History of video games/Esports

__NOTOC__ Early History First game tournament The first video game tournament occurred at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California on October 19th, 1972 with the Spacewar! as the game being played.Farokhmanesh Megan First game tournament, ‘Intergalactic Spacewar Olympics,’ held 40 years ago https://www.polygon.com/2012/10/20/3529662/first-game-tournament-intergalactic-spacewar-olympics-held-40-years 10 November 2020 Polygon 20 October 2012 en Other early events A world championship was held in 1981.VIDEO GAMES STAR WAR (Published 1981) https://www.nytimes.com/1981/10/25/magazine/video-games-star-war.html The New York Times 28 November 2020 25 October 1981 1990's Nintendo World Championship The 1990 Nintendo World Championships was a major event.Fern Ricky Conceição es da Looking back at the 1990 Nintendo World Championships https://goombastomp.com/looking-back-at-the-1990-nintendo-world-championships/ Goomba Stomp 28 November 2020 16 May 2015Pitcher Jenna Nintendo World Championships cartridge sells for $100K on eBay https://www.polygon.com/2014/2/5/5380924/nintendo-world-championships-cartridge-sells-for-100k-on-ebay Polygon 28 November 2020 en 5 February 2014 Age of Fighting Games A number of StreetFighter II versions were made.Leone Matt Street Fighter Alpha: An oral history https://www.polygon.com/2020/11/23/21579064/street-fighter-alpha-an-oral-history Polygon en 23 November 2020 Over the course of development, ideas from fan modifications were integrated with the official product to create a superior experience.February 2008 David Houghton 14 Why Street Fighter is still the most important fighting game series around https://www.gamesradar.com/why-street-fighter-is-still-the-most-important-fighting-game-series-around/3/ gamesradar en Rise of competitive FPS Many notable events like Quakecon first saw a start during the 1990's.Statt Nick QuakeCon canceled for the first time in 25-year-history over coronavirus https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/31/21201501/quakecon-quake-canceled-bethesda-id-software-25th-anniversary The Verge en 31 March 2020 Dennis Fong, known as the ace Quake and Doom player Thresh, helps popularize the control scheme WASD.Wilde Tyler How WASD became the standard PC control scheme https://www.pcgamer.com/how-wasd-became-the-standard-pc-control-scheme/ PC Gamer 24 June 2016Edwards Phil Why gamers use WASD to move https://www.vox.com/videos/2018/10/18/17996084/wasd-history-keyboards-video-games-thresh Vox 24 November 2020 en 18 October 2018 2000's StarCraft StarCraft becomes a hit in South Korea as an esport, with it's popularity lasting over a decade.StarCraft: Remastered hasn't changed how Korea feels about StarCraft https://www.pcgamer.com/starcraft-remastered-hasnt-changed-how-korea-feels-about-starcraft/ In 2000 World Cyber Games (WCG) is established. StarCraft also gains popularity in China, especially in internet cafes.Yu Haiqing Game On: The Rise of the eSports Middle Kingdom[1] https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/mij/15031809.0005.106/--game-on-the-rise-of-the-esports-middle-kingdom?rgn=main;view=fulltext Media Industries Journal 9 December 2020 10.3998/mij.15031809.0005.106 2018 Following Chinese players winning several gold medals at WGC Seoul 2003, the Ministry of Sports of the Chinese government recognizes esports as an official sport in November 2003,Zhang Chenglu The Chinese government recognizes esports as a profession https://esportsinsider.com/2019/02/the-chinese-government-recognises-esports-as-a-profession/ Esports Insider 9 December 2020 13 February 2019 becoming one of the first major governments to do so. Important Developments In 2001 Russia becomes the first nation to recognize Esports as a sport, though the government later retracts this recognition in 2006.Gamma Law Why Isn't Russia an Esports Superpower? https://gammalaw.com/why-isnt-russia-an-esports-superpower/ Gamma Law 10 December 2020 30 November 2019 In 2000 the first complete version of Counter Strike is released after Valve cooperation hires modders Jess Cliffe and Minh Le to turn their betas into a full experience.The history of Counter-Strike https://www.redbull.com/se-en/history-of-counterstrike Red Bull 9 December 2020 en In 2003 the first version of Defense of the Ancients is released as a Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne mod.Gamasutra - Features - Postmortem: Defense of the Ancients https://web.archive.org/web/20101207055840/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3966/postmortem_defense_of_the_ancients.php web.archive.org 9 December 2020 7 December 2010 2010's Major Competitions The first DOTA 2 international was held in 2011.Announcing “The International”} Dota 2 https://blog.dota2.com/2011/08/announcing-the-international/ 28 November 2020 Also in 2011 the first League of Legends championship hosted a $100,000 prize and attracted 1.69 million viewers.League of Legends championship draws nearly 1.7 million viewers https://www.engadget.com/2011-06-22-league-of-legends-championship-draws-nearly-1-7-million-viewers.html Engadget 28 November 2020 en American Esports In 2013 the United States government recognizes Esports as a sport.Tassi Paul The U.S. Now Recognizes eSports Players As Professional Athletes https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2013/07/14/the-u-s-now-recognizes-esports-players-as-professional-athletes/?sh=78b6f8ac3ac9 Forbes 10 December 2020 enLigman Kris U.S. recognizes eSports players as professional athletes https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/196195/US_recognizes_eSports_players_as_professional_athletes.php www.gamasutra.com 10 December 2020 en This allowed foreign players to obtain professional P-1 visas visit the United States of America to attend competitions.US Government Recognizes League of Legends' LSC as Sport - IGN https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/07/12/us-government-recognizes-league-of-legends-lsc-as-sport 10 December 2020 enScore! Professional video gamers awarded athletic visas https://www.nbcnews.com/technolog/score-professional-video-gamers-awarded-athletic-visas-6C10679998 NBC News 10 December 2020 en In 2019 Pennsylvania lawmakers declare February to be Esports month,Fogel Stefanie PA Lawmakers Debate Video Game ‘Sin Tax’ During State’s Esports Month https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/pennsylvania-video-game-tax-1203128774/ Variety 9 December 2020 5 February 2019 The "PA Cup" statewide eSports tournament is announced shortly afterwards.Harrisburg University announces statewide esports tournament on Pa.’s first annual Esports Day https://www.pennlive.com/entertainment/2019/02/harrisburg-university-announces-state-wide-esports-tournament-on-pas-first-annual-esports-day.html pennlive 9 December 2020 en 6 February 2019 In November 2018 the US Army Esports team is created.The U.S. Army Turns to Esports as It Fails to Meet Its Recruitment Targets - IGN https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/11/15/the-us-army-turns-to-esports-as-it-fails-to-meet-its-recruitment-targets 12 December 2020 enUS Army launching esports team as recruiting effort https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-11-14-us-army-launching-esports-team-as-recruiting-effort 12 December 2020 GamesIndustry.biz en 2020's Collegiate Esports thumb|The Esports Arena at Arcadia University in May 2020. On June 10th, 2020 the Mid-American Conference for Collegiate Athletics creates the independent Esports Collegiate Conference.MAC Membership Unveils Esports Venture https://getsomemaction.com/news/2020/6/9/general-mac-membership-unveils-esports-venture.aspx getsomemaction.com 10 November 2020 en Esports during COVID-19 The initial closure of in person sporting events drew many people to esports during the COVID-19 pandemic.COVID-19 and the Rise of Esports https://www.unlv.edu/news/release/covid-19-and-rise-esports University of Nevada, Las Vegas en Despite this, the cancelation of in person events affected many esports organizations, which then accepted out PPP relief loans.Why Professional Gamers Are Getting Loans From the Government https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7gzdd/why-professional-gamers-are-getting-loans-from-the-government www.vice.com 28 November 2020 en On November 19th, 2020 The Big House 10 Super Smash Brothers tournament was canceled after Nintendo sent the tournament organizers a cease and disist notice for using netcode needed to make the tournament an online, socially distanced experience.Good Owen S. Smash Bros. tournament The Big House 10 canceled over netcode https://www.polygon.com/2020/11/19/21578200/super-smash-bros-tournament-the-big-house-10-canceled-nintendo-c-d Polygon en 19 November 2020 An official Splatoon 2 tournament was canceled following many gamers using tags which supported the Smash Bros community, with an unofficial event The Squid House taking it's place.Hernandez Patricia Fans say Nintendo canceled tourney over Smash Bros. protest https://www.polygon.com/2020/12/7/22158654/splatoon-2-squid-house-smash-bros-slippi-big-house-nintendo-switch-canceled-stream Polygon 7 December 2020 en 7 December 2020Smash Bros, Splatoon and Other Fan Communities Clash With Nintendo - IGN https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-smash-bros-splatoon-etika-joy-cons-communities-freemelee-freesplatoon 7 December 2020 en 2020 Olympics Beginning on May 13th, 2021 the International Olympic Committee hosted their first esports event, the Olympic Virtual Series, focusing on games based on real life sports.Horiuchi Junko IOC weighs addition of pandemic-boosted virtual sports to Olympics https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/06/28/olympics/ioc-esports-future-games/ 20 July 2021 The Japan Times 28 June 2021Peters Jay The Olympics’ vision of gaming looks very different from the biggest esports https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/2/22464255/olympic-virtual-series-esports-most-popular-games 20 July 2021 The Verge 2 June 2021 enNote: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Olympic games were held in 2021. The first virtual motorsport event was won by Valerio Gallo who represented Italy, with Mikail Hizal of German taking second, and Baptiste Beauvois of France taking third.Evans Andrew Valerio Gallo Wins Gran Turismo Olympic Virtual Series https://www.gtplanet.net/valerio-gallo-wins-olympic-20210623/ 20 July 2021 GTPlanet 23 June 2021 References Esports Cloud Preservation 100%