China ACG Culture
China’s eSports Craze Reaches New Heights with the Victory of “Invictus Gaming” (IG)
The hashtag “IG are the Champions” received over a billion million views on Weibo over the past week.
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ChongChing Mayor
November 12, 2018 at 4:48 pm
Lmao… what dose their victory have anything to do with you? You are still video-game-playing losers, awarding professional players by your money.