by Activision announced the Warzone Rebirth Island Tournament to feature in Australia and New Zealand. The game publisher partnered with Amazon Prime Video in respect to its new series, The Terminal List, which stars the American actor, Chris Pratt. The series features Pratt as James Reece, a skilled military operative in search of the truth regarding the ambush of his team during a covert mission.
Activision revealed that the Call of Duty: Warzone Invitational will make its way to Australia and New Zealand for the first time. The tournament is scheduled to hold on July 2nd, a day after the official release of the series.
“Australian and New Zealand Call of Duty fans, mark your calendars and get ready for an epic event,” the press release read. “The Terminal List – Warzone Rebirth Island Tournament, takes place on Saturday 2 July and will see Activision Publishing and Prime Video Australia & New Zealand partner for the first time to celebrate the launch of new series, The Terminal List starring Chris Pratt.”
The event is expected to feature top Call of Duty gamers from Australia and New Zealand that make up the 10 participating teams. While the teams will be announced at a later date in June, the Warzone event will feature commentators and guests from the ANZ region.
The event will be broadcasted via the official Call of Duty Twitch channel and will be produced by You Know Media. The tournament will be hosted in the new gaming house of one of the oldest and most successful esports franchises in Australia, the Chiefs Esports Club. Information as it pertains to time schedule, teams and their captains, and possible giveaways for viewers will be announced at a closer date to the event proper.
The tournament has a prize pool of $20,000 AUD and in-game rewards for Amazon Prime Video subscribers. Only ANZ subscribers who watch the tournament via the live Twitch stream will be eligible for the rewards.
Activision has earlier this year announced the return of the Call of Duty Mobile World Championship. The tournament is scheduled to be concluded by December 2022, with the largest prize pool in the history of the game. The participating teams will compete for a part of the $1.7 million prize pool.
The expansion of the title as one of the biggest esports titles continues. With a range of influencer tournaments having to use the Call of Duty Warzone title in recent times. An example of such influencer tournaments includes the Fnatic’s Moonryde Invitational. The invitational was, however, named after its Streamer Dario ‘Moonryde’ Ferracci. With a prize pool of ￡30,000, the tournament featured 35 teams which consisted of top steamers.
Amazon, on the other hand, has since 2016 been active within the esports and gaming scene. The company started out as Twitch Prime before it rebranded its gaming division to Prime Gaming.
It has over time partnered with top esports and game publishers Riot Games and Respawn Entertainment. With the latest partnership of its Prime Video arm with Activision, the brand adds Activision to its rich list of partners within the esports scene.
