EsportsNext Magazine Summer Edition
The Dallas Blueprint: How A Texas City Built America's Esports Empire
The Summer 2025 EsportsNext Magazine explores competitive gaming's evolution from hobby to global cultural force, spotlighting Dallas as a model city and featuring the ESTA Hall of Fame's three industry pioneers. The issue examines how esports now extends beyond entertainment into education, business, and international diplomacy, creating new opportunities across multiple sectors.
Featured Articles
The Dallas Difference
How DreamHack Built an Esports Powerhouse in Texas
The Lone Star State’s unexpected rise as America’s esports capital, where DreamHack’s visionary blueprint has transformed Dallas into a global gaming destination that rivals Seoul and Stockholm.
The 2025 ESTA Hall of Fame
Honoring the Trailblazers Who Redefined Esports
Meet the visionaries, competitors, and industry titans who’ve shaped esports’ explosive trajectory—from basement LAN parties to filling stadiums—as we celebrate this year’s legendary Hall of Fame class.
Cultural Exchange Through Esports
GAKU Cultural Bootcamp 2025 Kicks Off in Nagoya
Six nations converge in Nagoya for a groundbreaking fusion of competitive gaming and cultural diplomacy, offering North American esports a blueprint for community-centered venues and public-private partnerships ahead of the 2026 Asian Games.
Game On Midwest
How Midwest Battleground is transforming the Heartland into esports’ next frontier
America’s heartland is quietly upending the digital arena. Midwest Battleground isn’t just another tournament—it’s esports’ evolutionary blueprint. While coastal events chase spectacle and prize money, this regional powerhouse builds something far more transformative: an ecosystem where collegiate talent, education innovators, and tech developers converge to demonstrate that gaming’s future infrastructure isn’t event-based but community-centered.
Esports’ Best-Kept Revenue Secret
How smart organizers are turning hotel bookings into their next growth engines
Picture the chaos: 5,000 esports fans descending on your city, scrambling for rooms on Booking.com at marked-up rates while your event sees zero commission. Meanwhile, your players are crashing in distant suburbs, families are bleeding cash on last-minute bookings, and sponsors are quietly questioning your operational maturity. This isn’t just bad logistics—it’s leaving money on the table.