Activision Blizzard, developer of Call of Duty, one of the most popular games in the world, has made a remarkable announcement. case is on the agenda. The plaintiff accuses Activision Blizzard, a team that has organized Call of Duty tournaments in the past, of having a monopoly in the esports world. As part of the case, Activision Blizzard received the full amount $680 million is being sought. What happened to cause such a big disagreement?

Call of Duty has hosted major third-party tournaments in the past. OpTic Gaming in particular did well in this area. However, Activision Blizzard in 2019 made a decision and blocked third party tournaments for Call of Duty. Instead, a system called “Call of Duty League” was implemented. Call of Duty League, the only tournament for Call of Duty. It consisted of 12 teams and collected millions of dollars from participants. This is exactly where the lawsuit filed by the OpTic Texas esports team comes from.

They spent $27.5 million to compete in the Call of Duty League!

According to the case documents, esports teams looking to participate in the Call of Duty League would reached $27.5 million Although they made payments, they were unable to generate income to offset these expenses. Because Activision Blizzard does not accept revenue from items such as tickets and products. he bought 50 percent himself. In addition, the company has acquired several exclusive rights from various companies that have sponsorship agreements with esports teams. As such, Call of Duty has reached an unsustainable point for the esports world.

It is a matter of curiosity how the $680 million lawsuit will play out. However, Activision Blizzard has that too similar topics Let’s say there’s a lawsuit against him. Even US Department of Justice He also filed a lawsuit against the company.

Statement from Activision Blizzard

Spokesperson for Activision Blizzard delaney simmonsmade some statements regarding the present case. The following statements are included in that statement: