Hanbit Stars, one of the major teams in Korea, is being sold to new owners who have not yet decided about the future of the team. The other worrying piece of information that the article gives is that Ongamenet, the leading esports TV station has fallen seven places down the rankings compared to 2005.
The article's author suggests that the slump Korean gaming has fallen into can be attributed to the lack of a worthy successor to SC. He also worries that Blizzard could destroy the Korean market by charging license fees from KeSPA and television stations.
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The Korean Times
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Korean esports in serious crisis?

According to The Korea Times, Korean StarCraft has fallen into a slump with television ratings falling and clubs potentially having to disband due to financial difficulties.
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It has taken so many professional gamers from SC as well as Wc3. Even with the army allowing Boxer to play, he is no where near his top shape. Isn't he out of the army soon? Maybe he can reserect eSports in Korea.
Anyway it's not the point, they talk about decreasing TV ratings, so i don't think it's because of the army.. Maybe people feel pretty bored of watching this game.. I don't know..
I assumed this was because of Boxer.
And why are people thumbing me down, the Korean army takes all citizens for 2 years. I can't say I agree with it, however its not my place to comment either seeing as how I am not Korean and it does not affect me as if I were.
I was merely saying that because of the aforementioned qoute that it seems that was the cause.
so far all they did was criticizing anything they've seen in the Sc2 pre-alpha cause it "will destroy competitive gaming cause it's too easy". They should just wait a little longer.
Starcraft is 10 years old, ofc the market is due to be declining at some point but I think 1 year after SC2 release their ratings will be as high as ever.
Crisis come, esports stays ;)
mbc just got a new studio...
±D