International - On the main page of the CGS's official website, they put up a notice indicating clearly that they could not sustain continual operations anymore.
It was a shocking the very moment I was notified about this piece of bad news. However, after a while it kind of make sense. During the tough road we are going to face by the world, it might not be that surprising after all. Surprising or not, it is going to be a gigantic loss for gamers and fans worldwide. Locally, even though for the past couple years in Singapore's leg of the event with it's controversial incidents, still the event has brought more benefit to gamers locally. There are still many supporters and fans keeping themselves up to date with the happenings in CGS. It has allowed many gamers dream come true for them. It seems like a career as a pro gamer has became a reality. But now it has been cut short. Dreams shuttered, Hope Destroyed. What makes it more unfortunate that CGS has to go the way of the dinosaur even before the day we get to see them including DotA into their official game lineup. This is definitely a big one down for the gamers. There are speculations that maybe gaming will not spared from the worldwide economy downturn after all. The internal saying that gaming is recession proof might not stand in the face of looming recession. It is going to be the first time the worldwide gaming industry will be put to the test of their survivability in the upcoming economy super storm. Will we survive? Or be wash away by this storm of the decade? No one is sure, only time will tell. However, we will hold on strongly to our belief that we can tide over this super storm. Power of the mind, Law of Attraction or any mambo jumbo you call it. Well, if we have enough faith in it, it might turn out the we hope for. Be it Recession or Depression monster, we will chop you down with our mighty Divine Rapier. Back to the main topic, here is the press release from them.
"AN IDEA WHOSE TIME CAME TOO EARLY Today BSkyB, STAR and DIRECTV ended their Championship Gaming Series® (CGS) joint venture. 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. Our goal was to be ahead of the curve in the e-sports space, and 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. Our only regret is that we will lose a team of creative and talented individuals who invested their hearts and souls into Championship Gaming Series. We recognize their achievements and thank them for their hard work and passion. BSkyB, STAR and DIRECTV continue to be committed to the video games sector, which is an important part of many of our customers’ lives and a great source of entertainment."
Source: [CGS]
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