I recall a previous thread with much debate about the merits and validity of eSPorts.
Saw this today in the WSJ.
On a related note, if they ever launch eFishing, it will be time for me to pack it in.
Full Article:
http://on.wsj.com/1VMsOsP
Excerpt:
"The growing money and fame in “e-sports” over the past several years has hatched a field of coaches and other professionals who want in. Most of the 116 teams world-wide that participate in tournaments run by Riot Games Inc. for its “League of Legends” battle game have at least one coach on their payrolls, according to Riot.
Some e-sports coaches make between $30,000 and $50,000 a year. That is in line with traditional baseball minor league coaches, says John Thorn, Major League Baseball’s official historian. The median annual salary for all coaches and scouts in 2012 was $28,360, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics."
Saw this today in the WSJ.
On a related note, if they ever launch eFishing, it will be time for me to pack it in.
Full Article:
http://on.wsj.com/1VMsOsP
Excerpt:
"The growing money and fame in “e-sports” over the past several years has hatched a field of coaches and other professionals who want in. Most of the 116 teams world-wide that participate in tournaments run by Riot Games Inc. for its “League of Legends” battle game have at least one coach on their payrolls, according to Riot.
Some e-sports coaches make between $30,000 and $50,000 a year. That is in line with traditional baseball minor league coaches, says John Thorn, Major League Baseball’s official historian. The median annual salary for all coaches and scouts in 2012 was $28,360, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics."