More people play League of Legends than live in France. Let that sink in.
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.
Direction
Matt Shea actually goes to Korean PC bangs at 3am. Respect.
Production
Captures the absurd scale of stadiums filled for video games.
Director
Rhys James
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This dropped right before esports exploded globally—Faker was already famous, but most Western audiences needed this intro. Now it's a billion-dollar industry.
Hai Lam appears pre-Cloud9's Worlds miracle run; within months he'd become the most famous North American League player. Timing is everything.
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