE
  • DREAMHACK FGC / SUPER SMASH BROS. WII U: LARRY LURR
  • DREAMHACK FGC / SUPER SMASH BROS. WII U DOUBLES: LARRY LURR / SAMSOR
  • DREAMHACK FGC / BLAZBLUE: SKD
  • DREAMHACK FGC / POKKÉN: SLIPPINGBUG

PRIZES

We had a blast at our first Dreamhack in Austin! For more information about Dreamhack or to attend their events please visit: https://dreamhack.com/.

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Source: Dreamhack