E-sports Gaining Popularity in South Korea

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Friday August 4, 2006 @08:09AM from the culture-with-taste dept.

delirium of disorder writes "According to the JoongAng Daily, a Korean English language newspaper, e-sports are a large and growing pastime in South Korea. The market for organized gaming competitions in South Korea was 40 billion last year and is growing at 29 percent a year. Tens of thousands of people go to watch tournaments and Korea even has three 24-hour television channels devoted exclusively to computer gaming." From the article: "According to the Korea Game Development Institute, the average budget for a pro gaming team in Korea is about 1.5 billion won, which includes practice sites, living quarters and transportation. The income of pro gamers depends on the individual. The highest earners can receive about 200 million won a year in salary and prize money plus endorsements and other additional fees from television appearances."

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your sig by mnemonic_ · 2006-08-04 08:21 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Your sig is stupid.
1. Re:your sig by qcubed · 2006-08-04 08:34 · Score: 0, Offtopic
  
  You forgot to check the "post anonymously" box.
World of warcraft by wookychewbacca · 2006-08-04 08:54 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Meh, there is no other game that will compare!!! http://www.thesecondchancemovie.com/_site/mediapla yer/index.php?id=9f72b0fbe5bde711a0696cac5b339a5e
Re:It really is... by MBraynard · 2006-08-05 11:46 · Score: 1, Offtopic

So ... you are saying he CANT tell you not to post anonymously, but you can tell him not to tell you not to post anonymously? You can't tell him what he can't tell you what you can't do. Or something.