In a Gamespot interview with Riot’s Magus and Nick Allen, the conversation turned to that of competitive gaming. Riot Game’s Nick Allen spoke about the US Government and what they consider pro gamers to be, saying:
“The United States government recognizes League of Legends pro players as professional athletes, and awards visas to essentially work in the United States under that title”
This a great development for pro gamers, who have been known, in the past to have trouble with obtaining a working visa. This is also a strong step on the whole for those who consider esports to be a valid, competitive sport in itself, as opposed to a purely recreational activity.
TNS: "A League of Legends game mode, Arena, will return with some major changes that may breathe some life for a stagnant game."
ESTNN writes: "Hwei, LeBlanc and Ryze stand above the rest as the strongest players in the League of Legends 14.8 mid-lane due to substantial buffs in their scaling, base damage and crowd control (CC) respectively."
ESTNN write: "Our updated guide on the latest champions coming to Summoner's Rift."
olympics? Daigo can become a coach for the National team.
Using the word athlete is unusual as I wouldn't call the athletes. Professional players would be more suitable
A sad sign of the times? When I saw Wall-e I couldn't imagine a future where we looked like that. A few years later and I can't imagine a future where we DON'T look like that.
Government approved athlete list:
#890 Cheerleaders/pro gamers
What a joke, just like the US government. Whoops I quess I'm on the NSA watchlist now for criticizing this administration.