eSports: The Celebrity Millionaires of Competitive Gaming

Mar 23, 2015 | IMDB 6

67 min Watch Now

Documentary

Today, there are more people in the world who play League of Legends than there are people who live in France. We wanted to look inside this rapidly expanding world of competitive gaming, so VICE host Matt Shea flew to South Korea, a country where so-called "eSports" can either make you rich and famous or land you in rehab.

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Matt Shea, KSI, Hai Lam

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