What the Game is all about
During any discussion about video games, there is one game series that never goes unmentioned that is, the Call of Duty series. The Call of Duty series goes all the way back to 2003 when Activision released the first game in the game franchise. Ever since then, various other Call of Duty games have been developed.
All of the games that are found in the Call of Duty game franchise are first person shooter games. The first game in the franchise took place in a World War II environment. Other subsequent games in the franchise however were set in different environments including the Cold War era, futuristic worlds as well as the outer space. The games that are currently found in the Call of Duty franchise are as follows:
- Call of Duty Release date 2003
- Call of Duty 2 Release date 2005
- Call of Duty 3 Release date 2006
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Release date 2007
- Call of Duty: World at War Release date 2008
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Release date 2009
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Release date 2010
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Release date 2011
- Call of Duty: Black Ops II Release date 2012
- Call of Duty: Ghosts Release date 2013
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Release date 2014
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III Release date 2015
- Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Release date 2016
- Call of Duty: WWII Release date 2017
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Release date 2018
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Release date 2019
- Call of Duty: Warzone Release date 2020
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Release date 2020
Call of Duty as an eSport
When the eSports industry was just beginning, Call of Duty was one of the very first games to pioneer as eSports games. Ever since, Call of Duty has grown in stature as an eSports game and now ranks as one of the most lucrative in the industry. Players looking to partake in eSport gaming playing Call of Duty can do so in one of two ways that is, either through ladders or through professional tournaments. Ladders are simply mini competitions played by teams of a high of 6 players at most. Tournaments are much bigger in size in terms of participating players as well as the prize money awards. In 2021, the ladders and tournaments that Call of Duty lovers can partake in include the following:
Call of Duty Major Tournaments for 2021
- 2021 Call of Duty League Stage 1: February 11 to February 28 – Venue – Online
- 2021 Call of Duty League Stage 1 Major: March 3 to March 7 – Venue – Online
- 2021 Call of Duty League Stage 2: March 18 to April 4 – Venue – Online
- 2021 Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major: TBA
- 2021 Call of Duty League Stage 3: TBA
- 2021 Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major: TBA
- 2021 Call of Duty League Stage 4: TBA
- 2021 Call of Duty League Stage 4 Major: TBA
- 2021 Call of Duty League Stage 5: TBA
- 2021 Call of Duty League Stage 5 Major: TBA
- Call of Duty 2021 Championship: TBA – Prize Pool ($2 500 000)
- Call of Duty 2021 Mobile World Championship: TBA