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Orbit Esport has announced that it will no longer function as an organisation, instead becoming an investment firm. However it will still own teams, by holding a majority share of Red Reserve. Red Reserve will absorb all of Orbit’s current teams, including its highly successful Call of Duty team who …
Read More »Fnatic signs top European Call of Duty team
Fnatic has returned to the world of Call of Duty by signing Tom ‘Tommey’ Trewren and the rest of his team. The new Fnatic roster includes Tommey, Matthew ‘Skrapz’ Marshall, Gurdip ‘SunnyB’ Bains and Bradley ‘wuskin’ Marshall. This is the first time Fnatic has had a Call of Duty team …
Read More »Call of Duty was the best-selling franchise globally in 2016
It appears that Activision’s Call of Duty series had a very good 2016. The publisher has confirmed the news that not only was Infinite Warfare last year’s best-selling game in the US, but that Call of Duty was the best-selling franchise globally for the year. It is the seventh time …
Read More »Activision caps daily Call of Duty pro points to prevent player burnout
Activision has announced that it will cap the amount of pro points professional Call of Duty players can earn in a single day. Pro points are used to determine which teams will be invited to CWL LAN events, and will ultimately decide the teams that make it into the World …
Read More »EGL set to host Call of Duty World League event in Sheffield
Rounding out the announcement of UK Call of Duty World League events is The European Gaming League, who will be hosting a CWL even in Sheffield. The EGL competition will take place at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield on June 25th and 25th. 64 teams will compete, …
Read More »Multiplay hosting Call of Duty World League event at Insomnia 60
Multiplay has announced that it will be hosting a Call of Duty World League open event at Insomnia 60. The CWL Birmingham Open will take place at I60, which is due to run between the 14th and 17th April at the NEC. The competition will feature a $50,000 prize pool …
Read More »Elementary TV show to feature eSports stars in upcoming episode
Sherlock based TV show Elementary will have an episode featuring eSports and a number of top players. The show, which features Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as Watson, will air an episode featuring a ton of eSports stars on February 19th in the States. Two time …
Read More »John ‘Revan’ Boble leaves MLG
Call of Duty caster and analyst John ‘Revan’ Boble has decided to leave his position at MLG and return to school. Revan has been a prominent voice in the world of Call of Duty for some years, and was one of the main broadcasters for the CWL last year. However …
Read More »Try out Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare free this weekend
With the Call of Duty competitive season about to kick off with MLG Las Vegas Activision is letting those who are yet to buy Infinite Warfare play for free. Between 6pm (UK time) on December 15th and 6pm on December 20th anyone will be able to download and play Call …
Read More »Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare debuts at No.1 in November digital charts
The latest Call of Duty title, Infinite Warfare, topped SuperData’s digital charts in November, but with a rather narrow lead. Activision’s FPS generated 12.90m in the UK for its first month in the rankings, SuperData reports, while FIFA 17, which landed at No.2, had revenue reaching 11.27m. The two titles …
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