(GotFrag) - The eSports community is still in shock over today's announcement but some are starting to speak out. The community seems to be divided pretty evenly between celebration and mourning. Those many who despised the CGS are of course coming out of the woodwork to claim victory, while many in the sport ponder the repercussions of another failed eSports league. GotFrag spoke with former CGS players and staff as well as members of the community about the announcement.

Former San Francisco OPTX CS:Source player Yazan "Clown" Ammari had this to say about the closing, "After a long night of playing the newly released game, Left 4 Dead, I get a wake up call by my manager Kat Hunter telling me that CGS has closed shop. I didn't know what to say at first I suddenly got up out of bed and asked her what exactly she meant. She replied saying that CGS all though they thought they were doing the right thing its a little too earlly for CGS in the gaming world and it's not ready."

Ammari, obviously not happy with the news continued, "Personally, I am pissed, I was invited onto a reality show and stopped from doing it because CGS said it was a conflict of interest, and assured me that CGS and CS:S would be in this next years CGS season, thanks for staying true!".

Another player from the OPTX, Mike "Paradox" Stanowski, had this to say about the CGS' demise, "I woke up today thinking about our preparations for the CGS PRO-AM finals... two hours later I get news that CGS is closing its doors and get on the phone with Kat Hunter to have her confirm it. Safe to say I've been putting a lot of my personal time and effort this last month and throughout the year into Optx and CGS respectively."

Stanowski was a little more philosophical about the shut down than his team mate, "Logically I should have anticipated something like this but emotionally it's hard, especially when you're trying to compete to the best of your ability. That was my one and only focus but now it's time to rethink the entire picture. Sad day indeed."

The flamboyant, outspoken, well dressed former general manager of the CGS Dallas Venom, Alex "Jax" Conroy was also obviously very disappointed, as well as surprised by the news, "This news comes as a shock to all of us. At this point I don't have any definite plans. With the team more than half way through the cevo season, it would be a shame to at least not finish that. That is completely up to my players, who I am still extremely loyal too. I was in esports in the near begining, and I don't plan on abandoning ship just because we hit an iceberg. This is a sad day for esports as a whole."

Speaking with New York 3D player Jon "juan" Mumm, who had been a rookie this past season, he stated, "I am entirely disappointed to see that the CGS is closing its doors. Playing in the CGS Season 2 was one of the most memorable experiences of my life."

Mumm continued, "Although I am deeply saddened I will not be able to continue this adventure with my friends and teammates into next season, I feel very blessed to have been given the opportunity to have been able to do this, as not many other people can say that they have."

On the subject of what lies ahead, Mumm stated, "As of right now, I do not know the future of my team and CS career."

Former CGS staff writer Bobby "Weenus" hicks had this to say about the announcement, "The fact of the matter is, the impact of this will be rivaled only by that of CXG's massive failure. The biggest news of eSports in 2008 has been that of a company folding, and that is not good for anyone. A lot of us woke up today or came home from class to find out that we're all jobless, which isn't a good situation to be in, in 2008 America."

Hicks offers a silver lining in this gray cloud by saying, "On the bright side, I guess, we'll be able to see a lot of the American talent re-added to the domestic pool of 1.6 players, and within a few months, I think you'll see that a vast majority of the veteran players who made the jump from 1.6 to Source are still some of the most talented Counter-Strike players in the world."

On reasons for the demise, Hicks had this to say, "I think it's obvious that the CGS made major mistakes in the launch of their product, way beyond just the amount of PoV cameras. They waited over a year to truly ackowledge the Online aspects of our community, and if you payed attention, the Pro-Am was about the most popular thing the company had put together as far as eSports was concerned. I believe that had they taken that initiative from day one, listening to the experienced and well rounded minds that they had pulled from eSports like Jason Bass, Craig Levine and Jason Lake, that the company would still be running today, with the support of the community."

Augusto "Noobzaibot" Zapata, former general manager for the CGS' Mexico City Furia stated, "It's a sad day from a personal point of view and in the general eSports scene."

The San Francisco OPTX' former player, Garret "GRT" Bambrough was disappointed but optimistic, "It sucks that it ended up this way but it was fun while it lasted. All we can do now is look forward to the future and see where gaming brings us. Look for some new teams in 1.6 that's bound to happen."