Activision and announce Xbox Call of Duty Championship
The event is open to everyone: just register here to participate in the season of League Play that will take place from today until the end of February. At the end of this phase, the 8 best teams are brought to Hollywood to attend the final, where he will be crowned the winner. For all the details we leave you the official release, followed by a presentation of the event trailer.
ACTIVISION and XBOX TOGETHER to BRING eSPORTS COMPETITION
CALL OF DUTY ® TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE WITH THE TOURNAMENT
CALL OF DUTY ® CHAMPIONSHIP
PRESENTED BY XBOX
Players will compete in the World Cup Tournament Call of Duty ®: Black Ops II that will take place from 5 to 7 April next to Hollywood stars, CA from prize money of 1 million dollars
Legnano, MI – 4 February 2013 – players from around the world, take your calendar and marked this important event: competition arrives in April Call of Duty par excellence, that will forever change the face of the competitive eSports. The Call of Duty Championship , presented by Xbox , which will have as protagonist the tournament Call of Duty ®: Black Ops II from 1 million dollars, will be held in Hollywood, CA from 5 to 7 April next. Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard (Nasdaq: ATVI ) and the award-winning studio Treyarch, in partnership with Xbox ®, Major League Gaming (MLG) and the Electronic Sports League (ESL) will bring more skilled teams of 32 players in multiplayer on Xbox 360 ® world to compete head-to-head on Call of Duty: Black Ops II into a spectacular event transmitted in live-streaming for all.
"Every day there are more people playing Call of Duty multiplayer than watch an average NBA season. The extension of the fan base of Call of Duty and his passion are something really amazing, and yet, until now, there was no formal way to uncover who among these millions of players was really the best of the best, "said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing."Watch the performances of top players to Call of Duty is already a sport with a mass audience on YouTube and on Call of Duty ® Elite . We want to bring together the best players in the world in Hollywood because to compete at the highest level and gain the award for excellence. All of our fan base, from all over the world, she was invited to join and take part in the fun.
Starting today, players interested in attending the tournament can connect to https://elite.callofduty.com/esports site and register for free to create an account on Call of Duty Elite – an operation that requires a few seconds. Once registered, team composed of four players can compete to access the tournament Call of Duty Championship, presented by Xbox taking part in the season of League Play in February to Call of Duty: Black Ops II on Xbox LIVE ®, which starts today. At the end of the season closing in February, the best eight teams will get the coveted spot in the Call of Duty Championship, presented by Xbox, which includes a trip to Hollywood next April to compete in the tournament prize fund of 1 million dollars.
"It's an honor for us to see fans and players celebrating the thrill of competing at a level and in a context so grandiose," said Mark Lamia, studio head of Treyarch. "Since the beginning of the development of Call of Duty: Black Ops II , we wanted to strongly make eSports an integral part of the game and it will be spectacular to see the best teams in the world compete against each other until the last shot with the entire audience to watch."
But that's not all: the teams that will compete in the recently announced 2013 MLG Pro Circuit with Call of Duty: Black Ops II ( www.majorleaguegaming.com ) will also have the chance to participate in the Call of Duty Championship, presented by Xbox . At MLG Winter Championship, to be held from 15 to 17 March in Dallas, Texas, the eight best teams will win a trip to Hollywood to play against the best players in Call of Duty players around the world. To join them, there will be the eight winning teams from the European finals of the ESL ( http://it.cod.esl.eu the page in Italian) that will take place on 16 and 17 March in the famous ESL Arena live eSports Studios in Cologne, Germany.
The remaining places in the 32-team tournament will be made available internationally in Asia, Australia and Brazil, through qualifiers taking place locally and whose details will be announced as they become available on the website https://elite.callofduty.com/esports .
Further details on Call of Duty Championship, presented by Xbox , with the inclusion of rules and regulation complete, maps and modes of Call of Duty: Black Ops II for the tournament, distribution of prizes, travel details and much more will be made available on the website https://elite.callofduty.com/esports .
