Farming Simulator now has an eSports league and the prize pool is insane

It may seem strange to you at first sight … and in fact it is. Among the dozens or even hundreds of games that may be more suitable for a professional league of their own, Farming Simulator came to surprise everyone with the announcement of developers launching a professional esports league with a huge prize

We are still in January of the new year, but today’s news seems to be something more fitting for “April Fool’s”. However, it is real and official. Developer Giants Software announced this morning that e-agriculture game will enter the e-sports world through its own “Farming Simulator League”, and will include 10 sporadic tournaments around Europe where the best e-farmers compete for a total of $280,000. Believe it or not.

According to the company, championships will be held at major video games conventions such as Gamescom in Germany and Paris Games Week in France, where Farm Simulator professionals will be sitting near their peers who play fast-paced competitive titles such as PUBG and Fortnite.

Teams will compete to earn as many points as possible, and by the end of the season the biggest teams will be honored at FarmCon 2020 with the winner taking home the Farm Simulator Champion title and a grand prize of $110,000. Perhaps it is time to take private lessons from your local farmer in your neighborhood.

Despite the news, Giants Software is not entirely new to organizing its own tournaments. A number of smaller competitions have taken place in the past at events related to the real world of agriculture. However, the idea of ​​electronic competition in agriculture is still a little strange for those who have not yet experimented with the game. But given the sales of Farm Simulator on Steam, the game is no less important than other successful popular games.