Olympic Esports: The Surprising Games That Could Steal The Spotlight!
- India Today Gaming
- August 23, 2024 (UPDATED: August 23, 2024 14:12 IST)
The International Olympic Committee announces the inclusion of top esports games like League of Legends, FIFA, Rocket League, and more in the 2025 Olympic Esports Games. Explore the future of competitive gaming on the global Olympic stage.
The Olympic inclusion of esports is a remarkable event for the gaming industry. The International Olympic Committee (IOC), has announced its top selection of esports games to be featured at the 2025 Olympic Esports Games, which is indeed an impressive lineup. Here are the best esports games making their debut in Olympics:
1. League of Legends: One of the biggest MOBA (multi-player online battlegrounds), League of Legends has always been a key player in this area.
2. FIFA: It’s a soccer simulation favourite among gamers and football enthusiasts. It is thus very much aligned with Olympics.
3. Rocket League: An exhilarating experience combining soccer with fast paced automobiles, thus is considered as a physics-based sport.
4. Street Fighter V: Popular for years together within e-sports cellular regimes, this fighting game is still active with a greater number of fans and players.
5. NBA2K: A basketball simulation that offers gamers as well as basketball lovers alike, it presents an authentic competitive feel.
6. iRacing: It’s like being on grand prix circuit world all the time in iRacing race cars though they aren’t real.
7. Tekken: This fight simulation video game has been around forever serving us superior level prizes and hosting worldwide tournaments on a regular basis like none another do.
For their commonality, the games were picked to be featured in this tournament. The IOC wants young people to watch it and provide an avenue for professional esports athletes to compete at the highest level.
What is more awaited?
The Olympic esports Tournament shall comprise of national teams from across countries that will engage one another through matches involving several rounds. The exact format and details surrounding the tournament are yet to be confirmed but it will possibly involve an adrenaline-fueled act taking place with great risks involved.
The future of esports and Olympics:
Esports being included in Olympics marks a whole new age characterized by more contestations, ingenuity and passion than before. As the industry for competitive online video gaming expands further, so will its representation in this major global celebration as a venue where gamers can showcase their skills while making possibilities beyond human imagination’s comprehension for elite-level electronic gaming competitions (esports).