Esports players’ heart rates surge during matches, but their actual energy expenditure is lower than in typical exercise, a study found. Researchers including Masaryk University reviewed 176 papers and analysed five studies measuring physiological changes during games ranging from League of Legends to Counter-Strike and FIFA. Heart rates rose sharply in some cases, but energy use stayed around 1.3 to 2.5 kcal per minute, consistent with light activity.

Major South Korean game companies are strengthening their publishing businesses by finding and servicing games made by outside developers alongside in-house development. The move aims to widen sources of new titles as development of big-budget games stretches out and to reduce reliance on a handful of internal projects. NCSoft, Nexon, Krafton and Neowiz are expanding lineups through external titles and IP, seeking to diversify genres and shorten release gaps while sharing roles with specialist studios.