The most shocking news (to this rumor-ignorant blogger, anyway), was the announcement of a CGS Online project, which would feature web-based content, and, far more importantly, games that aren’t tailor-made for television, or are particularly popular in one region.

Hmmm … I wonder if 1.6 might be one of those games?

The short answer is, I believe, “DUH”.

More interesting, to me, is the mention of having games tailored to each region. These games obviously wouldn’t affect the Region in the World Finals, but imagine the Asian CGS region with a huge Starcraft tournament, and of course some kind of 1.6 competition in various regions. It’s obviously a huge publicity (and popularity) bump for them.
The online league raises other possibilities, too. It could be a testing ground for fringe games to gauge interest and compatibility with the CGS format and television.

 Or, we could even be seeing the alpha build of a CGS player development system. Once you have the online league, all you need is different divisions, and affiliated CGS teams in those divisions. It’s easier said than done, of course, but you have to admit the idea is intriguing.

The details about the online project weren’t extensive, but considering the possibilities and the CGS’s commitment to testing other game titles, people that support 1.6, Quake, F.E.A.R., CoD, or anything else have to be excited. I don’t even love those games, and I know I am.