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Their names are FIFA, Fortnite, Call of Duty, Counter Strike: Global Offensive<\/strong><\/b> and League of Legends<\/strong><\/b>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dans l’e-sport, soit la confrontation de deux joueurs (et plus) par \u00e9crans interpos\u00e9s, le nom des\u00a0plus grandes franchises des jeux vid\u00e9o<\/strong>\u00a0et la typologie de jeu remplace le nom des disciplines sportives.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n While the development of e-sport is inextricably linked to the development of video games in the 1970s<\/strong><\/b>, its development intensified in the 1980s<\/strong><\/b> with arcade games. Atari was one of the first publishers to organize an e-sports event with its Space Invaders Championship.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Today, this fast-moving market is estimated to be worth $1.5 billion worldwide<\/strong><\/b>. A figure to be set against the $159.3 billion international video game market, more than double that generated by the film and music industries combined.With 3 billion players, this industry is the world’s leading entertainment sector<\/strong><\/b>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n E-sport, or competitive video gaming<\/strong><\/b>, is a sport in which professional and amateur players compete against each other<\/strong><\/b>, either alone or in teams, using online or networked video games.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Long gone are the days when the winner of Stanford University’s first video game championship, based on SpaceWar!, won a year’s subscription to Rolling Stones magazine. Indeed, just like ordinary sports competitions, the challenge for gamers is to win titles, cups and other prizes accompanied by financial gains<\/strong><\/b>, through sponsorships associated with the player’s individual image or image revenues.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In 2023, 250 million cash prizes<\/strong><\/b> were awarded at 47,000 international events<\/strong><\/b>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Players linked to structures can also benefit from financial support, as well as travel and accommodation facilities.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In 1972, the SpaceWar! Originel attracted 10,000 participants, e-sport is now attracting crowds. By 2023, the global e-sport audience is estimated at 500 million people.<\/strong><\/b> The latest Major Counter Strike Global Offensive, held in Paris at the Accor Hotel Arena, attracted 50,000 spectators. In France alone, 11.7 million people claim to be e-sport fans.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Halfway between entertainment and a sporting event<\/strong><\/b>, e-sport has a strong economic impact<\/strong><\/b> at local, national and even international level. Revenues from competitive video games come from brand sponsorship<\/strong><\/b>, broadcasting rights<\/strong><\/b> and licenses<\/strong><\/b>, as well as ticket sales and<\/strong><\/b> merchandising<\/strong><\/b>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMore than just video games<\/h2>\n