ANTICIPATING a worldwide boom in gaming, STAR has formed joint ventures with DirecTV in the US and with sister company BSkyB in the UK to invest in and broadcast the first international professional video gaming league.Launched this year, the Championship Gaming Series (CGS) gives players the chance to turn professional and to win prize money totaling $US1 million.Aiming to cater for a wide variety of interests, participants play games such as racing (PGR 3), soccer (FIFA 2007), martial arts (DOA 4), and tactical first-person shooting (Counter-Strike: Source).“Games have also been chosen for their brevity as we want developments in brief and fast moving games to engage audiences,” says Jeremy Hall Smith, Senior Vice President, STAR, who is overseeing the Asian broadcaster’s involvement in the gaming league.