Author: Sumit Kushwaha

There’s a certain expectation that comes with a new Forza Horizon 6, and this time the series heads to Japan. It’s a setting fans have been craving for years and on the surface it seems to be the perfect fit. From busy city streets to more open and scenic roads, the world already feels like it was made for the Horizon style of gameplay. If you’ve played the previous games, the opening will seem very familiar. You are thrown right into the action, given access to fast cars and shown various parts of the map in quick succession. It’s not…

Tekken 8 at EWC 2026 is August 4 to 7. Thirty-two players, one million dollars. For fighting game fans, this is one of the most anticipated events of the year. The player list includes some of the best Tekken players alive right now and the bracket is going to produce matches that people will talk about for a long time. The Players Who Define This Tournament Knee is probably the most well-known Tekken player in the world. A South Korean player who has been at the top of the game for well over a decade, he consistently performs at international…

PUBG Mobile World Cup 2026 is one of the standout events at EWC this year. August 3 to 16, thirty-two teams, three million dollars. Fourteen days of competition in Paris. And for anyone following the Indian mobile gaming scene specifically India Points is in the lineup alongside South Asia Points. That is a big deal. The Scale of PUBG Mobile Esports PUBG Mobile is one of the most played mobile games in the world. Across South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and East Asia, the player base is enormous. The competitive structure has evolved significantly over the…

Honor of Kings has one of the larger prize pools at EWC 2026 three million dollars. Twenty teams, July 30 to August 8, ten days of competition in Paris. For a game that many people outside of Asia are still getting to know, the scale of this tournament might be surprising. It should not be. What Honor of Kings Is Honor of Kings is a mobile MOBA developed by TiMi Studio Group, a division of Tencent. It is the highest-grossing mobile game in the world by revenue and has been for several years running. In China it has hundreds of…

There are some games you finish and immediately want to talk about. Then there are games you finish and need to sit with for a while, turning them over in your mind, thinking about what they meant and what they were really trying to say. Zero Parades is firmly in the second category. It is a deep, text-heavy RPG built around dice rolls, dialogue choices, and a richly written world and it is one of the best games of 2026. A World Worth Getting Lost In The game takes place in Portofiro, a fictional city set in 1991. It is…

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is one of the newer games at EWC 2026, but do not let that fool you into thinking it is a smaller event. One million dollars in prize money, thirty-two of the best fighting game players in the world, and four days of competition from July 7 to 10. This is a serious tournament and the player list alone proves it. The Game Itself Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is SNK’s big fighting game release. It brings back characters from the classic Fatal Fury and King of Fighters lineups with modern mechanics and…

Overwatch 2 is at EWC 2026 as the OWCS 2026 Midseason Championship. July 29 to August 2, sixteen teams, one million dollars. Overwatch’s competitive scene has gone through significant changes over the past couple of years, and this tournament is a snapshot of where the game stands as an esport right now. The New Competitive Structure Overwatch League the franchise-based league that Blizzard ran for several years was shut down after the 2023 season. In its place came the OWCS Overwatch Champions Series. The new system is open, regional, and more accessible. Teams can rise from open qualifiers all the…

Street Fighter 6 at EWC 2026 runs from July 28 to 31. Thirty-two players, one million dollars. The bracket is smaller than last year sixteen fewer slots which makes it harder to get in and raises the overall quality of the field. The names already confirmed for this event are some of the most respected in fighting game history. The Players Tokido is one of the most decorated players in Street Fighter history. He has competed at the highest level for over fifteen years and continues to be relevant in Street Fighter 6. Daigo Umehara known in the community simply…

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) has the longest event at EWC 2026. The tournament starts July 1 and runs all the way to August 1 an entire month of competition. Twenty-five teams, three million dollars in prize money. For the MLBB community, which is enormous in Southeast Asia, this is the biggest moment of the competitive year. Why MLBB Deserves This Scale Mobile Legends is not just a popular mobile game. In Southeast Asia it is one of the defining competitive games of the region. In the Philippines, teams from MPL the Mobile Pro League have viewership numbers that rival…

EA FC 26 the game that was FIFA before the brand split has its World Championship at EWC 2026. July 22 to 26, thirty-six players, one and a half million dollars. The players who compete here are the best in the world at this game and the storylines around them are some of the most recognizable in competitive gaming outside of traditional esports circles. The Players Who Define This Scene Vejrgang from Denmark has been one of the most dominant players in competitive football gaming for several years. His playstyle is disciplined, his reading of opponents is sharp, and he…