Papaya proved the market
Papaya Gaming has become one of the most interesting businesses in skill-based
gaming, although perhaps not entirely for the reasons it would have chosen.
The Pioneers Preview is open
We’re kicking off the Pioneers Preview, our first run of large playtests. It starts on 23 July.
Why Game Publishers Should Use Sbarter
For most game publishers, the challenge isn’t building a great game. It’s building a sustainable business around it. Player acquisition is expensive. Retention is hard won. Monetisation is under constant pressure. And with more games competing for attention than ever before, finding new ways to engage players has become increasingly important. That’s where Sbarter comes […]
Players come for the game. They stay for the people.
For decades, the gaming industry has competed on content. Studios invested in better graphics, richer worlds, deeper mechanics, larger maps, and longer progression loops. The assumption was simple: if the game was good enough, players would stay. That formula worked for a long time, but something has changed. Today, players have access to more games […]
Toxicity in Gaming: Yes, it exists. No, it’s not inevitable.
At Sbarter, we are building a platform rooted in competitive challenge. A place where players can face rivals, interact directly with opponents, prove their skills, and turn every match into a challenge that matters. But building for competition also means spending time with its most uncomfortable truth: toxicity exists, and yes, we will have to […]
Why Creators Struggle to Monetize
Gaming creators built the most engaged communities on the internet. So why are 72% of them earning nothing? There are roughly 29 million gaming content creators in the world today. They stream, edit, commentate, build communities, often for years, before seeing a single dollar. Most never do. The numbers behind the dream The creator economy […]
Gaming is more social than you think
For years, video games have often been viewed through a lens of isolation. The idea that players retreat into virtual worlds, disconnected from real life, has been widely debated and frequently oversimplified. But when you look at what players actually report, a different picture emerges. According to the Global Video Games Report: Power of Play […]
Where to follow Sbarter
Sbarter lives in a few places online, and each one has its own personality. Here’s a quick map so you can pick the channels that fit how you follow us, whether you’re here to compete, to create, or to dig into the token side. Start with the waitlist The single best first step is joining […]
Sbarter in the Spotlight
Sbarter has been in the press many times since it was publicly revealed. Here’s a first wave of coverage from around the world, and what journalists and our team had to say. The launch, as the press saw it When Sbarter came out of the workshop in autumn 2025, we wondered how the industry would […]
Inside the Mind of a Competitive Player
Ever wondered what goes on inside the mind of a true competitive gaming fan? As part of our testing and development strategy at Sbarter, we open our doors and welcome the feedback of some of the brightest and most experienced minds in the industry. Meet Petar: with a 17-year journey spanning from his own competitive […]
The 50-Year Rise of Competitive Gaming
And why the next chapter belongs to creators. Competitive gaming has been around for over 50 years, but it has never felt more alive than it does right now. We traced the full rise of the phenomenon, from 24 players in a Stanford basement to prize pools that fill arenas worldwide. One thing kept standing […]
Sbarter: Genesis
At its heart, the idea was always very simple. People have always added extra meaning to gaming. Whether it was a football match between friends, a challenge after school, or a late-night grudge match online, players naturally create their own competitive moments around the games they care about. Sometimes it is bragging rights. Sometimes it […]