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One of the UK’s biggest fighting game events has brought in some pretty big sponsors.
Hypespotting 6 is due to take place in Glasgow, Scotland, on April 15th and 16th. The event will feature some of the best fighting game players in the world competing in titles such as Street Fighter V, Tekken 7, Smash 4 and many more.
CEX is the headline sponsor of the event and will be providing most of the games and consoles that will be used at the competition. Monitor manufacturer Zowie is also on board, and will be providing 100 RL2460HT monitors for the competition. HyperX has also partnered with the event to make sure the Twitch stream runs smoothly by giving them some headsets to use and giveaway.
Over on the publisher side of things Capcom is supporting the Street Fighter V competition, while Warner Bros. is putting down a bonus $5,000 for the Mortal Kombat X competition. Bandai Namco will also be also be launching the Tekken 7 UK Championship at the event.
