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Another One Bites The Dust: Championship Gaming Series Closes Down

Posted 11/18/08 at 09:29:14 PM  by Nathan Grayson

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Legitimate sport or not, professional gaming just can't seem to catch on in North America. First, the Cyberathlete Professional League wheezed out its final breath, and now, even after striking deals with BSkyB, STAR, and DirectTV, Championship Gaming Series is sitting next to its beleaguered comrade on a fluffy, DSL-connected cloud in gaming heaven.

The reason for its closure: CGS could talk a big game, but sadly lacked the credits needed to continue.

"While the concept was ahead of its time and we are extremely proud of what we’ve accomplished, it became increasingly clear as this ambitious project evolved, that profitability was too far in the future for us to sustain operations in the interim," said the CGS team in its farewell message.

"Our goal was to be ahead of the curve in the e-sports space, and we conceived of CGS as a true sports league. We invested wholeheartedly in the venture and presented viewers with a top-notch production, but the economics just didn’t add up for us at this time."

Good luck to everyone affected by this disappointing turn of events. Our prayers are with you.

MPC readers, what do you think it'll take for pro gaming to finally earn its spot next to apple pie, happy families, and football as something printed all over McDonald's bags and cups? Er, as a crucial piece of American culture, we mean.

COMMENTS:5
TAGS: gaming, Software, news, Championship Gaming Series, closure
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avatarWell, guitar hero is still big.

Submitted by Talcum X on Wed, 11/19/2008 - 5:55am

 Time for a e-sports merger.

Sadly, I think we are only going to be left with invitationals and large LAN parties.

All all thoes kids who wanted to be professional video game players...  sad.  Reality check.

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avatarMadden

Submitted by cappomutato on Wed, 11/19/2008 - 12:47am

A couple weeks back at a bar I saw that the Best Damn Sports Show Period had a $100k Madden finale in Times Square, I believe.  I could be wrong on some or most of this, of course, as I don't have cable and don't give a shart about pro gaming.  I'd pay creative double for drivers and apps that worked and NO MORE FATAL1TY BS.  He's a good/great player, not an engineer, and not at all useful in my day to day activities.

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avatarWe are Suckers!

Submitted by festiva_man on Wed, 11/19/2008 - 12:38am

Just turn it into a reality television show.  Guaranteed financial cow.

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avataryawn

Submitted by Stockislander on Tue, 11/18/2008 - 10:55pm

I dunno... can't think of anything much more boring than watching other people playing computer or video games.

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avatarMedia Attention

Submitted by ApoX-911 on Tue, 11/18/2008 - 9:06pm

Sad to say, but there isn't much coverage for professional gaming. Not many magazines I know of carry at least a bi-monthly column on professional events, and thats just the tip of the iceberg.

Here's a thought. Provide monster prizes, along with a season like format (maybe echo the way the World Series of Poker is set up?), keep the games, maps, and game-modes fresh from match to match. Finally, wrap it all up into a syndicated television series on, say, G4 maybe. 

I don't know bout the rest of you, but I would tune into watch an hours worth of people fraggin the hell out of each other. 

 

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