Call of Duty publisher Activision is exploring options to potentially
discontinue its online Call of Duty World League competition and launch an
offline league to begin in the spring of next year.
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Online .The publishers esports division held a conference call with
many of its 2016 World League owners on Tuesday and proposed these competitive
changes, multiple sources who participated in the call told ESPN.Led by Kevin
Flynn, the Call of Duty World Leagues senior manager of esports, Activision told
teams that it would like to discontinue the competitions that were hosted on the
PlayStation Network service in 2016. Instead, upon the release of its upcoming
title -- Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare -- Activision would like to run
consistent offline events through the winter and early spring, awarding circuit
points depending on a teams placement.Activision also proposed during the call
that beginning sometime in March or April, it would like to host what it
tentatively referred to as the Global Super Bowl, an offline league consisting
of roughly 16 teams (10 from North America, four or five from Europe, and one or
two from Australia and New Zealand) based on rewarded circuit points to take
place at the Major League Gaming Arena in Columbus, Ohio.Activision Blizzard, a
conglomerate of the two game development and publishing titans, purchased Major
League Gaming and the companys assets on Jan. 4.Activision said if it goes
through with this plan, it will provide housing and relocation costs for all
teams who participate. In between the splits of this proposed league, similar to
the previous Call of Duty World League online competition, there will be a
midseason transfer period.Activision did not provide insight into the visa
approval process that European and Oceanic competitors would have to go through
to compete in this league. Traditionally, since December 2013, esports athletes
wanting to compete in the United States regularly have applied and obtained P-1A
internationally recognized athletes visas.The proposal of changes comes after
the Call of Duty World League system brought new challenges to the tournament
structure. Occasionally, the PlayStation Network would crash for hours on end,
causing matches to be canceled or rescheduled.Should it choose to finalize these
changes, Activision will join the growing list of publishers or leagues to host
offline tournaments instead of online events. League of Legends developer and
publisher Riot Games began its offline league, the League Championship Series,
in 2013 to much fanfare, moving each team to Santa Monica, California, and
Cologne, Germany. Additionally, Turner Broadcasting launched ELeague, an offline
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive televised league, in 2016.Activision did not
respond to a request for comment on this article.
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Both will be unrestricted free agents this summer. The Atlanta Falcons on
Thursday waived linebacker Torrey Green?after learning of multiple sexual
assault allegations made against the undrafted rookie last year in Utah.Falcons
owner Arthur Blank told reporters that Green was cut Thursday morning after the
team learned of the allegations the night before.We dont want anybody connected
to the organization who has those kinds of accusations around them, Blank
said.The Salt Lake City Tribune reported that four separate sexual assault
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and one to the North Park Police Department -- in 2015 while he was attending
Utah State.The Tribune reported the Cache County Attorneys Office in Utah
actively investigated those allegations against Green. Capt. Curtis Hooley of
the Logan City Police Department told ESPN on Thursday that Green hasnt been
charged with a crime, and that Cache County Attorney James Swink declined to
prosecute two of the three cases investigated by his department.We were not able
to get enough evidence to charge him, said Hooley, who said Green was
interviewed by the police officer who investigated all three cases.A third case
is still open while police investigate and speak to witnesses who were friends
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Tribune that the office is re-examining the cases and doing some additional
investigation to assist us in making our final decision.Three of the women
making the allegations against Green were students at Utah State at the time of
the alleged assaults. According to the Tribune, all three notified officials at
Utah States Sexual Assault and Anti-Violence Information office before
contacting police.Green was not named in the Tribunes story last month but he
denied the allegations in a July interview with the paper and said everyone
makes mistakes.This isnt just Salt Lake, this isnt just Logan, this isnt just
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proportion basically and thats going to ruin a young mans career, Green told the
Tribune in remarks published Thursday.Green was not on the practice field
Thursday morning, and the Falcons announced the transaction shortly after
practice began. He was highly unlikely to make the 53-man roster, although it
was possible he could have remained with the team as part of the practice
squad.ESPN Staff Writers Vaughn McClure, Mark Schlabach and The Associated Press
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