The end of the year offers us a great opportunity to rest and recuperate a bit and to catch up with friends and family \u2013 and those fantastic video games we\u2019ve been meaning to give a try to for so long but never quite got around to doing it. While we can\u2019t help with your scheduling woes, we did put together a list for you of the ten best esports games to try, why you should give them a go, and how you can get started following their respective competitive scenes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
League of Legends, or LoL for short, is the bona fide esports juggernaut in the world, the crown jewel of Riot Games\u2019 many accomplishments and the best-known MOBA game of all time. With hundreds of champions pitted against one another in the eternal five-versus-five battles between the Nexus and the inhibitors, the mix of PvE action against the creeps, the one-on-one fights in the lane and the massive teamfights that organically emerge, the LoL recipe has remained irresistible ever since the game\u2019s release in 2009 \u2013 and, in fact, its DNA can be traced back all the way to the Defense of the Ancients custom map made for Warcraft 3. (More on that later.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gotta be honest: you should be careful with trying League of Legends because it could easily take over your life. The aforementioned gameplay elements allow for incredible variety in match experiences, and Riot\u2019s nonstop improvements and champion releases mean that the grind never really stops. Like with most other esports titles that attract the tryhard kind of players, it also takes thick skin to work your way through endless lobbies or random teammates. But once you do start playing\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2026then you might just find yourself entranced by LoL esports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n