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Gaming Garage

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The CNE Gaming Garage Powered by AMD returned this summer for the full 18 days!

This year, the Gaming Garage included esports Tournaments, a Robots @ The CNE FIRST Robotics Competition, an Innovation Garage and Pitch Competition, Pinball, Card Games and more. The Robots @ The CNE FIRST Robotics Competition.

Casters & Content Creator Schedule

Tuesday, August 23 @ 2:30pm

Couch Co-Op (Fall Guys)

Tuesday, August 23 @ 5pm

Couch Co-Op (Fall Guys)

Gaming: Then & Now

Featuring: Patrick Maka, Marissa Roberto, Dan Hammill, Eren Kose

Thursday, August 25 @ 2:30pm

Couch Co-Op (Overcooked)

Thursday, August 25 @ 4pm

Social Media & Content Creation: Do’s & Don’ts

Featuring: Camille Salazar-Hadaway, Matthew Rondina, Dan Hammill, Naomi Laserna

Tuesday, August 30 @ 2:30pm

Couch Co-Op

Tuesday, August 30 @ 4:15pm

Greatest Moments in Gaming

Featuring: Camille Salazar-Hadaway, Marissa Roberto, Eren Kose, Matthew Rondina

Thursday, September 1 @ 5pm

Innovations in Technology

(Incl. 30 min on Greenskull’s AI content)

Featuring: Camille Salazar-Hadaway, Dan Hammill, Matthew Rondina

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Esports Competition

Returning to the Gaming Garage Powered by AMD this summer were our exciting esports competitions, with over $22,000 in cash prizes to be won!

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FIRST Robotics Competition

FIRST Robotics Competition teams past, present, and future, were invited to play in the first Ontario Off-Season event for the 2021-2022 Rapid React season.

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FIRST Tech Challenge

For the first time ever, FTC teams could compete at The Ex! FIRST Tech Challenge teams past, present, and future, were invited to play in 2021-2022 Freight Frenzy off-season event.

Bot Brawl

New this year at the CNE Gaming Garage Powered by AMD – where the robots battled it out in our exciting Bot Brawl tournament!

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CNE Emerging Innovators Pitch Competition

Canada’s brightest innovators converged in the CNE Gaming Garage Powered by AMD on August 28 to pitch their cutting edge inventions and competed for prize money.

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Pinball Tournament

The fan-favourite Pinball Tournament retuned once again this year to the Gaming Garage Powered by AMD!

CNE Gaming Garage Partner Page

Thank you to all of our CNE Gaming Garage partners!