4.8 • 770 Ratings
🗓️ 6 November 2018
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Want to make a living playing video games? You can possibly make thousands or even millions, but it’s not easy money. Esports is now a proven career option, but do you have what it takes to get in the game? In this episode of Komando on Demand, Kim looks at everything you need to know about how to succeed at being a professional gamer, straight from today’s top players and nerd culture journalist Jessica Roar.
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0:00.0 | Hey, welcome from commando.com. |
0:05.1 | This is Commando on demand, where we talk to industry movers and shakers to keep you up to date |
0:09.6 | on everything digital. |
0:10.8 | Okay, let me tell you something. |
0:13.4 | You can make money playing video games. |
0:15.9 | That's right, I know it sounds crazy. |
0:18.1 | You can make thousands or even millions of dollars playing video games. So yes, |
0:22.4 | all the kids that have been playing video games their entire lives, suddenly they can be a multi-millionaire. |
0:28.4 | Well, I have to tell you, it's not easy. In this Commando on Demand podcast, we're going to talk about |
0:33.4 | exactly what it takes to grab the gold in gaming. Some of these professional video gamers, it's crazy. |
0:41.2 | They're making $350,000 every single month. |
0:50.6 | Now, when I started working when I was 13, my first job was doing the paper route. |
0:57.0 | And we're working right now. |
0:58.0 | Groffing. |
0:59.0 | Working hard. Hardly working hard. |
1:00.0 | When I was in high school, I actually managed to make over $100,000 playing this game. |
1:05.0 | And honestly, I encourage everyone to do that. All the kids out there, like, you can't just drop everything and focus on playing video games for a living. |
1:12.7 | Like I've mowed lawns and, yeah, |
1:14.3 | I never had like a nine to five. |
1:17.5 | All right, so you're probably sitting there saying, |
1:19.6 | make money playing video games? |
1:21.7 | Kim, how is that even possible? |
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