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LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GAMERS

League of Extraordinary Gamers (LXG) was founded in August, 2013 by aeronautical engineer Aravind Ananth, a believer in bringing next generation gaming to the Indian gaming community. LXG was rated the best gaming lounge in India within 6 months of its launch due to it’s high end gaming rigs, ambience & its attached amenities at the lounge. Catering not only to casual gamers, LXG believes in encouraging the eSports scene in India by hosting large scale tournaments – standalone & in collaboration with larger consumer electronic brands. With a thriving positive response from the gaming community, LXG began its expansion with multiple franchises in the 2016.

All our high end PCs are locked & loaded with the latest NVIDIA graphic cards such as the GeForce GTX 770, GTX 960 and the GTX 960 Ti, with 16 GB RAM cards & the latest processors. Powering these beasts requires immense cooling, therefore we here at LXG have equipped all our PCs with liquid cooling systems. That’s not all, our PC stations are equipped with high end gaming grade peripherals – mechanical keyboards, ergonomic headsets & mice. The LXG game lounge also houses a dedicated PS4 section with all the latest games for users to play on. The Dire Café (DOTA 2 theme) located in an extension of the gaming lounge is India’s first gaming themed cafeteria. Gamers can either order their snacks & beverages to their respective PC stations, or they can lounge in the cafeteria - watching eSports tournaments on the big screen while munching on delicious recipies.

LXG India TV was started in November 2014, as our very own broadcasting network where gamers are able to come and stream a game of their choice absolutely free. The games are streamed on largescale platforms such as Twitch and YouTube Gaming. From professional eSports to casual games, LXG India TV aims to cover tournaments in the utmost professional manner including, but not limited to, display of statistics, match analysis and live shoutcasting. The motto of LXG India TV is “By the community, for the community”

, so don’t be shy – come on down and stream YOUR favouite game at the LXG gaming lounge.

E-Sports is given substantial importance at League of Extraordinary Gamers, therefore we always encourage players to band together and form a team to represent India at large scale international tournaments. LXG has been known to sponsor talented Indian eSports teams in the past and is constantly looking to create opportunities for upcoming teams in India. With a good foothold and top of the line hardware, LXG aims to revolutionize the standard of gaming in India. With a healthy relationships with all our partners, we hope to reach great heights in the near future.

With the growth of the gaming industry in India, gamers are getting newer avenues to experience the best the gaming has to offer. From all-night gaming cafes around college campuses to console lounges in malls, there is no shortage of places to play games without making that hefty initial investment. However, not all places feature top-of the-line hardware leaving most gamers stuck with the age-old options of Counter Strike, Dota, Warcraft and the likes from nearly a decade ago. But there is still hope. These lounges will serve to give gamers firsthand experience on what NVIDIA hardware is capable of; showing off technologies like the GeForce Experience, ShadowPlay, Gamestream, Gameworks including PhysX®, GPU Boost 2.0, SLI, TXAA™ and 3D vision. The new LXG setup is now equipped with a mix of NVIDIA Battleboxes and rigs featuring the latest 700 series cards. As of now there is only one NVIDIA Experience Zone, but there are plans to expand to other cities including New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Pune and Ahmedabad.