Arena shooter PARAVOX announces LATAM esports tournament

PARAVOX, a competitive arena-based shooter game created by game development company 81RAVENS, will hold a large-scale esports event for the Latin American region this November.

PCI LATAM will feature open qualifiers and playoffs to determine the teams that advance to the finals called the Japan Global Tournament in Tokyo. According to a release, the total global prize pool of the events is $130,000 (~£100,000).

PARAVOX is a third-person shooter game that features team-based matches with three players on each team. The game is currently in an early access phase and has been built from the ground up to be an esports title by Singapore-based developer 81RAVENS. According to its creators, the game has ‘over 100,000 downloads’ through the Epic Games Store.

The tournament will have several phases, with the first one being the open qualifier for all interested teams in the LATAM region. The online playoffs will follow, with the top two teams from the open qualifier joining invited professional teams for the last stage. As of right now, notable names such as LOUD, MIBR, w7m esports and Red Canids Kalunga are expected to participate in the event. PARAVOX also announced that it will reveal exclusive team collaboration skins for invited teams.

According to the game’s creators, the tournament’s finals will take place in Japan on December 21st and 22nd, and will be called the Japan Global Tournament. It is unclear whether teams from other regions will compete.

Reiji Sato, Head of Global Esports at PARAVOX, commented don the event: “Latin America is home to some of the most influential esports teams in the world, and our goal is to grow the PARAVOX community by partnering with these top-tier teams that share our vision for a sustainable esports ecosystem.

“The region’s gaming community has a deep love for fast-paced, action-packed games, creating a natural synergy between PARAVOX’s unique 3rd person perspective blended with high-skill mechanics and style that thrives here.”