Race to World First is an annual World of Warcraft (WoW) tournament, which sees top guilds from around the world compete against each other to become the first group to complete each new expansion of the game. Waveform was hired to broadcast the ComplexityLimit Guild’s attempt at being ‘World First’ to complete the new end of game raid in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands.

Waveform’s involvement far surpassed streaming the event. Waveform supplied and integrated a full suite of customized graphics, as well as a dedicated team of specialized staff on location for the duration of the ten-day event.

To make the complex event one that could be watched, understood, and enjoyed by hardcore and casual fans alike, Waveform’s talented technicians updated the on-screen graphics on-the-fly using machine-vision technology to provide the best watching experience possible for viewers.

The team was ready to take on this multi-day event, running for approximately 23 hours per day, for 8 straight days! Altogether, WoW Shadowlands Race To World First was a successful event with an average of 11,000 and a peak concurrent viewer count of approximately 38,000 watching the spectacle through Twitch.

GrubHub Feeding Frenzy is a League of Legends Pro-Am bringing together musicians, League Championship Series (LCS) casters, former pros, and amateur contest winners as an integral part of GrubHub’s LCS weekend programming and integration. Waveform team was a key contributor to the production of all Feeding Frenzy events.  

Waveform’s contribution grew with the event. From Newark to Houston to Chicago, our team of experts played an important role in bringing the project to life. 

Featuring Yassuo, Nightblue3, Dillon Francis, and Porter Robinson, Waveform assisted in bringing the event together by providing full broadcast services, broadcast graphics and integration, talent management, and league ops. In addition, the team created custom content and social media assets to help drive awareness for the program. 

Following the inaugural edition of Grubhub Feeding Frenzy, Grubhub revisited its successes by bringing the event to a live setting at the Prudential Centre in Newark, New Jersey. Waveform brought this vision to life by working with The Outloud Group to provide a full-service solution with a full team of dedicated on-location staff, ensuring the event met the quality standards of both Grubhub and The Outloud Group.  

Waveform’s contributions included: 

For the third iteration of Grubhub Feeding Frenzy, Grubhub aimed to make the show bigger and better than ever as part of the LCS Spring Finals. Waveform made this wish a reality by working with The Outloud Group to provide a comprehensive solution with a full team of dedicated staff on-location at the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. As the centerpiece of the Fan Fest activation, Waveform’s team provided support by designing and building a unique, fully customized stage, planning and executing the various aspects of the show, and broadcasting the event itself as a fully integrated pre-show for the official LCS Spring Finals. 

Waveform played a crucial role in bringing the LCS Fanzone to life at the United Center in Chicago. Waveform’s team collaborated with The Outloud Group and Grubhub as part of the LCS Championship. Their responsibilities included production, broadcast, and stage building for both the Hotline League Live Podcast and the Grubhub Feeding Frenzy Showmatch. 

Dead By Daylight is an asymmetric survival horror video game, in which one player takes on the role of a savage killer and the other four play as survivors trying to escape the killer. To celebrate the 5th anniversary of this hit game, Behaviour Interactive approached Waveform to help conceptualize, design, film and broadcast their anniversary stream, which included the worldwide reveal of their newest update.

Working closely with Behaviour Interactive, Waveform designed and built two completely custom sets directly inspired by in-game settings, sourced and fabricated custom props, and shot more than 50 hours of footage across 4 cameras. As Waveform is a leader in CAD and rendering, ensuring that aligning with Behaviour Interactive on important features and details was effortless.

Waveform’s contributions didn’t stop there. After filming concluded, the Waveform team continued to edit footage with custom graphics, interactive polls and giveaways. Finally, immediately preceding the broadcast, Waveform also hosted a live press conference both in person in their Montreal Studio, and online using their virtual events platform.

DreamHack is an international tour of premier gaming lifestyle festivals, featuring everything gaming under one roof, including pro esports tournaments, amateur and varsity gaming tournaments, world-famous bring your own computer (BYOC) LAN party, free play area, influencer appearances, cosplay championship, live music and more. Waveform once again collaborated with DreamHack to provide one of esports and gaming’s biggest events of the year.

Waveform was the production partner for DreamHack Anaheim designing, producing, and executing stages, broadcast elements, and live content for this massive three-day event at the Anaheim Convention Center. One of the biggest challenges that Waveform faced was the logistics and coordination with an international team in a large venue. Thanks to its experience in large-scale event planning, the event ran smoothly and seamlessly.

This first-ever DreamHack event held on the West Coast saw thousands of gamers, streamers, players, and enthusiasts enjoying live tournaments, concerts, and LANs. Waveform’s expertise in the gaming events industry shined and DreamHack Anaheim was one of the offline tournaments with the largest attendance of the year, with attendees anticipating DreamHack Anaheim’s next event!