We told you this recession would lead to bad things. The New York Times is reporting on how the bad economy has hastened the closure of all but one professional gaming league, forcing formerly pro video gamers to get real jobs. The horrors.
Can you imagine the lives some of these guys were living – actually getting paid to play video games like Halo 3 and Dead or Alive 4? They’d be like rock stars if they weren’t all such giant nerds.
Our favorite part of the article was about some up and coming pro gamers who are posed and ready for an economic upturn:
Justin Brown, 18, is one such gamer. In Major League Gaming, he plays on a four-person team he started with his twin, Jason. As high school seniors last year, they each won $30,000 at tournaments. They have been playing Halo since they were 13.“On the weekends, we would play for 12 hours straight, only taking breaks to eat and sleep,” Justin Brown said. “That was the greatest time of my life then.”
Clearly, a life lived to its fullest.
Read it – “Virtual Leagues Fold, Forcing Gamers to Find Actual Jobs” (NY Times)
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