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The Rise of Korean Gaming

Added: 24.05.2015 11:16 | 15 views | 0 comments

Hes from South Korea, 23 years old and used to work as an English translator and analyst. Hes also worth half a million dollars. Meet Jang Min Chul, one of the most successful players of the intriguing Korean online gaming world. Jang Min Chul is also known as MC or BossToss and has amassed a fortune playing StarCraft 2 since the games release in 2010. He started playing professionally and within two short years rose to the very top of the field. The thing is, hes not alone. Professional players like Min Chul are making money hand over fist in an industry that is very well developed in South Korea. Online games are treated like a massive sporting event and some are even broadcast on national television. Teams have been awarded millions of dollars in prizes and the stakes only seem to be getting higher. Playing PC games has now become a bona fide career in the Far East nation.