emirates7 - The Games of the Future 2025 will gather elite phygital athletes from around the world for six days of competition across 11 unique disciplines. Scheduled to take place from 18 to 23 December 2025 at the ADNEC Centre in Abu Dhabi, the event is being organised by ASPIRE, the Local Delivery Authority, in partnership with Ethara as the Event Delivery Partner and Phygital International, the global rights holder.

With a prize pool of US$5 million, teams and individual competitors from around the globe will vie for top honours in a range of events.

As the premier event in the phygital sports calendar, the Games of the Future is designed to captivate both live and virtual audiences through a seamless blend of physical and digital action.

The 11 featured disciplines include:

Phygital Football: a mix of a football video game and live field play.
Phygital Basketball: starting with a basketball video game, followed by real-court gameplay.
Phygital Fighting: a competition beginning with a digital fighting game, then moving into physical combat.
Phygital Dancing: combining rhythm-based video gameplay with live performance.
Phygital Shooter: teams compete in a shooting game and then transition to laser tag.
Battle Royale: clubs battle to become the last team remaining.
MOBA PC: a team-based online strategy game played on PC.
MOBA Mobile: the mobile version of the multiplayer online battle arena format.
Drone Racing: pilots steer drones through obstacle courses using first-person view gear.
VR Games: players compete in immersive virtual settings that challenge reflexes and spatial skills.
Battle of Robots: intense head-to-head matches between remote-controlled combat robots.