Korean Navy to Launch Online Game Team
The Korean Navy on Sunday announced that it will form a team of video gamers dubbed "Aegis" to develop the talents of pro-gamers in the service.
The Korea e-Sports Association (KeSPA) said it expects to see gamers in Navy uniforms playing in Starcraft pro competitions in the second half of this year.
The order to create the team came from Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Song Young-moo, a Navy official said, after it was concluded that a gamers team could be an excellent low-cost publicity move.
Starcraft is an online game in which participants compete as members of one of three tribes. Currently players from 12 pro teams compete in individual and group tournaments in Korea.
The launch of the Navy's Starcraft team comes on the heels of a similar move by the Korean Air Force, which formed its Airforce Challenge E-sports (ACE) team in April. L33tdawg: It would be cool if the Korean Navy or Army also put together a team for the Capture The Flag competition in September as well - then we'd have both the US Army and the Korean Navy battling it out - sweet :)
