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Kim Dong Hwan is a South Korean professional StarCraft2 gamer who goes by 'viOLet' in the gaming community. In 2012 he won 1st place at the Intel Extreme Masters gaming competition in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Why foreign video gamers are considered America’s new pro athletes

January 28, 2014Environment

For the first time ever, US officials are recognizing some rock star video gamers as pro athletes, and giving them coveted work visas.

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The UN is playing my son’s video game

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