In 2024, global spending on video games reached nearly $180 billion, exceeding the combined total spent on professional sports. After decades of gradual progress, gaming has gone mainstream in the U.S ...

The first Olympic Esports Games are set to be added soon to the IOC’s portfolio of events as it seeks to attract and retain young audiences. The International Olympic Committee said Friday it will ask ...

LOS ANGELES, June 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Esports Foundation today announced that Esports World Cup: Level Up returns for its second season on June 26, with all five episodes dropping that day ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joshua Lamb is a UK-based journalist who specializes in video games. There was a time when multiplayer gaming involved squashing ...

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For struggling American video game companies, Saudi Arabia’s investments in the industry have been hard to resist. Not all gamers are happy about it. The eight-week Esports World Cup is a coming-out ...

When Rob Holub started his position as director of esports at the University of New Haven in 2023, he knew his first major challenge would be dispelling the worries of prospective students’ parents.