The Esports World Cup 2026 runs from July 6 to August 23, one of the largest events on the competitive calendar. This year it moved from Riyadh to Paris, held at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, after organizers cited regional security concerns. If you want to follow it from anywhere in the world, here is … Read more
EVO, the largest fighting game tournament in the world, wrapped its 2026 Las Vegas edition on June 28. The event ran from June 26 to 28 at the Las Vegas Convention Center and drew 5,774 unique competitors across twelve games. For anyone who follows competitive gaming, the results reshaped a few storylines and confirmed one … Read more
In April 2025, four figures from India’s gaming and esports industry gathered at what appears to be a business conference to discuss where the sector is heading. The panel includes Wamsi Krishna, founder of The Esports Club; Anurak Kurana, founder and CEO of New Gen Gaming; VJS, a legal professional working in gaming policy; and … Read more
The Esports World Cup opens in Paris on July 6, and it is not where anyone expected it to be six months ago. The event relocated from Riyadh after regional tensions stemming from the Iran-United States conflict made the original Saudi Arabia venue impractical, a decision announced less than 50 days before the opening match. … Read more
Counter-Strike 2 paid out more in tournament prizes in 2025 than League of Legends, despite League having a vastly larger global viewership and a much bigger overall esports economy. Dota 2’s single annual tournament has historically dwarfed the total prize money of entire other esports scenes combined. If you only looked at prize pool numbers, … Read more
What to Buy First, How the Competitive Scene Works, and What It Actually Costs Pokémon TCG is the best-selling trading card game in the world. It has been for years, and in 2026 it is not close. As of Q1 2026, Pokémon TCG is the undisputed volume leader globally, ahead of Magic: The Gathering and … Read more
MOBA stands for Multiplayer Online Battle Arena. It describes a genre in which two teams of players compete to destroy each other’s base by fighting through a map divided into three lanes, controlling “objectives” along the way, and managing the tension between attack and defense. Two games dominate the genre globally: League of Legends (PC, … Read more