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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.
Although competitions involving video games have long existed, esports underwent a significant transition in the late 1990s. Beginning with the Cyberathlete Professional League in 1997, tournaments became much larger, and corporate sponsorship became more common. Increasing viewership both in person and online brought esports to a wider audience.
Sri Lanka Cyber Games (SLCG) The flagship Esports and competitive video games festival in Sri Lanka. Hosted since 2008, the event organized by Gamer.LK brings participants from across Sri Lanka together as they battle it out across the most popular Esports titles in the country. [21] [22] [23] Sri Lanka: 2008–2018 Tougeki – Super Battle Opera
Competitive gaming, commonly referred to as esports, has become one of the fastest-growing spectator sports in the world over the past few years -- and the coronavirus pandemic only boosted it ...
First commercial game inspired by DotA. [8] 2009: League of Legends: Riot Games: Windows, Mac: Yes: Yes: 2010: Heroes of Newerth: S2 Games, Frostburn Studios: Windows, Mac, Linux: Yes: Discontinued: Became free to play in July 2011. Servers shut down June 19, 2022. [9] Garena bought the rights of the game from S2 in May 2015 and founded ...
The coronavirus outbreak likely has tempered those numbers, with highly lucrative leagues — such as the Overwatch League and the League of Legends Championship Series — being forced to play ...
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.
League of Legends is an esports game widely played at both amateur and professional levels. This is a list of League of Legends competitions organized or sponsored by the game's publisher, Riot Games .