Recently, The Esports Observer (TEO) has published the Top 10 most influential titles in the first 5 months of 2019 and we have a comprehensive view of the development of titles. Game Esports in the first 5 months of the year.
Top 1. Counter Strike: Global Offensive
Pioneering in the FPS game industry shows strong growth in the field of Esports when CS: GO has risen to the top in the rankings. It may not be well known in some other areas but CS: GO is the most competitive game in regions like Europe, North America … even the gaming community has separate server systems like FaceIt , ESEA for players to improve their qualifications and competitiveness.
In addition, CS: GO’s tournaments are also organized from well-known event organizations such as ESL, Dream Hack, Blast, viewers great of CS: GO is great, even with those people don’t play this game. The tournament system, award structure and the professionalism of CS: GO is at the forefront of Esports.
CS: GO organizations in particular and this game in general are receiving a lot of attention from European media, even the Astralis team was met by the Denmark Prime Minister and discussed the future of this team and Esports.
Top 2. League of Legends
Falling a notch compared to the same period last year, League of Legends seems to be showing signs of slowing down after news related to harassment and discrimination were uncovered. This makes Riot Games revenue significantly decrease when the amount has been reduced by 21% compared to 2017.
Besides, Riot’s general development orientation is also in trouble. However, with a huge number of players and extremely good communication work of famous teams such as SKT, Invictus Gaming, G2, Liquid … the number of viewers and hours of watching LOL on the platforms is still huge.
Top 3. DOTA 2
Adding another game title of Valve in this list, DOTA 2 is still on the path of stable development when this year’s DPC system works very well, large viewership, attractive tournaments. Major tournaments have provided gamers with dramatic matches, interesting side stories and, above all, the grandiose of those tournaments that have been improved.
However, the score of DOTA 2 is much lower than League of Legends because this is not the time for The International 2019 to start. The annual TI is still the biggest event of the world when this is not just a normal tournament, it is almost cultural, the pride of the DOTA 2 gaming community.
These are the three biggest Esports games in the world, and below the chart we have the coolness of Battle Royle games like Fortnite or PUBG. Perhaps the gamers are no longer too salty with these games anymore, when their hotness has decreased a lot compared to last year.
