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Games
Main article: List of esports games

A number of games are popular among professional competitors. The tournaments which emerged in the mid-1990s coincided with the popularity of fighting games and first-person shooters, genres which still maintain a devoted fan base. In the 2000s, real-time strategy games became overwhelmingly popular in South Korean internet cafés, with crucial influence on the development of esports worldwide. Competitions exist for many titles and genres, though the most popular games as of the early 2020s are Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Call of Duty, League of Legends, Dota 2, Smite, Rocket League, Heroes of the Storm, Hearthstone, Super Smash Bros. Melee, StarCraft II and Overwatch. Hearthstone has also popularized the digital collectible card game (DCCG) genre since its release in 2014.

E-sports Gaming

As mentioned games were the new development of a new form for tournaments. These games are very popular in many different genres; mainly in  shooting, fighting and defensive games. Within 2020 the influence and views of gaming sports have increased, and by 2023 the views should be reaching 646 million views. Not only are the views increasing but the benefits as well. From winning thousands of dollars to personal growth with these games, e - sport gaming is becoming the new norm. For example, online there are many awards with gaming. For starters the game Dota 2, they have a prize price of $231,870,237.22, another is Counter - Strike: Global Offensive has a prize price of $112,821,414.23. These prizes have influenced views and given gamers a way to survive. Dreams do come true. These games are not only popular for the prizes but in 2020 the growth of learning you can get from these games is amazing. Especially, with the pandemic, being able to have new games come out like FIFA 21, League of Legends: Wild Rift, and many more keep the views of gamers going up.