Electronic Sports

A crowd watches the Starcraft II finals at the 2012 Major League Gaming Columbus event.

Electronic sports (eSports) is the competitive play of video games. It is also referred to as competitive gaming, professional gaming, or cybersports.

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)

Events and leagues

A panorama of the crowd at the 2012 Intel Extreme Masters event in Cologne, Germany.