After moving to Bangkok and finding a lack of modern gaming venues, three French pro gamers decided to open a place where the casual and elite can meet to play the latest titles in living room-style comfort.
Romain Noel, Ilyes Aoudia, and Benjamin Aime – all in their late 20s – just opened Bamboo E-sport Center, a 21st century update to the classic game cafe offering the latest competitive and cooperative games for the PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch.
“I feel like its a good area with mostly expats and Thais with good life quality with a bit of income,” Aime said of the location. “This is typically the crowd we are looking for, we are not looking for tourists. We want to implement locally and try to have a lot of visibility through social media.”
Aime has competed professionally in the fighter scene, racking up fatalities in Mortal Kombat 11, while…
