Evil Geniuses reveal Call of Duty future ahead of franchising MLGCall of Duty, confirming that they will not be one of the franchise teams taking part in the new league next year. The highly-anticipated franchising of Call of Duty is set to kick off in early 2020 with the arrival of Modern Warfare and seven teams have already been announced. The city-based format, similar to Activision Blizzard\u2019s Overwatch League, will see squads represent worldwide cities like Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Minnesota, Paris, and Toronto. A number of current fan-favorite teams like OpTic Gaming, Luminosity Gaming, Team Envy, and Splyce will each run a franchised roster, however, one historic name will not be returning to the scene. On July 22, in a statement, Evil Geniuses revealed that they won\u2019t be making the step into the franchise league for the inaugural season as they look towards the future and keep building the brand\u2019s strength. \u201cWe\u2019ve enjoyed competing in COD under the Evil Geniuses name for years, and unfortunately, we won\u2019t be bringing the EG name to the forthcoming CWL Pro League 2020 season, or competing under the banner of any of the city-based franchises,\u201d the statement announced. Evil Geniuses\u2019 also announced that they won\u2019t be leaving their current roster short-handed and will look to help them transition moving forward. They added: \u201cWe\u2019re extremely proud of the work that we\u2019ve been able to put into Call of Duty, and our results within the space. We\u2019d like to thank our players and staff for their dedication and effort \u2014 we\u2019ll be making sure that they continue to participate in Call of Duty through new homes, and other opportunities.\u201d Despite a heartbreaking elimination in the CWL Finals play-in bracket, and not moving into franchising, Evil Geniuses will still be competing at August\u2019s CWL Championships, their final event in Call of Duty. However, with the draw for the prestigious event still yet to be made, EG will not find out their fate for CoD Champs\u2019 pool play stage until July 31. The exact number of teams that will be a part of the Call of Duty League\u2019s inaugural season is currently unknown. Top names like 100 Thieves, FaZe Clan, and Gen.G are currently without spots, so it remains to be seen as to who will be making the move over as cleary EG won\u2019t be. Evil Geniuses CoD roster Attach – JKap – Xotic – Accuracy – Apathy – FeLo \u2013 substitute –<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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