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Rocket League
Rocket League
Rocket league is a fantastical sport-based video game, developed by Psyonix (it's "soccer with cars"). It features a competitive game mode based on teamwork and outmaneuvering opponents. Players work with their team to advance the ball down the field, and score goals in their opponents' net. Rocket League is a technical game which involves both high-level dexterity and fast-paced gameplay. -NFHS
The most recognizable professional league is the Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) which competes regionally and internationally each season. The 2022-23 season had a $6,000,000 prize for the winners. Players also can stream on popular sites like Twitch and earn money while viewers watch them play.
"Esports brings out the best in people and really show the flame of passion that people have towards a game where it takes grit and grime to play at a competitive level." -Antonio V., Manchester High School
League of Legends
League of Legends
League of Legends is one of the world’s most popular video games, developed by Riot Games. It features a team-based competitive game mode based on strategy and outplaying opponents. Players work with their team to break the enemy Nexus before the enemy team breaks theirs. League of Legends is a complex game which involves both high-level strategy and fast-paced gameplay. Skilled players know how to beat the opponent in front of them, while keeping the macro-elements in mind to support their team to victory -NFHS
The League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) is the top level of professional League of Legends in the United States and Canada, and players compete internationally on the World's stage. In 2019, Chris Greeley (Riot Games senior manager and commissioner of the LCS) shared that "A pro LCS player makes an average of $300,000 in guaranteed base salary, before any bonuses or prize pools" with average salaries being around $327,000. Many players also earn money streaming gameplay on popular sites like Twitch.
"I have always been on some type of sports team, pretty much my whole life, but with esports instead of relying on physical strength, it’s more like relying on critical thinking skills. It's challenging but a great team to be part of!" -Eric B., Shawsheen Valley Regional High School
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Rated E 10+ for everyone 10 years or older
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (SSBU) is a platform fighter in which characters from Nintendo games and third-party franchises must try to knock each other out of an arena. Picking from 89 playable characters to choose from, players from each team will face a 1v1 battle against a player from the other team.
Professional Super Smash Bros. competition is largely done in tournaments. Some of the major tournaments include GENESIS, Evolution Championship Series (EVO), Super Smash Con, and Major League Gaming (MLG). The Smash Ultimate Summit 3 in 2021 had a prize pool of $156,904.16.
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