The Ohio State University Esports Arena - Lincoln Tower

Fall 2023 - Hours of operation              

Saturday, August 19  - Sunday, December 10, 2023

• Monday – Wednesday | 2 p.m. - 11 p.m

• Thursday – Friday | 2 p.m. - 1 a.m.  

• Saturday – | Noon - 1 a.m.

• Sunday | Noon – 10 p.m.
  
  

Special Holiday Hours and Closings
August 18 Hours 5 p.m. - 1 a.m. 
September 3 - 4, 9, and 16 | CLOSED
October 7, 12-14, and 21| CLOSED
November 10-11 and 22-26 | CLOSED
This facility is closed during home football games

Location - 210 Lincoln Tower, 1800 Cannon Drive, Columbus, OH 43210

Video Tour Click here! (Instagram)

Reservations - Student Organizations can use this form to reserve space for events. For inquiries about event reservations, contact us via esports@osu.edu

For more information, contact esports@osu.edu

Operated by the Department of Recreational Sports, the arena serves current Ohio State students. To access the arena an Esports pass is required, to learn more click here. The facility offers a mix of gaming computers, consoles, and two virtual reality systems.

Your BuckID is required for entry and to utilize arena equipment. There is no current way to permit guests who do not have access to Rec Sports Facilities. 

Our student employees at the front desk of the arena are still happy to give those without access tours of the facility.  

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Equipment

The facility offers a mix of gaming computers, consoles, and two virtual reality systems. 

80 Alienware (Dell Technologies) PCs for Gaming

• Processors: 9th Gen Intel Core i7 9700 (8-core/8-Thread) 
• Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 2080 OC with 8GB GDDR6
• RAM: 32GB DDR4, 2933MHz Dual Channel HyperX RAM
• Storage: 512GB M.2 PCIe Solid State Drive
• Monitors: Alienware 144 hz Monitors 

Gaming Consoles

• Nintendo Switch
• Sony PlayStation 4 Pro
• Sony PlayStation 5 
• Microsoft Xbox One S

Virtual Reality

• Steam Index 
• HP Reverb

Available PC Games* (gamers will need to have their own game accounts and logins)

• Apex Legends
• Call of Duty: Warzone
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
• Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
• Crab Game
• Destiny 2
• Escape From Tarkov
• Halo Infinite
• League of Legends
• Overwatch
• Fortnite
• PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
• Minecraft
• Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege
• osu!
• Rocket League
• Valorant

Available Console Games

• FIFA 23
• NBA 2K23
• Madden NFL 23
• NHL 23
• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
• Mario Party
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
• Street Fighter V
• Call of Duty: MW2 
• Just Dance 2023
• Nintendo Switch Sports