Year after year the prize money rises, more and more players are following their favorite teams live on the net. The popular MOBA League of Legends is played monthly by 67 million players, a number which exceeds the population of France. In Dota 2 tournaments, the prize money has multiplied by a factor of ten in the last four years: At the end of 2011, the World Cyber Games had a prize pool of 6,000 US dollars, while this year's International Tournament cracked the 15 million. At the same time, we see football and other sports clubs around the world put their own eSports teams under their names to benefit from the hype.
The rise of eSports in Movies and Documentaries
The rise of eSports in Movies and…
The rise of eSports in Movies and Documentaries
Year after year the prize money rises, more and more players are following their favorite teams live on the net. The popular MOBA League of Legends is played monthly by 67 million players, a number which exceeds the population of France. In Dota 2 tournaments, the prize money has multiplied by a factor of ten in the last four years: At the end of 2011, the World Cyber Games had a prize pool of 6,000 US dollars, while this year's International Tournament cracked the 15 million. At the same time, we see football and other sports clubs around the world put their own eSports teams under their names to benefit from the hype.