Esports became an official competitive high school sport in Colorado in 2022. Since then, the education technology team at ...

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 ...

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 ...

Everything you need to know about VALORANT at the Esports World Cup 2026, including the teams, schedule, format, prize pool ...

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 ...

The Esports World Cup gets going in Paris after a last-minute move from Saudi Arabia. Is it any less controversial?

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 ...

The MLBB MWI is giving female players opportunities on the world stage. When the confetti cannons explode, the hosts announce a new champion and the now iconic Esports World Cup trophy is lifted, most ...

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 ...

For a long time, video games were among the most popular pastimes. However, the industry began to shift when things became competitive, and video games became the base for a new kind of sport: Esports ...

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 ...

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 ...