Top gamers gather in Paris for eSport 2017

Top gamers gather in Paris for eSport 2017.

Playing video games was once confined to homes and arcades. Now it takes place in large venues and is streamed across the globe.

The eSport event has become more popular than many mainstream sports, and continues to grow.

This year's eSport games took place in Paris, France.

Al Jazeera's correspondent Lee Wellings reports from Paris.

[WalterWhitey]

Finally, a story that's not entirely depressing.

[stubdteauzgautugaux]

This in no-way new. This following is older than I am (born in 1992).

[LieuC]

Virtual violence does seem like a more civilised development for the human psyche to undergogogo.

[xLovex]

What kind of status would become a champion of gaming be? Only gamers would recognize that status, but it's worthless in the real world.