Games of the Future

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2024 Games of the Future

Russian Post postal mark featuring tournament's logo
Tournament information
Sport	Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, World of Tanks, laser tag, skateboarding, basketball and others
Location	Kazan, Russia
Dates	February 21, 2024–March 3, 2024
Participants	More than 2000
Website	https://en.gofuture.games/

The Games of the Future (Russian: Игры будущего; Arabic: العاب المستقبل) is an annual multi-sport tournament in the concept of physical-digital (phygital) sports. The first edition was held with a total prize pool of $10 million.^[1][2]

The first edition of the tournament was held from February 21 to March 3, 2024 in Kazan, Russia. More than 260 international teams and over two thousand participants from around the world took part in the tournament.

The competition featured 21 innovative disciplines based on a combination of physical activity, modern technology and digital environments, and players met in five areas ranging from sports to technology.

The format of competitions in phygital disciplines implies the use of developments in the field of game development, esports, robotics, augmented and virtual reality, information technology and artificial intelligence.^[2] Each of the disciplines represents a combination of dynamic sports with the most popular video games and technologies. There were 10 qualifiers for the tournament, the Phygital Games.

On February 21, 2024, the opening ceremony of the debut tournament was held, attended by President Vladimir Putin and the leaders of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.^[2]