cgslogo.jpgThe CGS (Championship Gaming Series) pulled the rug from under professional gamers today when it officially announced that its doors will be closing.  The CGS was a fantastic pro-gaming league with top players from around the world competing live on National TV for not only bragging rights but big money.  Details on the demise of The CGS are scarce so far but we have this from CADRED.ORG who broke the story on the Internet.

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.

Professional gaming leagues have always struggled to gain notoriety in non-gaming channels.  The struggle to appeal and engage e-sports to wide spread outlets will go on.  The CGS went ‘big’ this year with ties to DirecTV and G4tv and Hollywood celebrites in attendance.  Many friends of COIN-OP TV were involved with The CGS and we’re sad to hear this news and hope the best as they move on to their next venture!