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Auburn’s New Game Room

In March Auburn plugged in a new state-of-the-art game room inside the Melton Student Center. The facility features more than 40 high-end gaming computers; 35 Xbox, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation consoles; throwback arcade stations with hundreds of vintage games; a competitive eSports stage and streaming studios. Student Affairs, with support from the Student Government Association, kicked off the project on Tiger Giving Day last year. The space will serve competitive esports gamers and recreational video game players.
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