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The Rapid Rise of Video Gaming and eSports

The Rapid Rise of Video Gaming and eSports

Collectively, the term “esports” refers to professional competitive gaming. Players can participate in contests for prize money (Kuro Takhasomi, the world’s highest-earning player, has earned $4.1 million4in his professional career so far) and, increasingly, audiences are attending live events and tuning in to live streams to follow their favorite gamers and teams.