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Video game giant Activision Blizzard has unveiled a wave of new features for its eSports platform – with major tournaments set to be streamed live on Facebook.
The publisher behind Call Of Duty and Destiny is bringing the enhancements to its MLG.tv platform, including real-time match stats, live leaderboards, commentary and in-game analysis.
Coverage will launch on Facebook Live next month from the MLG Anaheim Open, with action set to be broadcast direct from MLG’s Facebook page.
The Anaheim event is a two-day Call Of Duty: Black Ops III tournament starting on June 10. It will feature COD World League teams and dozens of amateur teams competing head-to-head for a $100,000 prize pool.
Activision Blizzard launched the upgrades at the Digital NewFronts conference in New York and also announced that commentator and retired pro gamer Chris Puckett will be fronting a daily MLG show with news and interviews.
Great to be a part of #ABNewFront today. Awesome to see @Variety and others already picking it up. https://t.co/M21PYlk5UB
— Chris Puckett (@MLGPuckett) May 12, 2016
The company – which also has major eSports titles like StarCraft II and Heroes of the Storm in its stable – bought live event organizer Major League Gaming for $46 million at the start of the year and says it wants to be the “ESPN of eSports”.
So expect to see a lot more cool moments like this popping up in your timeline…
A HUGE triple kill from @Slacked helps @TheRiseNation take their series 3-1 over @FaZeClan!https://t.co/BB3k6UEhDJ https://t.co/SCOKLaDlY6
— MLG (@MLG) May 11, 2016
