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Similar to the inaugural season of the Overwatch<\/em> League, Activision Blizzard\u2019s Call of Duty<\/em> esports league in 2020 has reached its membership capacity at 12 teams, according to The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0Teams will also immediately begin playing in a home-and-away system<\/a> in 2020, according to The Washington Post<\/em>.<\/p>

This means that the first season of the franchised Call of Duty<\/em> League will feature teams in London, Paris, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Florida, Minnesota, New York, Seattle, Toronto, and Los Angeles. There are two franchises in Los Angeles, owned by KSE Esports and Immortals Gaming Club, respectively.\u00a0<\/p>

Some of the most prominent brands in Call of Duty<\/em> won’t be involved in the inaugural season of the league, including FaZe Clan and 100 Thieves. 100 Thieves\u2019 CEO Matthew \u201cNadeshot\u201d Haag already expressed his disinterest in joining the league on Aug. 29<\/a> due to the high price of purchasing a spot.<\/p>

But this doesn’t mean that 12 teams is the maximum for the franchised league. It’ll likely add more franchises in future seasons, similar to the Overwatch<\/em> League, which expanded to 20 teams after its first season.<\/p>

The upcoming Call of Duty<\/em> esports league is set to use Infinity Ward’s next title, Modern Warfare<\/em>, in the inaugural season. Modern Warfare <\/em>will be released on Oct. 25<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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