Minecraft is headed to TwitchCon.
The iconic sandbox video game will have a serious spotlight at this year’s TwitchCon Rotterdam, running May 30-31 at the Rotterdam Ahoy complex in the Netherlands.
Twitch has partnered with developer Mojang Studios to offer an entire dedicated Minecraft area and a slate of programming. Attendees will be able to walk through a life-sized version of Minecraft with different interactive biomes, plus see a live rendition of Tubbo‘s speedrunning tournament, The Midoffs, presented by the man himself.
The Midoffs won’t be the only competition: TwitchCon Rotterdam is also hosting MC Championship: Project G.L.O.P., which appears to be an official Twitch Rivals head-to-head.
Programming additionally includes a community meetup, a deep dive into the happenings of the highly competitive Lifesteal server, “and more,” TwitchCon and Minecraft promised in a shared Instagram post.
There aren’t many more details about what exactly fans can expect, but more details will probably become available over the next month, in the lead-up to the convention.
As for why TwitchCon Rotterdam is going all-in on Minecraft, a certain global phenomenon (and much-memed) film might play a role. But even without Jack Black Steve hamming up the big screen, Minecraft is one of the biggest games on the internet. It’s gotten more than a trillion views on YouTube alone, and has remained one of the platform’s most-uploaded and most-watched titles, despite buzzy other entrants like Fortnite and Roblox.
We get the appeal: Minecraft truly has something for everyone. It can be a cutthroat competition, a terse survival thriller, or a cortisol-lowering dig-hole simulator. And thanks to modders, there are virtually no limits to what players can concoct these days.
Folks interested in catching Minecraft at TwitchCon Rotterdam can still get tickets here. You can pick up a single-day pass for €75; two-day passes are €125.
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