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| + | '''Electronic sports''' (eSports) is the competitive play of video games. It is also referred to as '''competitive gaming''', '''professional gaming''', or '''cybersports'''. | ||
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| + | ==History== | ||
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| + | ==Games== | ||
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| + | ===First-person shooters=== | ||
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| + | * [[Call of Duty]] (series) | ||
| + | * Halo (series) | ||
| + | * Counter Strike (series) | ||
| + | * Quake (series) | ||
| + | * [[Team Fortress 2]] | ||
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| + | ===Real-time strategy=== | ||
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| + | * Starcraft: Brood War and [[Starcraft II]] (series) | ||
| + | * [[League of Legends]] | ||
| + | * [[Defense of the Ancients]] (DoTA) | ||
| + | * [[Warcraft III]] | ||
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| + | ===Fighting=== | ||
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| + | * Street Fighter (series) | ||
| + | * [[Mortal Combat]] (series) | ||
| + | * Tekken (series) | ||
| + | * Marvel vs. Capcom (series) | ||
| + | * Soul Calibur (series) | ||
| + | * Various Japanese 2D fighters (Blazblue, King of Fighters, Persona4Arena) | ||
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| + | ===Sports=== | ||
| + | ===Racing=== | ||
| + | ===Other=== | ||
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| + | ==Events and leagues== | ||
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| + | [[File:IEM.jpg|center|thumb|559px|A panorama of the crowd at the 2012 Intel Extreme Masters event in Cologne, Germany.]] | ||
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| + | ==Media coverage== | ||
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| + | ==Controversy== | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 21:27, 11 October 2012
Electronic sports (eSports) is the competitive play of video games. It is also referred to as competitive gaming, professional gaming, or cybersports.
Contents
History
Games
First-person shooters
- Call of Duty (series)
- Halo (series)
- Counter Strike (series)
- Quake (series)
- Team Fortress 2
Real-time strategy
- Starcraft: Brood War and Starcraft II (series)
- League of Legends
- Defense of the Ancients (DoTA)
- Warcraft III
Fighting
- Street Fighter (series)
- Mortal Combat (series)
- Tekken (series)
- Marvel vs. Capcom (series)
- Soul Calibur (series)
- Various Japanese 2D fighters (Blazblue, King of Fighters, Persona4Arena)
Sports
Racing
Other
Events and leagues
