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Esports are video games which are played in professional competitions, usually fall into a few major genres.The majority of esports titles are fighting games, first-person shooters (FPS), real-time strategy (RTS), traditional sports, and multiplayer online battle arena games (MOBA), with the MOBA genre being the most popular in terms of participation and viewership.
In 2019, Blue Mammoth Games planned to host 5 in-person tournaments at their events throughout the year. [18] In more recent competition the Brawlhalla Pro Series (North America) was a weekly event that started April 9, 2019 and ended May 4, 2019. [19] In 2020, Brawlhalla Esports shifted to an online-focused competition due to the global pandemic.
Riot Games, Inc. is an American video game developer, publisher, and esports tournament organizer based in Los Angeles, California.It was founded in September 2006 by Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill to develop League of Legends and went on to develop several spin-off games and the unrelated first-person shooter game Valorant.
Esports are multiplayer video games which are played in competition, often for prize money. This category lists games (disciplines) of esports. This category lists games (disciplines) of esports. It does not list sports-related or sports simulation games, unless those games are also played in competition.
Arena of Valor (Chinese: 傳說對決; pinyin: Chuánshuō Duìjué), formerly Strike of Kings, [2] is an international adaptation of Honor of Kings (Chinese: 王者荣耀; pinyin: Wángzhě Róngyào) [a], a multiplayer online battle arena developed by TiMi Studio Group and published by Level Infinite for Android, iOS and Nintendo Switch for markets outside Mainland China.
Smite is a 2014 free-to-play third-person multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game developed and published by Hi-Rez Studios for Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Amazon Luna. [7]
The game enjoyed both critical and commercial success, and garnered a devoted following. Blizzard helped launch and promote an esports scene surrounding the game, including an annual Overwatch World Cup, as well as the Overwatch League and a minor league, which borrowed elements found in traditional American sports leagues.
ESL Gaming GmbH (formerly known as Electronic Sports League) is a German esports organizer and production company that produces video game competitions worldwide. ESL was the world's largest esports company in 2015, [1] and the oldest that is still operational. [2]