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Look inside downtown Wilmington’s new esports hub

Futures First Gaming aims to bring more inclusivity — and job prospects — to the esports industry.

The FFG founders welcome attendees for a presentation in Theatre N. (Technical.y/Holly Quinn)

Futures First Gaming has always been about more than fun and games.

The esports industry is a serious business, and Futures First Gaming, also known as FFG, wants today’s disadvantaged youth to have access to the jobs of tomorrow. The esports education company, founded in 2020 by Stephen Sye, Malcolm Coley and Newdy Felton, hit another milestone this week with the grand opening of its FFG Central location in the Nemours Building next to Theatre N.

“We were tired of having to go somewhere else to find a gaming community,” Sye said of the early days of FFG. “Why do we have to go to Philly, why do we have to go to Baltimore? Let’s start something ourselves. And so we did.”

FFG took its new opening step as an opportunity to rebrand with a new mission statement: To eradicate educational inequities and economic disadvantages due to digital disparities.

On Tuesday evening, attendees toured the space, which includes a classroom/gaming space, a podcast studio and an event/tournament space. FFG also has access to The Mill’s Theatre N, where they will hold tournaments on the big screen.

Check out photos of the new space below.

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Companies: Futures First Gaming

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