The Evolution of eSports – The Events That Have Shaped the eSports Industry
/From the moment the foundation stone of video games was laid in the late 1950s, the world has become obsessed and mesmerised by gaming. And not only because of the pure joy and entertainment that video games bring, but also because of the rush and satisfaction you get when you successfully finish or ‘beat’ the game. And with time, video games were designed to have a high score, therefore, to have a winner and a loser. Ever since the dawn of time, competition is in human nature, so, understandably, competitive gaming started to get tremendous popularity across the globe.
Back in the days, players had to be in the same room or even play on the same screen to compete with each other and decide who’s the best. Today, thanks to the evolution of technology and the Internet, competitive gaming is much easier. The term eSports was born, and gamers from all around the world nowadays play video games professionally, as a form of a sports competition. Read on to learn some fascinating details about the history of eSports and understand how competitive gaming has turned into an industry worth billions.
