The electronic sports (esports) industry is hitting a serious growth spurt over the last few years, thanks in part to the emergence of…
The electronic sports (esports) industry is hitting a serious growth spurt over the last few years, thanks in part to the emergence of a surge of esports league, and the incessant participation of numerous professional gamers and larger audiences. Nevertheless, the bourgeoning growth of competitive gaming is first and foremost fueled by games pioneered by top gaming companies from a multibillion-dollar media and entertainment industry. From first-person shooter games to multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA), the options are endless for the games that professional esports gamers compete on. However, these top 10 esports games are those which triggered the hype around the esports arena while some of them marked its foundation.
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Top 10 Esports Games in The World 2018
Dota 2
Dota 2 is one of the most popular competitive games and is much touted as the pioneer of esports industry, the one that proved esports games could go mainstream, be a career for people and become its own industry. Dota 2 is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game, launched fully by one of the top esports companies; Valve in 2013 and since then, the game has gone on to conduct biggest esports events with highest esports tournament prize pool in the world. The International 2018: Dota 2 Championship esports tournament that was organized in Vancouver, Canada offered the highest prize pool of US$ 25.53 million.
Fortnite: The Battle Royale
Epic Games’ Fortnite has taken the world of esports by storm with the growing popularity of the game, peaking viewership and its Twitch platform dominating the game streaming platform worldwide. Epic Games, a leading esports company launched Fortnite after recognizing the explosion of the battle royale genre. The company recently announced that it is going to offer US$100 million in Fortnite esports prize pools this year alone. Although several critics are questioning the significance of a battle royal game in esports, Epic Games is making the Fortnite competitive and has had a positive response so far.
League of Legends
League of Legends (LoL) is a leading MOBA game that was introduced by Riot Games to games in 2009 which became one of the most popular games in the esports industry. While the game had an estimated 70 million monthly active users in 2013, LoL now boasts more than 100 million active users. The League of Legends World Championship tournaments that are organized by the company every year is touted as the most watched esports events. 2018 League of Legends World Championship reached a peak of more than 200 million concurrent viewers surpassing last year’s tournament viewership.
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