LL Entertainment Issue 2021

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In the past few years, there has been a rise in popularity towards the online, competitive gaming community. eSports, or electronic sports, is a group of organized leagues where people can compete against each other in games such as “Counter-Strike,” “League of Legends,” “Fortnite,” and “Overwatch. In 2020 alone, eSports made a profit of 1.1 billion dollars which is a vast improvement compared to the 950 million made in the previous year. This year, eSports has had several major events take place around the world. One of the most popular is the FIFAe Club World Cup that took place in February with each zone awarding cash prizes of up to $75,000. The RLCS Season X - Winter North American Major was held in February with a cash prize of $100,000. The competition was for the game Rocket League and has separate competitions for each season.


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