World's Top Call of Duty Teams Converge Today in Los Angeles to Kick-off Third Annual Call of Duty Championship, Presented by Xbox
32 Professional Teams From Around the Globe Compete for
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
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
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
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
"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
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
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
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
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
About Gfinity
Formed by gamers with the backing of successful investors, Gfinity was
created to help push eSports within the
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About the Call of Duty Endowment
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conceived by
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