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Computer Gamers Get Sponsors
from the there's-a-business-model dept
It seems that some computer gamers in Korea are finding they can make a pretty good living by finding sponsors to back their video game playing escapades. One gamers was given approximately $165,000 by a candy company to wear clothing that advertises the company and to appear in their commercials. Of course, at this point, it seems that big time video game players have much higher celebrity status in Korea than elsewhere. However, it does show, yet again, that the video gaming world is increasingly becoming like the sports world.
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I can just see it now...
White losers of the kind you see at comic book and yoyo conventions, moving to Asia in droves to make a living as pro video game players. Appearing in dumb TV commercials to promote candy and the latest Tekken character.
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there was an article in wired a while back about this. People at home would watch gamers play games...
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/10.08/korea_pr.html
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DAY OF DEFEAT CLAN AND COUNTER STRIKE CLAN
WE RUN ALL THE SERVERS WE CAN AS A G-RATED SERVER BECAUSE I WANT KID TO PLAY THERE MAYBE U WANT UR KIDS TO HEAR NOTHING BAD THAT WHY WE HAVE A G-RATED SERVER WE REALLY NEED A SPONSER TO KEEP THE SERVERS UP AND GOING U CAN CONTECT ME AT 1-305-255-5015
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i like ur idea about the kid thing i would let my son play on ur servers any time if its like that but right now u do not have any servers
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Re: DAY OF DEFEAT CLAN AND COUNTER STRIKE CLAN
i will like to play on ur servers when u get them up i hope for the best and hope u get ur sponsers
i will let my 2 sons to play on ur servers one is 16 and the other son is 13
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