In this unit you will:
A Investigate different genres of esports games
B Explore different professional esports teams
C Examine esports tournaments and leagues.
ES2U1A1 Genres of Esports Games
ES2U1A2 Individual Esports Games
ES2U1B1 Team Features
ES2U1B2 UK Esports Teams
ES2U1B3 Global Esports Teams
ES2U1C1 LAN and Online Tournaments
ES2U1C2 Live Tournaments and Leagues
ES2U1 Assignment
Specific esports games linked to the genres:
MOBA games e.g.: League of Legends, DOTA2
FPS games e.g.: Overwatch, CS:GO, Valorant
Battle Royale games e.g: Fortnite, PUBG, Apex Legends, Call of Duty Warzone
RTS games e.g.: Starcraft II, Warcraft III
Fighting games e.g.: Street Fighter, Tekken, Super Smash Bros, Mortal Kombat
Sports based games e.g.: F1, FIFA, efootball, NBA 2K, Rocket League.
Professional British esports teams or teams who are based in the UK e.g.:
Excel, London Spitfire, Guild, London Royal Ravens, British Hurricane, Goose House, Coalesce, Vulpine Esports, LionsGreed.
Professional esports teams that compete in tournaments globally e.g.:
Fnatic, Team Liquid, Cloud9, Team Dignitas, Astralis, Invictus Gaming, FaZe Clan, Virtus.pro, SK Gaming, Importals, Heroic.
Local Area Network (LAN) & online tournaments:
LAN tournaments and events e.g.: Epic LAN, Insomina, Blizzcon, Gamescon.
Online tournaments e.g.: Gamessaloon.com, Battlefy, XYgaming
Live Tournaments & Leagues:
Tournaments e.g.: Fortnite World Cup, League of Legends World Championships, Dota2 ‘The International’.
Leagues e.g.: Overwatch League, Call of Duty League