First announced back in January, the Cyberlabs Gaming Box in the Alan Curbishley Stand at The Valley is now open and ready for bookings.
The renovated box space has been kitted out with PS5s, multiple screens, the PSVR2, two UNEVN PC Gaming desks (ready for gaming, streaming, coding or more), X Rocker chairs, Corsair peripherals, and a X3000i BenQ projector, plus sofas, carpet and even some robins to give it a nice, homely, Charlton welcome lounge feel.
Enquiries and bookings can be made via the Cyberlabs website here for both matchdays and non-matchdays. Guests will have menus to choose from when it comes to catering, making it perfect for birthday parties, corporate away days, and other special occasions.
The box allows for a unique gaming and football experience, and will provide a new revenue stream for the club, enable it to better deliver for partners, function as a media space for the club and offer a new outlet and facility to support the work of the award-winning Charlton Athletic Community Trust.
Sam Cooke, one of three London based co-founders of Cyberlabs, is a lifelong Charlton fan and a former board member of CAST (Charlton Athletic Supporters’ Trust). Speaking on the opening, Cooke noted: "We’re really happy to have the box now ready to go and get the first fans in. The Northampton match was a fantastic debut for the box (the massive three points certainly helped), and we’re looking forward to the space being used regularly.
"We’re genuinely excited to bring something different and special to The Valley for a matchday, but equally so for the potential of what it can do for the club and community trust for non-matchday activity too. As a huge fan of the club, it’s an honour to have this opportunity and we hope it’ll show Charlton leading the way across clubs nationwide."
Steve Sutherland, Head of Commercial at Charlton Athletic, noted: "We are excited to welcome the Cyberlabs Gaming Box to our matchday and non-matchday offerings here at The Valley in the Alan Curbishley Stand. It is a state of the art and visually stunning addition, and we are confident that Cyberlabs will create memorable experiences for our supporters."
David James, Director of Education and Sport at Charlton Athletic Community Trust, added: "The Cyberlabs Gaming Box is a fantastic use of the space and a development we’re excited to be involved in. Conversations are underway to look at how participants from CACT’s wide range of projects and programmes can access the recreational and educational opportunities that these state-of-the-art facilities provide."
Cyberlabs, based in London, is focused on advancing digital entertainment within education, sports, community, and leisure venues globally. Cyberlabs designed, fitted and kitted out the space and will work closely with the club to operate it too. This isn’t Cyberlabs’ first experience with the club, having sponsored Charlton Athletic Women’s FA Cup clash against Tottenham Hotspur in February 2024.
