Get Ready for e-Sports

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While we Americans are still trying to understand our online gamer brethren, the MMORPG industry has reached national pastime status in the East. In Korea, League of Legends and Starcraft competitions are broadcast on the same networks as NFL, NHL and MLB events. Viewership during the 2012 championship games broke the 8 million mark, which is more than twice the number of viewers who watched the season premiere of Mad Men.

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