Top CoD Players Head to Cologne for eSports Reveal

Activision and Treyarch Studios have officially announced that an eSports briefing will be taking place at gamescom 2015 in Cologne, Germany. The event will be hosted at the ESL Arena on Aug. 5, 2015, covering Call of Duty®: Black Ops III.

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Eight professional Call of Duty players have been selected to compete in show matches in order to show the world how eSports will work in multiplayer mode. The players are:

• Doug “Censor” Martin
• Tyler “TeePee” Polchow
• Mitchell “BuZZO” Mader
• Tom “Tommey” Trewren
• Kevin “Kivi” Fiala
• Corentin “Gotaga” Houssein
• Ivan “FlexZ” Arizpe
• Joey “MerK” Deluca

Talent Team

The talent teams includes:

• Host: Scott Lowe – Activision Communications Manager
• Caster: Clint “Maven” Evans
• Caster: Matt “MrX” Morello

Special guests attending:

• David Vonderhaar – Treyarch Studio Design Director
• Jay Puryear – Activision Brand Director

Watch it Live

Watch the live broadcast of gamescom 2015 on Aug. 5 at 7:00 PM CEST, over on Call of Duty’s Twitch to spectate the future of CoD eSports for Black Ops III.

What do you think CoD eSports will be like on Call of Duty: Black Ops III? Stay up-to-date on future Black Ops III news over on our Twitter – @eSportsNation.