Category: CALL OF DUTY

Game developer and publisher Activision Blizzard has settled a lawsuit filed by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding the former’s soft salary cap for players in two of its leagues. The lawsuit, which argued that the company “suppressed esports player compensation,” has been settled by the two parties, according to Reuters. Keep Reading […]

Image credit: Arlington Esports Stadium Activision’s Call of Duty League (CDL) Stage 3 Major broke viewership records over the weekend, recording 439,776 viewers at its peak, according to Esports Charts. The event is now the most-watched in Call of Duty League history, with it recording the highest peak viewership of any event since the league […]

Image credit: NACE Starleague Butler University, located in Indiana, United States, will be hosting the Spring Finals of the NACE Starleague, a college esports league in the US. The two-day event will see teams from 14 universities compete in seven esports titles such as CS:GO, Rocket League, and League of Legends. The event will take […]

Image credit: Riot Games North American esports organisation The Guard has seemingly laid off all of its employees in an all-hands meeting yesterday, according to esports.gg. A now former employee has confirmed to Esports Insider that these layoffs include every employee in the content, social, creative, and talent departments. Keep Reading FaZe Clan sees wave […]

Image credit: Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) UK competitions regulator the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally concluded that Microsoft’s pending $68.7bn (~£50.5bn) acquisition of Activision Blizzard would be harmful. An investigation by the CMA found that the acquisition could result in higher prices, fewer choices, or less innovation for gamers in the United […]

(ESI Illustration) Image credit: OpTic Gaming North American esports organisation OpTic Gaming has partnered with restaurant chain Wingstop for OpTic Texas Major III. As a result, Wingstop has become the presenting sponsor for the third Call of Duty League (CDL) Major, which is taking place March 9th-12th. Keep Reading OpTic Gaming signs Dairy MAX as […]

(ESI Illustration) Image credit: eUnited North American esports organisation eUnited has closed down and parted ways with all of its employees, according to a report from The Esports Advocate. According to TEA sources, only eUnited CEO Adam Stein remains employed by the company, with the last members of the team leaving in late 2022. Keep […]

Image credit: US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a legal complaint seeking to block Microsoft’s pending acquisition of game publisher Activision Blizzard. The FTC alleged that Microsoft, already a gaming giant via Xbox, could harm competition in the console and subscription services market. Keep Reading Microsoft agrees to […]

Image credit: Call of Duty League The Call of Duty League Stage 1 Major Qualifiers made its debut on streaming platform Twitch over the weekend and recorded 190,000 peak viewers, according to Esports Charts. The qualifiers will continue until December 11th, however, the opening weekend is already in the top 10 of most-watched Call of […]

Image credit: Call of Duty League The new season of the Call of Duty League, Call of Duty’s franchised esports competition, is set to commence today and will be available on streaming platform Twitch. The League has never been present on Twitch since it was founded in 2020, when the competition signed an exclusive deal […]