Types of e-Sports?

eSports have 7 main categories. The first one is First Person Shooter (FPS) games, where the player's perspective is in the first person. Examples include CS:GO, Rainbow Six: Siege, Crossfire, and Overwatch.

Another type of eSport is Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) games. These games mix elements of action, strategy, and RPG. Examples include League of Legends (LoL), Dota 2, and Heroes of the Storm.

The third category is Real Time Strategy (RTS) games. The main characteristic of these games is that they are divided into turns. Examples include Warcraft III and StarCraft II.

Card Games have the same principle as offline card games but in the virtual world. Games like Gwent and Hearthstone fall into this category.

Additionally, there are Fighting Games, where characters battle each other, such as Street Fighter, Tekken, and Dragon Ball FighterZ.

There are also Battle Royale games. These games mix elements of exploration, survival, and weapon searching. Well-known examples are Fortnite and PUBG.

Lastly, there are Virtual Sports games, which are online simulations of real-life sports competitions. The most common ones are FIFA, PES, NBA 2K, and F1 games.

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