32 Professional Teams From Around the Globe
Compete for $1 Million Playing Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
The Call of Duty Championship, presented by
Xbox Will be Livestreamed Worldwide on Xbox Live, CallofDuty.com,
MLG.tv
Tournament’s Final Match Livestream Starts
Sunday, March 29th at 2:00 p.m. (PDT)
Professional Football Players Golden Tate and
Demaryius Thomas Lead All-Star Teams in Call of Duty: Advanced
Warfare Celebrity Pro Am Exhibition for Call of Duty Endowment
It’s time to determine who’s the best Call of Duty® team in the
world with the start of the third annual Call of Duty®
Championship, presented by Xbox, the biggest eSports first
person action tournament of the year. Beginning today through
Sunday, in Los Angeles, Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of Activision Blizzard (Nasdaq: ATVI) and development
studio Sledgehammer Games, in partnership with Xbox, welcome 32 of
the most accomplished Call of Duty®: Advanced Warfare multiplayer
professional teams from around the world to compete head-to-head on
Xbox One, the all-in one games and entertainment system from
Microsoft, for the honor of being named the “Call of Duty World
Champions,” and their share of the tournament’s $1 million total
prize purse.
Fans can tune-in to every thrilling, adrenaline-pumping moment
through livestreamed coverage on Xbox Live, CallofDuty.com, and at
MLG.tv, as well as select editorial partners worldwide. Culminating
on Sunday, March 29th, the tournament’s final match livestream
starts at 2:00 p.m. (PDT) on the Xbox Live Dashboard (in
participating regions).
Fans tuning into the Call of Duty Championship, presented by
Xbox livestream on Sunday will also see the world premiere of
live gameplay from the upcoming Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Ascendance DLC pack and a new trailer for Infected, the
next episode of Exo Zombies. Ascendance is the definitive
DLC package, with its four new, thrilling multiplayer maps, the
formidable OHM directed energy light machine gun/shotgun hybrid,
the OHM Werewolf custom variant, the all-new Exo Grapple ability
playlist that introduces the Exo Grapple ability to multiplayer,
and Infected, the latest installment of Exo Zombies.
Ascendance will be available first on Xbox Live on March
31.
“We have an amazing Call of Duty community. From those who like
to just have fun playing with their friends, to those who like to
compete at the highest level at the Call of Duty Championship. It’s
a testament to our development teams that they can create an
experience, which is so fun for everyone to play and watch,” said
Rob Kostich, senior vice president, Call of Duty, Activision
Publishing, Inc. “Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare takes center stage
this weekend, as the top players from around the globe showcase
their incredible skill. The best four-player teams are here to
compete head-to-head in intense objective-based game modes all
weekend long, and we can’t wait to see all the action and see
who takes it all.”
These 32 teams from 5 continents and 11 countries around the
world have trained extensively over the past several months playing
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, winning their respective regional
competitions in qualifying events conducted by the professional
competitive gaming organizations of Major League Gaming (MLG),
Gfinity, and the Australian Cyber League (ACL). Teams like
Exile5.T1 Dotters from Australia, European Champions, TCM Gaming
from the UK and SSOF Gaming from Brazil, will compete against such
notable teams from North America as Optic Gaming, Team EnVy and
Team Kaliber.
The Call of Duty Championship, presented by Xbox begins
with round-robin style pool play among eight groups of four teams.
The top two teams from each group will advance to a 16-team double
elimination bracket, where the team that places first will take
home $400,000 of the tournament’s $1 million dollar total prize
pool. The remaining seven teams will each take home prizes ranging
from $200,000 for second place to $25,000 for eighth place. Further
details on the 2015 Call of Duty Championship, presented by
Xbox, including full rules and regulations, Call of Duty:
Advanced Warfare maps and modes for the tournament, livestream
information, prizing distribution and more are available at
https://CallofDuty.com/esports.
In addition to the hotly-anticipated tournament competition,
professional football players Golden Tate and Demaryius Thomas will
each lead a team made up of a professional eSports player, an
internet personality and a fan picked right from the audience, in
an exhibition grudge match for the Call of Duty™ Endowment. The
teams will go head-to-head playing new maps from the upcoming
Ascendance DLC pack. The winning team will have a $100,000 donation
made in their name to the Endowment and its continued effort in
helping veterans return to the workforce.
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is available for Xbox One,
the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, and
the Xbox 360 games and entertainment system from Microsoft, and is
rated “M” (Mature – Blood and Gore, Drug Reference, Intense
Violence and Strong Language – content that may be suitable for
persons ages 17 and older) by the ESRB. For more information,
please visit www.CallofDuty.com/advancedwarfare,
www.facebook.com/CallofDuty, or follow on
Twitter @SHGames.
About Major League Gaming
(MLG)
MLG is the leader in eSports delivering premium gaming content
to viewers through its streaming platform - MLG.tv and promoting
eSports globally through premier competition. MLG.tv is one of the
fastest growing broadcast networks worldwide reaching 20 million
highly-engaged fans each month via web, mobile, connected TVs,
gaming consoles and social media. MLG pioneered the eSports
industry as the longest-running competitive gaming league in North
America and through Gamebattles, the largest cross platform
online gaming tournament system with 9 million registered users.
For more information: www.mlg.tv.
About Gfinity
Formed by gamers with the backing of successful investors,
Gfinity was created to help push eSports within the UK to a
professional level, to raise awareness and to provide an arena for
gamers to showcase their talent. Gfinity was launched as a company
in early 2013 and plans were immediately set in motion to deliver
events unlike any that had been seen in European eSports before it.
For more information on Gfinity, please
visit http://www.gfinity.net/, and follow us on
Twitter for the latest updates.
About Australian Cyber
League
The Australian Cyber League (ACL) established Australia’s first
and only national circuit for gaming. Founded in 2006, ACL operates
the most prestigious live gaming events for competitive titles
across both console and PC platforms. Known for top quality
production, ACL has been pioneering the broadcast practices of
eSports in Australia, delivering engaging livestreamed content from
events into the homes of gaming fans.
About Activision Publishing,
Inc.
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision
Publishing, Inc. is a leading global producer and publisher of
interactive entertainment. Activision maintains operations
throughout the world. More information about Activision and its
products can be found on the company's website, www.activision.com
or by following @Activision.
About the Call of Duty
Endowment
The Call of Duty Endowment is a non-profit, public benefit
corporation conceived by Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard.
The Endowment supports organizations that provide job placement
services to veterans. Since its founding, the Endowment has donated
over $11 million to place more than 9,000 veterans into good jobs.
For more information about the Call of Duty Endowment, please visit
www.callofdutyendowment.org.
ACTIVISION, CALL OF DUTY, and CALL OF DUTY ADVANCED WARFARE are
trademarks of Activision Publishing, Inc. All other trademarks and
trade names are the properties of their respective owners.
Activision Publishing, Inc.Robert Taylor,
310.496.5206PR Manager | Call of
Dutyrobert.taylor@activision.com
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