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Become a Professional Gamer
introverted writes "An article in the Wall Street Journal covers events in South Korea, where, even more so than the U.S., there are increasingly highly paid professional teams competing in games such as Blizzard's StarCraft. The article notes: 'Last year, [pro StarCraft gamer] Lim Yo-Hwan made about $300,000 from player fees and commercials. Another top earner, Hung Jin-Ho, whose fingers are insured for $60,000, recently signed a three-year deal with telecom provider KTF Co. that will pay him $480,000 altogether.' So now you can claim your time gaming as 'job skills training'!"
So now you can claim your time gaming as 'job skills training'!
... really!..."
That should fly as well with the wife as the, "I'm working
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in South Korea, where, even more so than the U.S., there are increasingly highly paid professional teams competing in games
Jesus, are they outsourcing everything now?!?
My company has been paying me to be a professional solitaire and spider solitaire player for years.
Man... there was a Far Side comic about parents hopefully imagining newspaper classifieds desperately searching for a super-mario player so that their son, engulfed in games, would have a career.
Professional starcraft player. Fastest Zerg rush of the east! ^_^
The Global Gaming League (ggl.com) is trying to start the same sort of professional gaming atmosphere in the U.S.... and your comment reminded me of their old slogan:
Stop playing with yourself .
What I wanna know is how can i get someone to pay me to be their videogame coach. "Hit jump! Go that way!"