Gears of War for the XBox 360 was the most anticipated game of 2006 and one of the best selling. Yet the game still has to make to tournament levels. GamingJunky.com's Kristin "BatGirl" Reilly points out the different issues keeping this M-rated game far from TV broadcasting.

"Television networks are hesitant to broadcast a game that's either too hard for the general public to follow or something they feel wouldn't be appropriate to show to a broad audience due to violence or gore."

Is TV really the right medium for competitive gaming? Blood spatter aside, is Gears really a good competitive platform?