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What is eSports? Electronic sports are the competitive side of Video Gaming. People use video games to compete against other players around the world. The most common way to accomplish this is over the internet. It’s become as big as it has from the community and organizations which associates themselves with it. The games that are associated with eSports fall into many different genres; FPS (First Person Shooter), MMORPG(Massively Multiplayer Online Role Play Game) RTS(Real- Time Strategy), Fighters, Racers, and Even Poker. At the beginning, eSports wasn’t known like it is today in the gaming world. It has been molded into what it is by the gamers and organizations that host tournaments. Everything was smaller and local. Not many people knew that you could go and win money playing video games. The prizes weren’t as big, and the competitions weren’t as large. Once people started accepting the fact that you can make a living playing video games, they went all in trying to live out the dream they had since they were children. Now the easiest way to play against players from all around the world would be to connect and play with them on the internet. Games such as DOOM, QUAKE, and Counter Strike are mainly played online with players around the world using dedicated gaming servers. Poker is even an example of an online eSport. Millions of people log into it and play with each other in the comfort of their home. Internet is the most widely used way to play competitively against other people online. The only downfall to online gaming is some games require you to pay a monthly subscription. Games and Services like iRacing, and World of Warcraft require you to pay in order to use their services and play the game. As ... ... middle of paper ... ...han what people realize. You can make a great living off of playing video game and garner a lot fame either locally or all around the world. Parents say, “Go outside and make real friends” but these friends you’re making on the video games ARE real people. If anything, you could call it a big community full of people that share the same interest. It has been around and will still be there for many years to come. Works Cited Prochazka, Jerry, vVv Gmaing Owner/President,(2010) About us, http://vvv-gaming.com/aboutUs.php Evolution Gaming Evolution Gaming(2011) About us, http://evo2k.com/?page_id=50 MLG, MLG Pro Gaming (2011) About us, http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/mlg/about GameBattles/MLG, GameBattles/MLG, (2011) About us, http://gamebattles.com/help.php?question=107 Gamer Coliseum, Gamer Coliseum, (2011) About us, http://www.gamercoliseum.com/about.php

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