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What’s On This Weekend (11th/12th Jan 2025)

Wraithzeon 10 January, 2025 2 min read

The weekend is finally here!  Looking for something to watch?  Here’s a selection of what’s on!


Saturday 11th January

MCSR S6 Playoffs: Round 1
4pm GMT / 11am EST
Round 1 of the speedrunning tournament playoffs. Playoff details, including the matchups and schedule, can be found here.

TCGN #7 – Slightly Silly Season
4pm GMT / 11am EST
Tiny Content Game Nights. The event will be taking place on MCC Island, but with a twist that will be announced on event day.

Big Event #14 by 4D4L Events
6pm GMT / 1pm EST
A PvP / survival game with proximity chat, in which one player at a time is the “Boogeyman”, who has to try and get a kill before their time runs out.

The Chosen Two: Episode #1 by RemoteBirch5
6pm GMT / 1pm EST
A 9-episode YouTube series where 10 duos compete for $1000. After this first episode, episodes will be released every Saturday at 8pm GMT / 3pm EST on Remote’s YouTube channel.

Machinima Awards by MachinimaHub & The Walled
7pm GMT / 2pm EST
An awards ceremony showcasing Minecraft animations. The show will be hosted in a Discord stage in the MachinimaHub Discord, or can be attended live on a Minecraft server ran by The Walled Events.

The Rat-lympics
7pm GMT / 2pm EST
A sports event for rats on the Rats SMP.

Challenger Trials #11A
9pm GMT / 4pm EST
An alpha event for this minigame tournament in development, which features a mixture of classic games with twists and original games.


Sunday 12th January

MCSR S6 Playoffs: Round 2
4pm GMT / 11am EST
Round 2 of the speedrunning tournament playoffs. Playoff details, including the matchups and schedule, can be found here.

The Escaped SMP: Part II begins
6pm GMT / 1pm EST
The Escaped SMP is a lore-based roleplay server.  The SMP will open for its second part with a cinematic broadcasted here.


 

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