Office of Student Life

Esports

The Ohio State University Esports Arena - Lincoln Tower

Spring Semester 2024
Sunday, January 8 - Sunday, April 21, 2024 

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

Thursday – Friday  |  2 p.m. – 1 a.m.

Saturday – |  12 p.m. – 1 a.m.

Sunday – |  12 p.m. – 10 p.m. 

Special Holiday Hours and Closings 
March 11 – 15, 31 | CLOSED

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

Join our discord to learn more about our events and meet other members of the Ohio State Gaming Community! 

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. 

90 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: MW 2
  • Counter-Strike 2
  • Crab Game
  • Destiny 2
  • Halo Infinite
  • League of Legends
  • Overwatch
  • Fortnite
  • PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
  • Minecraft
  • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege
  • osu!
  • Rocket League
  • Valorant

Available Console Games

  • FC 24
  • NBA 2K24
  • Madden NFL 24
  • NHL 24
  • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
  • Mario Party
  • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
  • Street Fighter V
  • Street Fighter 6
  • Tekken 8
  • Call of Duty: MW2 
  • Just Dance 2023
  • Nintendo Switch Sports