[NEWS] Activision Blizzard has five franchises lined up for its new Call of Duty esports league – Loganspace

Activision Blizzardsaid it has lined up 5 franchises for a brand contemporary, metropolis-basically basically based fully Call of Accountability esports league.

Atlanta, Dallas, New York, Paris and Toronto will all play host to franchise groups that can compete in a official league in accordance to what would possibly maybe perhaps well even beActivision Blizzard’smost profitable title, the firm offered after its earnings name earlier nowadays.

Every metropolis is partnering with modernOverwatch Leagueteam dwelling owners to leverage the modern framework that Activision has labored over for the previous few years to position the groundwork for a world, metropolis-basically basically based fully Call of Accountability league, the firm said.

The first groups are Atlanta Esports Ventures, the joint venture owned byCox Enterprisesand Province Inc.; the Envy Gaming esports team which has been bright in Call of Accountability competitive play since 2007 and with Dallas Gas Overwatch league team; New York’s Sterling.VC, a sports activities media firm backed by Sterling Equities (dwelling owners of the New York Mets); c0ntact Gaming, which owns theOverwatchLeague team Paris Eternal and the Paris-basically basically based fully Call of Accountability team; and Toronto’s OverActive Media.

“The upcoming delivery of our contemporary Call of Accountability esports league reaffirms our management role within the device of official esports. We’ve already sold Call of Accountability groups in Atlanta, Dallas, New York, Paris and Toronto to modern Overwatch League team dwelling owners, and we can bid extra dwelling owners and markets later this 365 days,” saidBobby Kotick,chief govt of Activision Blizzard. “Our dwelling owners price our official, world metropolis-basically basically based fully mannequin, the success now we maintain had with broadcast companions, sponsors and licensees, and the passion with which our players maintain answered to our occasions.”

The announcement came on the heels of an earnings announcement that saw the firm file earnings of $1.825 billion for the quarter, beating its outlook of $1.715 billion however down a little from the 365 days ago period when the firm brought in nearly $2 billion.

The firm credited esports and its  Overwatch Leagueand the newly offered Call of Accountability metropolis-basically basically based fully league (including promoting its first 5 groups to cities) for contributing to the higher-than-expected numbers.