Razer Announces Its First Digital Event: RazerCon 2020

Robert Sole September 29, 2020

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Razer today announces its intention to bring together its global community for the RazerCon event, a one-day digital event produced by Razer and its hardware and software partners. RazerCon 2020 will take place on October 10 with live streaming across all major Razer social media platforms, including Twitch, Facebook, Youtube and Twitter.

RazerCon attendees will be able to enjoy a wide variety of events and exciting activities, from exclusive introductions of new Razer products to previews of new games to hit the market. This day will conclude with live performances by electronic music and heavy metal groups.

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RazerCon 2020

Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan's Mixed Reality Keynote Speech in Front of Iconic “Singapore Skyline”
The first live stream with reactive RGB effects on peripherals
Panels presented by Razer Product Directors, showcasing new products to be announced and discussing design and technology
Exclusive presentations of video game content by multiple development studios such as Romero Games, Perfect World Entertainment, Paradox Interactive and technology partners such as Intel, NVIDIA and Western Digital
Influencer appearances, including “meet and greet” sessions with CloakZy and CourageJD, as well as a “RazerStreamer” panel with PaladinAmber and other streamers
Live concerts with electronic music artists and the DragonForce heavy metal groups Sabaton and Herman Li with special guests such as Tosin Abasi (Animals as leaders) and Tim Henson (Polyphia)

Viewers are invited to interact in the broadcast to win incredible prizes, such as the new Razer Blade 15 laptop, Razer products and other participating brands, as well as items and game keys from the developers that will participate in the event.

“ We have a very passionate and loyal gaming community that has been with us for many years, and the idea of having a major gathering with the entire global gaming community has come up many times, ” said Min-Liang Tan. “ 2020 has been a challenging year for everyone, greatly limiting physical events. Therefore, we see RazerCon as an opportunity to celebrate with the Razer and gaming communities, as well as to set new standards for online events. ”

AN INAUGURAL SPEECH IN MIXED REALITY AND IN FRONT OF THE ICONIC “SINGAPORE SKYLINE”

Traditional face-to-face lectures in front of the public have become a thing of the past in these times of Covid-19. As the start of RazerCon 2020, Razer CEO and Co-Founder Min-Liang Tan will present the latest Razer products, services and announcements, set against the background of the iconic “Singapore Skyline”.

This backdrop will be brought to life through immersive mixed reality technology, incorporating heightened effects in real time, along with live composite images taken from real-world photos and videos. All this while broadcasting live.

THE WORLD'S FIRST STREAM WITH RGB REACTIVE EFFECTS ON THE PERIPHERALS

RazerCon viewers will enjoy an audiovisual experience with the first online event powered by Razer Chroma RGB Live Lighting (patent pending), a proprietary RGB lighting technology that offers 16.8 million color options to create animated lighting effects. All Razer hardware owners will be able to enjoy the lighting effects conference on their devices during the show, seeing how they have color effects during the concerts of electronic music artists and heavy groups Sabaton and Herman Li from DragonForce, that will mark the closing of the event.

This concert, within the contents of the convention, will also promote the sound improved by the audio engineering experts of THX Ltd, those responsible not only for implementing the THX Spatial Audio technology in Razer's high-end products, but also for provide it at numerous digital events such as the “Ocean Meets Festival Music”.

EXCLUSIVE DEMONSTRATIONS OF RAZER PRODUCTS AND OTHER HARDWARE AND GAMING COMPANIES

Beyond getting a closer look at the best Razer products, as well as the latest innovations that will be presented exclusively during the convention, viewers will be able to enjoy exclusive demos of upcoming games by developers participating in the event. One of the games on display will be Empire of Sin by Romero Games, with a highlight of the pillars of this game presented by the legendary and award-winning designer Brenda Romero, a look at the new dungeon exploration game “Torchlight III” from Echtra Games and Perfect World Entertaiment - as well as a look at the film adaptation of Mutant Year Zero, directed by director Hasraf 'HaZ' Dulull.

Viewers will also enjoy content from other partner companies that support RazerCon, such as Intel, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Western Digital® WD_BLACK ™, ASRock, Paradox Interactive, Perfect World Entertainment, Capcom, and many more.

Interested fans can register their interest in the event today and enter pre-event contests and sweepstakes for a chance to win prizes from Razer and its partners.