COD Challengers Will Be Hosted On FACEIT Going Ahead

FACEIT has inadvertently revealed that, from the 2024 season onwards, COD Challengers will likely be hosted on its peer-to-peer aggressive platform. This information surfaced in the present day following eagle-eyed players recognizing a Challengers ‘hub’ being added to FACEIT’s web site. For the previous few days, the Challengers scene has been in turmoil as no information in regards to the circuit’s construction – or house – was revealed by Activision Blizzard.

It hasn’t formally been introduced, however it has been rumoured for a while that FACEIT might decide up extra accountability within the Name of Obligation scene. On Twitter, some prolific Name of Obligation-themed profiles (insiders and shops) reported on this information, additional solidifying the credibility of the replace.

New Residence, New Hope

Transferring the Challengers circuit away from GameBattles to FACEIT is, at first blush, a logical step. It’s no large secret that GameBattles is being closed down early subsequent yr, which signifies that the ‘path to the CDL’ has to start out someplace. For Activision Blizzard, no website aside from FACEIT makes extra sense. It was simply a few weeks in the past that FACEIT appeared on the ‘COD Aggressive’ subreddit, posting a survey associated to the Name of Obligation group.

Earlier than that, again in April, Activision Blizzard and ESL FACEIT signed a two-year deal that may see Name of Obligation: Cell introduced into the Snapdragon Professional Collection.

Earlier in the present day, the GM of Name of Obligation esports, Daniel Tsay, took to social media to emphasize that the group was ‘shut’ to an answer for COD Challengers. Lo and behold, FACEIT publishes a COD Challengers hub full with listings for ‘Cup’, ‘Elite’, and ‘Open’. Regardless of that having been unearthed, it’s not anticipated that COD Challengers could have any main presence on the first large CDL match of the season, which is because of happen in Boston within the new yr.

Is This a Win?

For those who’re plugged into the Challengers group, you’ll see that it is a win. It’s a revelation that’s being met with a constructive sentiment throughout the board, and that’s for a lot of causes. Firstly, ESL FACEIT is among the finest aggressive gaming platforms within the enterprise. It has a monumental presence and massively beneficial backing, and it has tens of hundreds of thousands of customers. It additionally makes use of a tried and examined anti-cheat system, which is nothing in need of an enormous victory for COD Challengers gamers.

Name of Obligation is nearly actually set to formally be a part of a line-up of top-tier esports titles already current on ESL FACEIT within the coming days.

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