Aside from being an entry about a computer game, this entry is also about popular culture, society, and a foreign country, specifically Korea.
Now...I've known that Starcraft (a computer game where you build and control vast armies in an attempt to demolish others') has been a major part of Korean popular culture. But to the extent of broadcasted, live-audience VS battles? Tournaments! Woah! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarCraft_professional_competition
Starcraft was a game I was quite obsessed about in High School. I actually had lofty dreams of playing in tournaments some day and making a career winning prize money. Now my geeky-ness is aroused by the announcement of a Starcraft2! What's even more telling about Starcraft in popular Korean culture is that Blizzard first publicly announced the game in Korea (see 2nd vid below) even before making that preview available on its website.
For those who want more geeky trailers.
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