Discovery channel has a so far 2 1 hour show special called the Gamer Generation. A really interesting series about gaming world wide and the various influences. Really shows how intense and interesting gaming is around the world. South Korea is actually building a gaming stadium for showdown matches of Starcraft, according to the show upwards of 25k people will show up for a match between professional players. How the Pentagon basically funded the development of America's Army, a highly popular shooter game. The second episode gets into the online games.

Very interesting stuff. Catch it if you can.