The first Olympic Esports Games will be hosted in Riyadh in 2027, two years later than expected when a 12-year deal with Saudi Arabia was signed last year. The International Olympic Committee said Tuesday its founding partner for the event will be the kingdom’s Esports World Cup Foundation.

The first Olympic Esports Games will be held in two years in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday, as part of a 12-year-deal with the country signed last year.

The urban development project has often seemed pie-in-the-sky. A new "energy efficient" data center project promises more of the same.

Saudi Arabia’s Neom, the megacity being developed on the Red Sea coast, secured a $5 billion investment from a local firm to establish an AI data center.