Professional Gaming Fame and Fortune

Once considered an unproductive activity, playing video games has become a way to gain fame and fortune.

Gabriel Wahyu Titiyoga

April 15, 2019

 

The prestige of professional gaming has been growing since e-sports became an event for the first time at the 2018 Asian Games. Like professional athletes, gamers enter competitions from the local level up to world championships with hundreds of billions of rupiah in prize money at stake. Winning a top tournament can catapult a gamer to popularity, making them highly sought by the top teams and major sponsors. Top players make additional

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