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ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TOP ESPORTS GAMES OF 2020

Some people believe that gaming is just a waste of time. Very less they know, it is an industry that spends billions of dollars every year. Gaming is not only a hobby, and it is an unquenchable thirst. The enthusiasm around the world is mesmerizing for e-sports. Many tournaments have been held around the globe where gamers have made hundreds of thousands of dollars. 

The passion for gaming in youth runs with their bloodstreams. They are making their careers in professional gaming. They are diving deep into the bottomless abyss of the gaming world, where there is nothing but fun. Not only do they excel in the games, but they also enhance their skills in the real world. They learn to face challenges and dodge the problems. The audacity to stand up against any cruelty nurtures in them.

The on-going pandemic has shattered every industry, but it added sparkles in the esports. People get extra time to invest in it. Although the tournaments got postponed, the live streams have seen the highest peaks in recent times. The engagement and money both have increased rapidly. If you’re not a gamer, but the enthusiasm for making money dwells in you, esports betting can warm your pockets. Here is the list of top esports games of 2020 with everything you should know about them.

• COUNTER-STRIKE: GLOBAL OFFENSIVE

One of the oldest esports games that have dug its claws in the world of the game is Counter-strike. Its version, Global Offensive, is widely played all over the world. There are teams of terrorists and counter-terrorists who kill each other, and the one who survives till last, win. CS-GO has a considerable following, where the number of streamers could go up to millions in major tournaments.

• The projected prize pool for 2020 is around 2,000,000 $.
• The average viewership daily is around 100k-150k viewers and could extend to a million in a major tournament.

• DOTA 2

Dota 2, a multiplayer online battle arena, is where the two opposing teams have to face each other. The teams have to destroy a large structure of others and defend their own. There is a proper international league, Dota Pro Circuit, where teams compete to earn points to qualify for the International contest that is an annual competition. In 2019, the cumulative prize amount reached up to 34 million dollars. It has the highest prize money all together yet. It is one of the prime reasons why Dota 2 is one of the best esports games around the globe.

• The projected prize pool for 2020 is around 4,000,000$.
• The average viewership daily is around 70k-100k. 

• LEAGUE OF LEGENDS

The most famous PC game that has above 100 million active players in 2020 is League of Legends. This game is a multiplayer online battle arena where a five-member team plays different champions whose strength increases as the game proceeds. The aim is to turn the opponent’s home base into dust. It has the highest-ever average viewership. The live streams of this game always get crowded with people. With that, it has incredible hefty prizes to allure gamers towards it. 

• The projected prize pool is 9,000,000$ in 2020.
• The average viewership is about 170k-250k, and the highest viewership was 3.9 million.

• FORTNITE

Fortnite is a unique game where players have to harvest their material to build structures that can be used by them to thrive in open areas and combat with any diverse situation. The fame this esports has is enormous. In 2019, a world cup was announced, for which 40 million gamers go through the qualifying rounds. If you gather all the prizes gamers earn from Fortnite, it was a whopping 65 million dollars. It has indulged people in it.

• The projected prize pool is 7,000,000$ in 2020.
• The average viewership is about 150k-200k.

• ROCKET LEAGUE

Rocket league is different from all. It is about football but with brilliant innovation. The players are not human beings but supersonic cars that can fly and boost around. The teams have to score against each other. As it has no gore graphics or violent actions, it is popular among the kids. The viewership and prize money is relatively low, but the game is on the top list of 2020.

• The projected prize pool is to be 350,000$ in 2020.
• The average viewership is about 30k-50k.

CONCLUSION

These are some of the top esports games of 2020. The gaming world is spreading its wings wide and far, and it has become a multimillionaire industry. The producers, players, viewers, all have benefited themselves by this industry. 

by blogviews on 2020-07-20 05:29:10