The quarterbacks who competed in Super Bowl 2021 are facing off again – on the cover of the upcoming "Madden NFL 22" video game. Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Tom Brady and the Kansas City Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes both appear on the cover of the game, due out Aug. 20 ($69.99, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/SX; $59.99, for PS4, Xbox One, PCs and Google Stadia). They are the most-recent two Super Bowl MVPs, though Brady won the big game in February. It's a rarity for Madden NFL to have two players on the cover, though in 2010, the video game series featured Super Bowl XLIII participants Larry Fitzgerald of the Arizona Cardinals and Troy Polamalu of the Pittsburgh Steelers as co-cover athletes. Brady and Mahomes have each appeared previously on the Madden NFL cover; Brady in 2018, Mahomes in 2020.

Furniture chain Ikea announced a line of products for video game lovers, including gaming chairs, desks, and even a ring light with phone holder if you've leveled up to streaming your play. The line is part of a partnership with the Republic of Gamers (ROG), a sub brand of electronics maker Asus. The set focused on PC players includes gaming chairs and desks, as well as a wheeled drawer unit for storing items like controllers, a ring light/phone holder setup and a mug with a holder and straw for your marathon gaming hydration needs. Ewa Rychert, the global business leader of workspace for Ikea of Sweden, said the furniture line was designed to appeal to a wider audience while remaining affordable. "The needs of billions of gamers around the globe are very diverse, whereas the existing offer is rather technical and often perceived as masculine design-wise, despite around 46% of gamers being female," Rychert said in a statement.

Esports has become big business. Now, a video game app wants to make esports a "do-it-yourself" enterprise, allowing you to host your own online tournaments. A new tournament mode arrives today on Play One Up, an app launched a year ago to connect players in online matches on Xbox or PlayStation game systems, and let them wager on their skills. Play One Up tournament partners can create and host their own tournaments across games such as Fortnite, Madden NFL, NBA 2K or Call of Duty. Users can choose the game system, bracket size, cost to play and timing of the tournament.

For video game fans, this is the most wonderful time of the year. But if you're new to the medium or plan to buy video games as a gift, it can also be confusing. This week, two more video game consoles make their debuts. On Tuesday, Microsoft launched the Xbox One Series X and S. And two days later, Sony will roll out the PlayStation 5.

Almost 70,000 gamers are set to crowd Los Angeles Convention Center for the annual E3 expo, a highlight on the video game calendar. Some of the top attractions are esports, with competitions throughout the week attracting fans in droves. Fernando Lewis knew he was good at video games like Madden NFL and NBA 2K, but he wanted a better barometer of his skills. He signed up for some tournaments, but it wasn't easy to get regular competition in between them. Then he found Play One Up.