2024 GigaZone Gaming Championship & TechXpo is this Saturday, April 20

(Bemidji, MN) (April 14, 2024) – The GigaZone Gaming Championship and TechXpo, a Paul Bunyan Communications event, is this Saturday, April 20 at the Sanford Center in Bemidji with free admission and free gaming for all! The doors open at 10 a.m. with special guest Danielle Feinberg on the arena main stage at 2 p.m.

Started in 2016, the GigaZone Gaming Championship has grown into one of the largest rural gaming events in the United States and has received national recognition. This year there will be more tournaments than ever before with Rocket League on the main stage for the first time. All the tournaments are first come, first in until full and it's free but a GigaZone Gaming profile is required to enter. That can be created online at http://www.gigazonegaming.com For those unable to attend, it will be live streamed on Twitch for the first time which can be seen https://www.twitch.tv/gigazonegaming or at gigazonegaming.com.

The GigaZone TechXpo will showcase technology from over 25 exhibitors. Guests will see the power of STEM in action, learn about technology programs available at educational institutions in our region, talk with progressive area businesses about tech careers right here in northern Minnesota, hear entrepreneurs pitch their new business ideas, and be inspired by Pixar's Visual Effects Supervisor Daniel Feinberg. See drones, simulators, virtual reality, and tech from a wide variety of industries.

"We want to invite everyone to come check out what is truly a one-of-a-kind event that our incredibly talented team has imagined, developed, and produced. It is a first-class gaming tournament experience that just keeps getting bigger and better. We added the TechXpo last year and it connects potential students/employees with schools and business offering jobs in technology right here in northern Minnesota. Our special guest Danielle Feinberg from Pixar will be inspirational to all in attendance. There is no other event like it." said Gary Johnson, Paul Bunyan Communications CEO/General Manager.

This Paul Bunyan Communications event includes the talents of many local partners, including NLFX, Accidently Cool Games, Northern Amusement, and the Sanford Center, as well as support from several regional and national partners.

Paul Bunyan Communications has one of the largest and fastest rural all-fiber optic networks in the United States, with over 6,000 square miles throughout most of Beltrami County and portions of Aitkin, Cass, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, and St. Louis Counties. The Cooperative provides GigaZone Internet with speeds up to 10 Gig, digital and high-definition television services, digital voice services, and Residential and Business IT services. It is also northern Minnesota's certified Apple Service Center.