Is being a pro gamer actually a thing or is it something a teenage boy says as he talks all his "skills pwning noobs"? There have been video game competitions since 1972, but the first major one was in 1981 backed by Atari. Recently video game competitions which are now referred to as e sports (electronic sports) have taken off with in increase in the popularity of live streams and use of the internet. They have been very popular in places like South Korea since the 2000’s but have not successfully launched in the United States. Recently with huge growths in live stream watchers and viewing websites they have taken off in the States. Websites like Twitch.tv and Own3d.tv really caused the popularity of e sports to increase greatly. Many times e sports had be on television but never received many views and they would only last a few years each. But with live streams e sports had found their place, with many competitions gaining tens of thousands of viewers, if not more. Because of this the events are growing larger and larger each year with millions in dollars of prizes during the seasons.
Sponsorship are becoming a large benefactor to the growth as well and the companies not only help supply the funding but also the equipment required for the competitions. The current games that popular right now are games like DOTA 2, League of Legends, Starcraft 2, Counter Strike and many other games. Fighting games have been popular for a long time but have distanced themselves for other games and do not generally go by e sports. Pro gamers are almost always part of a team organization. This teams get sponsors of their own and gives gamers the ability to earn a team salary, so winning tournaments and competitions are not the only way they can make money.
A large trend that is happening in major team based games are that the teams are all being to live together in one big house, sometimes called a team house or gaming house. Because countries like China and Asia have had serious competitions longer than any other place generally leads them to be the best in most areas, but many European countries have caught and North America has caught up as well though still slightly behind. So yes, being a pro gamer is actually a thing and there is in chance that in the U.S it might one day be as popular as other sports.
Sponsorship are becoming a large benefactor to the growth as well and the companies not only help supply the funding but also the equipment required for the competitions. The current games that popular right now are games like DOTA 2, League of Legends, Starcraft 2, Counter Strike and many other games. Fighting games have been popular for a long time but have distanced themselves for other games and do not generally go by e sports. Pro gamers are almost always part of a team organization. This teams get sponsors of their own and gives gamers the ability to earn a team salary, so winning tournaments and competitions are not the only way they can make money.
A large trend that is happening in major team based games are that the teams are all being to live together in one big house, sometimes called a team house or gaming house. Because countries like China and Asia have had serious competitions longer than any other place generally leads them to be the best in most areas, but many European countries have caught and North America has caught up as well though still slightly behind. So yes, being a pro gamer is actually a thing and there is in chance that in the U.S it might one day be as popular as other sports.
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