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Although a similar 1958 game was technically the first video game ever made, THIS 1972 arcade hit by Atari is often mistakenly credited as the world’s original—and became the first commercially successful video game.
What is Pong?
In 2018, this professional sports league became the first to launch an official eSports league affiliated with its real-world teams, partnering with developer Take-Two Interactive.
What is the NBA?
Debuting in 2013, THIS South Korean mid laner for SK Telecom T1 has since led his team to multiple World Championships and is widely hailed as the greatest League of Legends player of all time.
In 1993, outrage over games like Mortal Kombat led the U.S. Senate to threaten federal regulation unless the gaming industry policed itself, resulting in THIS.
What is the ESRB rating system?
THIS YouTuber dropped a racial slur on a digital bridge, sparking an era of influencer cancel-culture.
Who is PewDiePie?
In 1980, over 10,000 gamers competed in a championship for THIS classic shooter—often cited as the first large-scale event resembling modern eSports, where fans paid to watch top players compete.
What is Space Invaders?
In 2018, THIS person became the first professional gamer to appear on the cover of ESPN The Magazine.
Who is Tyler "Ninja" Blevins?
In the Pokémon VGC scene, this American competitor became a fan favorite with innovative strategies and multiple top finishes at the World Championships—earning him a reputation as one of the most recognizable figures in competitive play.
Who is Wolfe Glick?
When two YouTubers were caught secretly owning THIS site they promoted, lawsuits followed, forcing the industry and Valve to impose new restrictions.
What is a CS:GO gambling (loot-box) site?
Known for his over-the-top persona and signature mustache, THIS streamer was banned after live-broadcasting inside a public restroom at E3 in 2019.
Who is Dr. Disrespect?
In 2011, an organized event involving THIS game shocked the gaming world with a $1 million grand prize—the largest ever at the time—ushering in the era of multi-million dollar eSports competitions.
What is Dota 2?
In 2016, this NBA franchise became the first North American professional sports team to own an eSports organization when they purchased Team Dignitas and Apex Gaming.
Who are the Philadelphia 76ers?
In a scene dominated by top-tier characters, THIS Smash Melee pro redefined what’s possible by consistently maining Jigglypuff, which was considered too lackluster by most other pros.
Who is Hungrybox?
In 2010, multiple pro StarCraft gamers were caught doing THIS to make extra cash, resulting in lifetime bans—one of the earliest high-profile examples of THIS in eSports history.
What is match-fixing?
In 2019, FaZe Jarvis was banned after posting a video of himself doing THIS in Fortnite, prompting a tearful apology—and a permanent exile from the game.
What is Aimbotting?
In 1972, Stanford University hosted the “Intergalactic ____ Olympics,” awarding a Rolling Stone magazine subscription to the winner of this pioneering computer game—marking the earliest known/recorded gaming competition. Fill in the blank with THIS game title.
What is Spacewar?
In 2021, THIS boxing icon, with an arcade-themed nickname, formed an eSports team, making him the first pro boxer to head his own gaming org.
Who is Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao?
At the 2019 Fortnite World Cup—the biggest competitive Fortnite event in history—several players etched their names into eSports lore. Three players won, one in solos, two in duos. Name two of THESE three players.
Who are Bugha, Nyhrox, and Aqua?
In 2015, a pro gamer from a top-tier Counter-Strike team revealed that he and his teammates did THIS at a major tournament, in order to enhance their skills, prompting the ESL to introduce these regulations for the first time in eSports.
What is taking Adderall (PEDs)?
In 2013, Twitch streamer ZilianOP was “canceled” when viewers discovered THIS after he believed his camera was off, resulting in one of the platform’s earliest permanent bans.
What is he could actually walk/wasn’t wheelchair-bound?
Released in the late 1980s, THIS top-down space battle game is widely regarded by gaming historians as the first true online “eSport,” thanks to its persistent user stats, team-based “clans,” and real-time multiplayer matches—predating modern competitive shooters by years.
What is Netrek?
A former NBA champion brought sports credibility to gaming when he founded THIS eSports team in 2015.
What is Echo Fox?
Often credited as the world’s first professional gamer, THIS Quake champion shocked the community in 1997 by winning a high-profile tournament prize—a sports car—from his dominant performance.
Who is Dennis ‘Thresh’ Fong?
In 2005, hidden sexual minigames discovered in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas led the ESRB to impose THESE two punishments—marking the first time a major AAA game was hit with them.
What are retroactively changing its rating to Adults Only (AO) and forcing it to be pulled from most retailers?
In 2016, Zoie Burgher was among the earliest streamers to face repeated bans for doing THIS after every kill in Call of Duty—this gained her quick notoriety but also got her swiftly penalized.
What is twerking?