CPL Closes
announces this professional video game league has shut down after more than ten
years of operation. There's no word on how this impacts development of Severity,
the competitive multiplayer shooter being developed for the CPL by
Escalation Studios under the
helm of Tom Mustaine (story). Here's the announcement:
Effective immediately, the Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) will
cease operations. Therefore, all CPL events currently scheduled for 2008 are
hereby canceled.
The CPL was launched in June 1997 with the pioneering mission of promoting and
sanctioning video game competitions as a professional sport. For ten years the
CPL events experienced increased growth - commencing with a small LAN event in
Dallas, Texas, and culminating in world-class competitions across five
continents.
However, the current fragmentation of the sport, a crowded field of competing
leagues, and the current economic climate have prompted the CPL to suspend its
pro-tournament operations. The CPL regrets that this news will disappoint those
that were planning on attending the summer and winter events this year.
Many thanks to all of the sponsors and partners that helped CPL establish the
groundwork for professional video game competitions. Their vision and pioneering
spirit should always be remembered.
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