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Korean player getting $500k to play WarCraft 3
March 12th, 2009 No Comments Posted in Action, Business, Multiplayer, News, Online, PC
Korea has one of the biggest, if not the biggest competitive gaming leagues in the world. Not only do gamers reach a celebrity status, games are regularly televised across the country.
One of the gamers, 22-year old Jae Ho ‘Moon’ Jang, just signed a $470,000 dollar contract to play WarCraft 3 for the WeMade FOX team. Another famous FOX team player Yoon Yeol ‘NaDa’ Lee, got a similar deal (of $490,000) in 2007 to play StarCraft.
There’s no news on how long the contract will run, but since it’s usual for players to “retire” at the age of 23-24, Moon’s contract likely runs 2 years.