No doubt you've been playing Call of Duty: Ghosts' multiplayer for poops n' giggles since the game's release, but since January, a number of teams across the globe have been fighting it out to earn a spot for this year's Call of Duty Championships. Now, after all those hours, the final 32 teams that will head to L.A. at the end of the month to compete have finally emerged.
A press release provided the full list, which can be seen below:
- TCM Gaming (UK)
- SSOF Gaming (Brazil)
- Epsilon Esports (UK)
- Aztek Gaming (Mexico)
- TEC Intensity (UK)
- Nsp (South Korea)
- Team Orbit (UK)
- Trident T1dotters (Australia)
- Vitality Rises (France)
- Immunity (Australia)
- Vitality Returns (France)
- VexX Revenge (Canada)
- Killerfish (Germany)
- WiLD Gaming (Canada)
- SK Gaming (Germany)
- Echelon (Singapore)
- Reign Mix (Sweden)
- Strictly Business (U.S.A.)
- AllStars (Netherlands)
- CompLexity (U.S.A.)
- Wizards (Spain)
- Team Kaliber (U.S.A.)
- Sublime (Italy)
- FaZe (U.S.A.)
- Lightning Pandas (EU)
- EnVyUs (U.S.A.)
- Team Rize ZA (South Africa)
- Rise Nation (U.S.A.)
- Klarity Gaming (UAE)
- OpTic Gaming (U.S.A.)
- Brazil 5 Stars (Brazil)
- Xfinity Gaming (U.S.A.)
"Last year's championship came down to the final minute of the final match with everyone holding their breath to see who would win. The skill, passion and energy brought by these teams and the crowd looking-on showed just what makes our community the best in the world," said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing, in a press release. "Call of Duty is more than a video game. It's a pastime shared by millions. It's exciting to play and fun to watch, and we can't wait to see what this year's event has in store."
Team Fariko Impact was the winner of last year's tournament, playing Call of Duty: Black Ops II on the Xbox 360, and winning $400,000 in all.
This tournament will be the first competitive CoD event played on the Xbox One in which prize money will be rewarded, and like last year, the whole thing will be streamed on Xbox Live and MLG.tv on Sunday, March 30, 6PM EST so everyone can watch.
Further details on the 2014 Call of Duty Championship including full rules, regulations, maps, modes, prizing, etc. can be found here.