Eight expert gamers from Australia are heading to Hollywood to take on the world’s best Call of Duty Black Ops II competitors. On Friday night gaming publisher, Activision, brought together the best Call of Duty players from across Australia and New Zealand to battle it out for a place at the Call of Duty Championship, presented by Xbox tournament in Los Angeles on 5-7 April at the Hollywood Palladium Theatre.
After eight gruelling hours of gameplay against fierce competition from 32 expert gamers, Team Immunity and Mindfreak eSports, took out the honour of ANZ’s best Call of Duty teams, and booked their ticket to the Call of Duty Championship, presented by Xbox in April.
Captain of the Team Immunity team, Albert Nassif says “It’s a great feeling to take out the Call of Duty title in Australia, and we can’t wait to go to Hollywood and play for the big bucks against the world’s best”.
Senior Vice President Asia Pacific at Activision, Philip Earl says the response to the Call of Duty Championships is evidence of the franchise’s strong following down under.
“The successful launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops II last year showed the continued strength of the Call of Duty franchise locally so it’s wonderful to be able to give back to the loyal community with the Call of Duty Championships”.
24 teams from around the globe will now meet in Hollywood on 5-7th April to battle for their share of the $1 million dollar prize purse, and the ultimate bragging rights as the world’s best Call of Duty players.
Last year Call of Duty: Black Ops II became the biggest selling entertainment product of all time, recording 1 BILLION dollars in sales in just 15 days.