Just watched the finals for the Gears of War Tournament held by Gamespot AU and it was good.

One minor complaint. Commentators. How about showing some form of excitement! It's gaming, not golf. By all means, discuss whatever strategies the competitors are employing, go in depth about map layout and the various weapons. Thats good stuff but do it with some enthusiasm! Hell if I was getting paid to commentate on game tournaments I'd be downright thrilled and I'm sure that'd come through on screen too.

Thats where US has AU beat. They commentate better. It doesn't bother me that I'll never be able to participate in their tournments, they're fun to watch and a good deal of what makes that fun is the commentary and their enthusiasm for the game.

Still, it was a first so I'm not going to be especially judgemental about it. Hopefully they'll iron out some problems when, if ever the next tournament rolls around. Who knows, hopefully by then my internet will be working okay and I might - pending on the game, naturally - be able to join in. That'd be neat.