OBAN unveiled at Paris Games Week 2025

The non‑violent “mind‑sport” bridging strategy, education and esports

Paris, October 13, 2025 — OXXYMORE INTERACTIVE announces OBAN, a hybrid strategy game (Chess × American Football) designed to be non‑violent, inclusive and stream‑friendly. Built for the classroom, clubs and home play, OBAN introduces a ball mechanic on a hexagonal board, with sport‑inspired roles and short competitive formats that are both fair and educational.

Non‑violentEducationEsportInclusionStreaming‑friendly

Why now? Converging markets & practices

Video games, esports and edtech are converging: audiences, formats and expectations meet at school and at home.

Education: demand for measurable tools in attention, reasoning, cooperation, resilience.
Educational esports: short, readable, inclusive formats — role rotation, rotating captaincy.
Streaming: OBAN is built to be followed live, in classrooms or online.

Accessibility: non‑violent, minimal equipment, compatible with quiet rooms.
Transversality: bridges with Math, Ethics, Debate.
Scalability: educational licenses, esports circuits, partner APIs.

Unique proposition — Hexagon + ball + sport‑inspired roles → a strategy you teach, and matches you experience.

Roadmap 2025 → 2027+

2025

Nov.: public beta (teacher & player keys)
PGW: demos, micro‑tournaments, press meetings

2026

Launch + school & inter‑school circuits
Institutional & media partnerships

2027+

Extended education program (licenses, tools, resources)
API & partner integrations

Differentiators

Non‑violent, multi‑audience, measurable
Stream‑readable & short formats
Hexagon + ball + roles = sports‑like clarity

Quotes

“OBAN turns strategy into a training ground for attention, cooperation and decision‑making. It’s a bridge between video games, school and esports.”
— CEO, OXXYMORE INTERACTIVE

“We designed OBAN to be as clear to watch as a match, and as formative as a guided workshop. The joy of play is the entry point.”
— Lucien, Creator of OBAN

Key sector figures (snapshot)

School esportsshort, readable formats

Serious gamesgrowing adoption in education

Streamingrising educational content

Non‑violentstronger social demand

OBAN’s value — A differentiated gameplay designed for class and streaming, with observable benefits and international scalability.

Contacts & resources

Official siteoxxymoreinteractive.com

Press / Media HubPress kit, visuals, one‑pagers

Educational impactPillars, grids, pilots