The outook of e-sports
October 2nd, 2005 Jun Sok Huhh
Maybe, One of familiar scenes of Korean videogaming culture is so called 'e-sports.' In Korea, e-sports almost means many events around 'bloody' Starcraft duels among professional players. Two TV broadcast stations (Ongamenet, MBC Game) which are dedicated to computer gaming draw up of most of their programs with Starscraft matches. According to an survey done a few years ago, the professional gamer was the most wishful future job for elementary school children. Actually, Incomes of top-notch Starscraft gamers are comparable to other celebrities like actors or professional athletes. A player's fan club (his name is Im Yo Hwan) is one of largest groups for any kind of celebrities in Korea. Actually, the world's largest e-sports league, WEG, is hosted by a Korean company.
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