Soul Mortal, melted the heart of every Indian as he announced to donate his entire share of prize money from the event to the Indian Army.

Last month in Thailand, a tournament was organized for game Speed Drifters from 15-18 August and surprisingly, a squad of 3 monks won that tournament.

The University of Utah will become the first big-time sports school to offer scholarships for competitive video gaming, so far the most high-profile entry into collegiate esports. Backed by the Salt Lake City school’s video game development program, Utah’s first varsity esports team will play Riot Games’ popular League of Legends and compete in Riot’s collegiate league. More teams in other games will be announced this year.

Epic Games, maker of the ultra popular Battle Royale game Fortnite, is putting up another $100 million in prize cash for competitive tournaments in 2019. The company made waves in the esports world last year, announcing a $100 million prize pool for the 2018 competitive year, dwarfing every other competitive title in one fell swoop.

The story of eSports' success.

At the Overseas Chinese University "esports training center" here seven students in the school's esports club gaze into their computer screens intensely and practice their skills at a shooting game. "A strong team will come to build defenses like the Great Wall of China," said former club member and instructor, 27-year-old Lu K'e-hung, as he passionately tutored the players.

With the growth of video games as an artistic medium, increasing ease of access to cameras and other video production resources and the ever growing role of game developers in the role of interactive auteurs, it seems inevitable that video game documentaries are on the rise. As a game journalist, I've seen quite a few of these- here are the game documentaries I've seen as of August 2017, ranked from my favorite to least favorite. Bear in mind that these are all documentaries that I've actually enjoyed watching- nothing lame makes it to the list.