In August, the first ever Esports World Cup concluded. It featured more than 1,500 players and a prize pool of $60 million. Esports involves teams or inviduals competing against each other in ...

Chess has been around for a very long time and is considered one of the ultimate competitive games, pitting two people against each other in a strategic battle that is near impossible to perfect. At ...

On a flight home around Thanksgiving, Laurie Lehman got to chatting with the couple sitting next to her. The esports manager for the Albuquerque public school district was off the clock. But she ...

With 285,000 tickets sold and 22 global sponsors in 2025, the Esports World Cup is positioning itself alongside the Olympics ...

To become sustainable in the long term, esports organizations are experimenting with an ever-expanding variety of revenue streams. Last week, gaming streamer Guy “Dr Disrespect” Beahm tweeted that all ...

Tucked away amid an unassuming mix of mid-rise office buildings in a quiet part of Berlin is an entire floor that serves as the headquarters for one of the world’s biggest professional gaming ...

Gary Denham is the Founder and CEO of Wamba Technologies and developing the patented Esports platform with in-game wagering, Gamers Oasis. The popularity of online esports is soaring, making the ...

This series of Playable Futures articles considers how the design, technology, people, and theory of video games are informing and influencing the wider world. You can find all previous Playable ...

Esports catches a different set of people who become student-athletes. While there is some overlap of folks who played both traditional sports and Esports growing up, more often than not, Esports team ...

Discover how esports 2026 is transforming education as more schools adopt gaming programs and competitive gaming education to build digital skills, teamwork, and innovation. Pixabay, ChristianaT The ...

At 5 pm on a Wednesday, the massive wooden gates of Ghanshyam Villa in Navi Mumbai are closed. They look like they rarely open. There is no doorbell. “Knock, and the watchman will appear,” suggests a ...