The Championship Gaming Series has been a roller coaster ride for its gamers and employees alike. The series saw some major publicity for a while, profiling gamers, televised events, and groupies. And you know anything with groupies has got to be big.

Last year though, DirectTV and CGS partnered up to bring gaming to DirectTV subscribers only, and the plan did not go as intended. The gaming competition has joined its late competitors and has decided to call it quits for the time being.

Other companies STAR and BSkyB that had been associated with the gaming series as well, have decided to cut their ties also.

“Our goal was to be ahead of the curve in the e-sports space, and we conceived of CGS as a true sports league,” the company said in a statement on its website. “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.”

It seems as though DirectTV subscribers aren’t as big on watching other people play games as originally perceived. Though we are not sure how, the note does go on to say that, “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.” It will be interesting to see if more things such as ESPN’s series, Madden Nation, start to pop up.

Many thought that the gaming industry would be recession proof during the current economic woes. However, we have seen so many instances of the opposite recently and this is just one addition to the already long list of video game companies that have made cuts during the hardships of today.

The Championship Gaming League was best known for its competitions in World of Warcraft, Dead or Alive 4 and other games, but the only thing it will be known for now is that it wound up just like every other competitive gaming circuit.