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Last Updated: Jun. 12, 2018 · 7:41 p.m.

E-sports competitors enter an arena at a DreamHack event in 2017. (Courtesy DreamHack)

DreamHack 2017 will bring 20,000 gamers to Denver this weekend — here’s what’s in it for you

One of DreamHack's main draws is the freeplay area, which will feature board games and a selection of computer, arcade, console and virtual-reality games.

Christian Pulisic. reaches to fans as he exits the field. The U.S. men's national soccer team vs Trinidad and Tobago, Dick's Sporting Goods Park, June 8, 2017. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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Denver’s in the running for the 2026 World Cup

Colorado Rockies vs Chicago White Sox, July 8, 2017. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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Rockies lose last regular game to Dodgers, but they’re still headed to playoffs

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Denver’s newest disc golf course will get you away from all the drunk newbies

Something I never imagined is happening: Disc golf is getting popular enough to merit ski-resort style complaining about crowds.

Rockies blow lead in 4-3 loss to Padres

Colorado Rockies center fielder Charlie Blackmon (19) celebrates with third baseman Nolan Arenado (28) after running in a score off an RBI double by second baseman DJ LeMahieu (not pictured) during the fifth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Sep 8, 2017; Los Angeles, CA. (Kelvin Kuo/USA TODAY Sports)

Arenado’s 4 RBIs drive Rockies past Diamondbacks

Rockies crush Dodgers in 9-1 victory

Nolan Arenado avoided serious injury after a ground ball hit his hand. (Isaiah J. Downing/USA Today Sports)

Braves crush Rockies 10-4 as Arenado avoids serious injury

Ender Inciarte hit two of Atlanta's four homers and the Braves responded to the big loss by beating the Rockies 10-4 on Thursday.

Culebra Peak. (David Herrera/Wikimedia Commons)

Someone just bought a Colorado 14er that was listed at $105 million

Culebra Peak, one of Colorado's 14,000-foot summits, has sold to an undisclosed buyer along with 18 smaller peaks, all part of the Cielo Vista Ranch.

A young woman stands next to the sundial in Cranmer Park in March 1941. The sundial still stands and the park is being rehabilitated. (Western History & Genealogy Dept./Denver Public Library)

Denver news in 5 minutes: What you need to know today, Aug. 7

Colorado Rapids v Philadelphia Union
May 28, 2016, Dick's Sporting Goods Park (Jessica Taves/For Denverite)

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Dempsey scores twice and Sounders beat Rapids 3-1

Rejected Denver Broncos logos (and why the horse has no teeth), according to one of its designers

Nolan Arenado at bat. Coors Field opening day, April 7, 2017. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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Rockies hold off Dodgers as Arenado hits two homers

LOOK: Colorado Rockies mayhem at 20th and Blake Streets

Downtown was mobbed on opening day.

A drawing depicting "B's Ballpark," home of the bears with a peaking green rear wall. (Denver Public Library/Western Hisory Collection/Karle Seydel Papers)

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LOOK: Before there was Coors Field and the Rockies, Karle Seydel imagined Union Park for the Denver Bears

A poster of Union Park expanding before Union Station and a polished, modern city encapsulates his vision. Seydel calls it the "Field of Denver Dreams."