Games are more popular than ever in the world. They out sell and out profit Nearly all other forms of entertainment. They've helped raise and entire generation of young adults, myself included. Now we see the emergence of E-sports or professional competitive gaming. These players can earn 6 figure salaries and even more in prize money.
Recently one game in particular has risen above the rest in terms of mass appeal, that game is League of Legends.
League of legends or LoL, is a team based game where two teams of five players each duke it out with each other, while trying to destroy objectives and, ultimately, the other teams base. In October of this year they held their Season 3 World Championship at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Not only did they sell out the entire venue, in less than 20 minutes mind you, but they also attracted over 35 million viewers online. That's nearly twice as many people that watched any game in the last MLB world series. So video games as a sport, definitely an idea that I could get behind, but I was curious about others.
And it's not only the hardcore gamers who believe this. Chris Kluwe, a pro Football player for the Minnesota Vikings, is a vocal advocate for E-sports and the potential they have in the future.
Great job, Josh!
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