eSports: The Celebrity Millionaires of Competitive Gaming

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eSports: The Celebrity Millionaires of Competitive Gaming

"Professional Computer Game Players or Athletes?"

2015

1h 7m

6.0(1 votes)

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Overview

Today, there are more people in the world who play League of Legends than there are people who live in France. We wanted to look inside this rapidly expanding world of competitive gaming, so VICE host Matt Shea flew to South Korea, a country where so-called "eSports" can either make you rich and famous or land you in rehab.

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