Esports
Esports and community calendar: November–December 2026
A Valorant LAN, an open PUBG Mobile cup, a creator meetup in Pokhara and more. Everything worth a reminder before year-end.
News
Stories about Nepal's streamers, creators and esports, newest first.
Esports
Himalayan Valorant Invitational 2026: teams, format and where to watch
Sixteen teams, double elimination and a LAN final in Kathmandu. Everything you need before the first map on 14 November.
Culture
Viral week: the 40-momo challenge, a yak traffic jam and a 1v5 on battery power
The clips that took over Nepali feeds this week, and the stories behind them.
News
Saathi Plays crosses one million YouTube subscribers, then throws the party in Kathmandu
The PUBG Mobile streamer hit seven figures mid-match, then invited the whole chat to a free fan meet. Here's how a hostel-room channel got there.
Culture
How TseringTactics turned a beginner series into a chess boom
'Zero to 1500' started as an experiment. It ended with sold-out community arenas and a lot of first rated games.
Culture
Inside Sahar RP, the GTA roleplay server Nepal watches like a nightly serial
Forty streamers, one fictional city and storylines followed as closely as any teledrama. We spent a week on the server.
Esports
Dota 2 in Nepal: the cyber-café old guard meets the new school
At the Bhaktapur LAN, players who learned the game in smoky cafés met teenagers who learned it from YouTube. Both had something to prove.
Creator Economy
Ads, supers and sponsors: how Nepali streamers actually make money
Platform payouts are only one slice. A look at the income mix behind full-time creators, and the costs nobody posts about.
Culture
Block by block: RiyaRaids is rebuilding the Valley's Durbar Squares in Minecraft
Four hundred hours in, Patan is finished. Schools are already using the build, and architecture students are checking the roof angles.