Ibaraki Companies and Students to Face Off in Fortnite Metaverse Event
The event turns Ibaraki's tourist spots into a playable Fortnite stage, using random team formation to put corporate participants and students on equal footing as a recruitment touchpoint.
Reporting from 1 source: ASCII.jp.
GamingV Inc. will run an online esports exchange event on August 28, 2026, as the management secretariat for the Ibaraki Esports League 2026 Metaverse Edition. Companies and students will team up in Fortnite within a virtual Kodokan and Kairaku-en, with melon and dried sweet potato skins. Prizes include Hitachi beef, Yuki-tsumugi, and Kasama ware.
The battle stage recreates Kodokan and Kairaku-en, historical tourism resources of Mito City, as a virtual space. Item skins themed after melons and dried sweet potatoes add Ibaraki-specific flavor. Sponsor company logos will appear in-game, and team formation is random, so corporate participants and students play cooperatively on the same team rather than in a formal information session.
Top-ranking teams receive Ibaraki's specialty products: Hitachi beef for first place, a Yuki-tsumugi business card holder for second, and Kasama ware for third. The event is streamed live on YouTube, with Fortnite official caster Tonpi as MC and popular streamer Zeraru as guest.
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