Esports are rapidly growing worldwide. With the rapid growth of Esports, the competition amongst the players is ever-increasing, as well as tournaments, are held over several places. We'll know about Esports, some Esports games, their role, tournament pools, money, etc. Back in the day, video game tournaments were given no importance but today, the gaming field has evolved into a lucrative field where players can earn as much as sports players or even more than that. The pool prices of the Esports tournament are high enough to shock you!
The first-ever video game tournament was held in 1972 and the place was Standford University. It was for the game called Spacewar.
The picture below was taken in 1981, during the time of the War for Communism.
About Esports Games
Esports games are those games that are represented by Esports itself for competitive level and for tournaments. It is a form of video game sports held at an organized level around the world. Professional players who play for Esports teams are very dedicated and consistent.
Getting into Esports competition isn't impossible but you will have to sacrifices a lot. The majority of the Esports games are FPS (First Person Shooter), multiplayer and real-time strategy. I have enlisted some of the most popular Esports games, of which the competition is very high as well as the pool price of the tournaments.
Some Esports Games
1. Dota 2
Dota 2 is one of the most popular esports games with an average viewership of 1.2m while the pool price is the highest here. The pool price of Dota 2 in 2020 was almost a damn 35m USD. It was of International 9 tournament.
Since 2013, the event has become the most successful crowdfunded price pool in Esports history. Though this game looks bad but winning in this game isn't an easy task because you lose, lose and lose, even when you tried your best. Dota 2 was developed by Valve, the same company which made Counter-Strike. Moreover, this game is free to play.
2. Fortnite
Fortnite is developed by Epic Games. You may hear about the recent controversies as this game is banned from the Play Store and Apple store due to the violation of some rules. But Fortnite is available on the epic game launcher for free of cost. This game support cross-play too.
A tournament of a price pool of around 30m USD was held in 2019 for the Fortnite game. The price was split for 2 winners. One from solo and another from the duo. Fortnite is TPS (Third Person Shooter game), battle royale as well as multiplayer.
3. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
CS GO is one of the best FPS online games, available on steam for free of cost. Though the game was released in 2012, the real popularity started to arise in 2015-2016. Several competitions are held for this game. You might be also familiar with many CS GO pro teams and players.
Pool prices for this game have already touched three million dollars. The prize pool of 2020 is 20m USD (projected). CS GO is very realistic in terms of gun accuracy and recoils. Viewing matches of CS GO is pretty fun.
4. Call Of Duty Warzone
Seem like Call Of Duty is getting ahead of overwatch as the overwatch viewers rate is falling tremendously.
Warzone of Call Of Duty, which is the first person, the fast-paced game has come into the position where its pool prices are going to drastically expand. Till now, the projected pool price of 2020 is around 6m USD. The highest viewership was confirmed to be around 300k in the tournament of The Six Invitational (2020).
After all, warzone is quite an amazing game in terms of graphics and gameplay as well as there is pretty nice new stuff made by developers. The only disadvantage of a warzone is reported by a vast number of players in the storage. Each update comes with around 20-40Gb.
More info about Esports:
What Is Esports?
Esports is a type of sport where video games tournaments, competitions are held. Esports is owned by Electronic Arts. They generate revenue by sponsoring different brands. Some of the Esports organizations are Team Liquid, Cloud9, and Fnatic.
How To Join Esports?
Getting into Esports means you'll have to sacrifices a lot in your dedicated game. There are several Esports teams. To join one of those prestigious teams, play a lot of competitions, and practice a lot.
If your sole purpose is to make an Esports team then you may require money and time. Sponsorship plays a vital role and it depends on the game you prefer for the team. After all, there's a lot of business involves while creating a team. You'll have to have a good network between people and skills that can convince professional players to join your amateur team.
About the future of gaming
Back in the day, gaming was considered unproductive and doesn't generate revenue at all. But today, gaming has become a new type of sport, and the Esports industry itself is worth more than a billion-dollar so there is no denying fact that the future is going to be bright enough in the field of gaming. There will be tons of opportunities going to be available in the gaming field in the coming period. Many new gaming companies are rising and looking for suitable developers, analysts, and other roles.