Why is everyone crazy over Esports? And what makes a game an Esport? From some popular Esports games to the origin and total revenue of the Esports industry, people are more curious to know about this than ever before and this is what would result in a rapid growth of the Esports industry in forthcoming years.
With a total revenue of $665 millions in 2017, the craze of Esports is expected to reach the record of $2.2 billions by 2022. Such astonishing growth in just a span of two decades is a miracle, said Tatina Tacca, director of Esports in the world. This is the future of online gaming in the world that is supposed to rule the computing industry by the end of 2023. Here are common questions about the Esports gaming industry that you would like to know.
What is the Esports Industry?
Many people have been a part of it’s growth since the day they started playing online games, but still they don’t know what Esports is. So, in general, it’s a form of indoor sports in which all the aspects are conducted electronically. And, of course, there is no human contact instead communications and that too enabled through human-computer-communication. While the industry has seen astonishing growth in the conventional media over the past decade, it has been through the ways paved by the online gaming communities.
Why are the people around the world crazy over Esports?
It is of course a stupefy question to be answered, but a reason that seems fair in this situation is that people love to watch Esports just because of the social interaction between other players of the sport. And what makes more sense is the engagement online games drive through the consumers. “Game Doesn’t Make You Violent but Lag Does.” This quote has touched the tongue of ‘Victor Nazgul Goossens’ founder of ‘LIQUID’ with a total revenue of US $33.70 million, this is the best Esports team in the world.
The hall is large, the seating is quite tight, big screens on the front wall of the hall are displaying every single moment of goosebumping, exciting and action-packed movement that the Esports players on the other side are experiencing on their screens, and what makes it bigger than it is the greatest audience watching and applaud for amazing gameplay. With a record breaking audience between 12 to 45, Esports industry has seen the biggest deal “$970m Twitch’s acquisition by Amazon” as the company paid nearly $1 billion for ‘Twitch’ – a company that offers live streaming of Esports. There were around 32 billion people watching World Championship III of ‘League of Legend’ and it was really out of the ordinary. According to a report, more than 55 million Esports viewers spend an average screen-time of 106 minutes monthly and more than 600,000 people are engaged in content production.
Yes, there are likes and dislikes too, as tough competition in online gaming with tournaments with billions of cash prices is what includes a game in Esports. Crazy to know what are some popular Esports games in the world? Here’s the list of some best Esports world —
Top 10 most popular Esports Game that Set Online Gaming Industry on Fire
1) Call of Duty
This FPP game is probably the most addictive game that has been the best selling game for several years. Well, the game might not be as popular as other Esports games, but the season I of Call of Duty League was running out of tickets that time and this is what made it the most demanded Esports game for PCs and Game Consoles. Pro Players from different corners of the world participate in Call of Duty League: Modern Warfare which starts in February and lasts until July.
Call of Duty Revenue: US $1.1 billions
2) Counter Strike
Counter Strike Go is the official name of this game that is one of the most famous shooting games since the mid-2000s. According to a fresh report, this is the most watched and played multiple game which added to the list of best Esports game after flashpoint league. These are some popular counter strike leagues, namely – Cloud9, MIBR, Gen. G, Dignitas, and Mad Lions.
Counter Strike Revenue: US $4.2 billions
3) Dota 2
If there is any biggest Esports League ever held for any game then it must be League of Legend. With a total cash price of 1.6 billion, Dota 2 League II was held in Stockholm in an arena with the seating capacity of 16,000 and that was tightly fit because of an overwhelmed audience. Dota 2 is undoubtedly the best Esports game ever.
Dota 2 Revenue: US $1.6 billions
4) Fortnite
It is the most successful battle game in recent years and with a record of giving over $30 million prizes, Fortnite is the most controversial but popular Esports game. It came into fame when Prince Harry called for a ban because more and more people were becoming addicted to it and, of course, it earns quite well through online tournaments and leagues.
Fortnite Revenue: US $2.4 billions
5) League of Legend
Most addictive MOBA-style game, League of Legend is one of the most renowned games in the world Esports championship which is called “WORLDS”. Last year a million-dollar company named FunPlus Phoenix came up with a promised prize of 1 million dollar in a tournament held in Shanghai.
League of Legend Revenue: US $1.4 billions
6) Street Fighter
This is a famous Chinese fighting game that has been high over the gamers around the world since the 2000s and it is also known as SF as the first series of the game was launched in 1987. With an exciting gift prize the Street Fighter League became the most watched Esports tournament ever.
Street Fighter Revenue: US $10 billion
7) Super Smash Brothers
Popular gaming console company, Nintendo launched the series of this popular fight game with various characters fighting with each other and showing their superpowers. Super Smash Bros ultimate championship has given over 10 million of gift prizes.
Super Smash Brothers Revenue: 13.81 million
8) Rainbow Six Siege
Another tactical shooting game is Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege that is developed by the great team of Ubisoft Montreal. This super aggressive game was released in 2000 for Windows, Playstations and Xbox in 2015. And the tournament named Rainbow Six Siege Super League has a great audience.
Rainbow Six Siege Revenue: US $36.8 million
9) Overwatch
This is an online multiplayer game in which you can set teams to enjoy shooting in FPP mode. One of the most popular and earned Esports games, Overwatch is described by some renowned journalists as ‘Hero Shooter’ for it’s ultimate design, characters and categories.
Overwatch Revenue: 1.83 billion
10) PUBG Mobile
It is slightly hard to find someone who has not been a part of it’s conversation. From India, where Esprots is growing rapidly to China and North Korea that is said to be hub of online tactical gaming, PUBG is winning all the grounds as leading tech companies like OnePlus and Oppo are organizing PUBG tournaments to attract the gamers community and it has made a big change in the IT sector as well. Now more and more companies are focusing on gaming mobile phones instead of adding other features.
PUBG Mobile Revenue: US $860 million
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The Esports industry is increasing rapidly and with an increasing number of crazy gamers in India, it is expected to reach billion-dollar fame by 2022. It can be a better opportunity for smartphone and computing companies to attract the audience by introducing latest gaming equipment during the time.
