League of Legends, Honor of Kings, PUBG and more officially announced as 2026 Asian Games' e-sports event titles..

The Japanese Olympic Committee officially announced on its official website on Thursday that games such as League of Legends, Honor of Kings and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) will be the titles included in the e-sports events of the 2026 Asian Games.

According to the Japanese Olympic Committee's official statement, in addition to the above three titles, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Dream Three Kingdoms 2, Naraka: Bladepoint, and several IP masterpieces of the country, Pokemon Unite, Poyo Poyo Champions, e-Football (Pro Evolution Soccer - PES), Street Fighter 6 and Gran Turismo 7 will also be one of the events.

These events will be held during the 2026 Asian Games under the governance of the Asian E-sports Federation under the International Olympic Committee and the Japanese Olympic Committee as governing body.

This will also be the second time that the Asian Games has officially announced and confirmed that e-sports events will be added after the 2023 edition, and it also feedbacks to the International Olympic Committee's announcement that it will co-organize the first Olympic E-sports Games with the organizers of the E-sports World Cup in 2027.

It is worth mentioning that unlike the last Asian Games, Dota 2 and EA FC (FIFA) were not included in the 2026 Asian Games. Whether the former will be included in the future is still unknown.

The 2026 Asian Games will be the 20th edition in history. At that time, this top sporting event in Asia will be hosted in Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya City, Japan between September and October 2026.