Gamasutra - Recession, The Beginning Of An Era.
"It's very possible that this recession could usher in the next age of the indie. Smaller, less expensive games made by smaller, more agile teams seem like a very logical step, now that the industry structure is better able to support it, with no less than three venues on which to distribute content as a small team. These are downloadable console, direct to consumer PC downloads via Steam-like services, portals, or direct sale, and iPhone and potentially DSi downloads. Consumers have shown that they're willing to buy games like Castle Crashers in droves."

Gamers Underground - The abuse of "professional gaming".
"Alas, that brings us to the core of the problem at hand. Which is of course that we've had a string of naive yet opportunistic business men with little true interest in gaming running our 'electronics sports' world for quite some time. They usually have little commendable business development experience, nor any genuine history or interest in the video game and sports industries. What they obviously have had a genuine interest in is the market share that could capitalise on..."