Super League Gaming to bring ‘Minecraft’ to big screen at iPic Theaters
Published 3:43 pm Monday, June 22, 2015
On June 29, Super League Gaming (SLG) will be taking over iPic Theaters in Redmond Town Center to bring together gamers to play side-by-side on the big movie screen.
SLG, a startup, is the world’s first in-theater interactive video game league and is taking over more than 80 movie theaters across 28 cities in the country to launch their summer tour. Their stop at theaters in the Pacific Northwest will be from June 29 through July 1.
SLG has partnered with the nation’s three largest movie theater chains — Regal Entertainment Group, AMC Theatres and Cinemark Theatres, as well as luxury chain iPic Theaters — to turn theaters into interactive gaming arenas for kids across the nation.
Gamers and their teams will compete against each other in movie theaters for league championship titles in this new, immersive, face-to-face experience, starting with the game “Minecraft” and other game titles to come in the fall.
“It’s incredible how many kids are spending hours playing or watching YouTube videos of ‘Minecraft’ and we thought there just had to be a way to bring these kids together somehow,” said SLG President and COO Brett Morris. “As a parent, you want your kids to explore their passions, but when they’re by themselves, consumed in this other world, you can’t help but want them to be out with other kids their age, connecting over shared passions. That’s what Super League is meant to do, bring gamers together for some good old-fashioned competitive fun in a safe environment.”
During the 100 minute sessions, gamers will build with their teams, compete in battles and enjoy free time to move within the theater to socialize and strategize with other gamers as they work to climb the international Leaderboard.
“There are all kinds of leagues out there but there’s still a vast group of gamers who don’t have any way of organizing themselves into recreational teams,” said SLG co-founder and chief visionary John Miller. “We were just a group of dads who saw that void and thought this would be a great way to bring gaming to life. Gamers learn how to cooperate, develop their social skills, and work together toward a common goal over a period of time. The core concept of teamwork is still there. We’re just evolving the playing field.”
