Your new hub for everything phygital – interviews, analysis, game hacks, trends, and content you won't find anywhere else. Playbook is for players like you.
Mali's Rebecca Koné is one step away from the Games of the Future 2026. Discover her journey, ambitions, and the road to Phygital Contenders Astana 2026.
Tsimafei Paraliou went through six rounds of chemo and wasn't supposed to make it, but his unborn daughter gave him a reason to fight. Now he's suiting up for Team Minsk at Phygital Contenders Astana 2026.
Tansu Aksoy played professional basketball in the Turkish League and competed in the Euroleague youth tournament – until a ruptured Achilles tendon threatened to end his career. Instead, Aksoy decided to rewrite the script.
For Tiago Silva, Just Dance was never just a game. It has become a career, a community, and a calling. As he prepares for Phygital Contenders Astana 2026, Brazil's most passionate phygital dancer reflects on the journey that brought him here.
In combat robotics, experience matters. Precision matters. Staying calm while 110kg machines collide at full speed definitely matters. Few competitors combine all three like Alex Brown.
After more than a decade in La Liga, Ander Iturraspe is competing and starring again — just with different tools. The former Spain midfielder opens up on sport, screens and starting over. Read the full interview.
You can be aggressive inside the cage and caring outside of it. Phygital Fighting athlete Mark Coates shows that Phygital Sport is not about stereotypes.
In Cameroon, football and gaming have long been considered men-only territory — but now an all-female team has decided to change the script. Learn more about “Women with Consoles,” who joined Phygital to send a message to the world.
Do shooter games really ruin your brain? For some time, scientists have been looking into fast-paced gaming – from its effects on reaction times to how the brain adapts. Turns out, even one session can give your mind more of a workout than a few boring puzzles...
Before Dota 2 took over the world, there was StarCraft. Here's the wild story of how one legendary RTS game accidentally built the foundation of modern esports.
No gear, no cost, no excuses. Simple breath control can drastically improve your reaction time, focus and performance. Here’s the science that proves it.
Video games are older than you think. Over 80 years of innovation have brought us from tiny, flickering screens to huge virtual worlds. We look back on the major milestones.
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