Mike Sepso talks about ESL/Faceit deal, future of third-party operators Matches were played there until 2020 when team facilities were set to be used for league play before the pandemic. The change to third parties for production and assisting in facilitating league operations is a 180-degree pivot from the previous model used by Activision Blizzard, who took over Studio 1 where "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" was filmed. Esports Engine already has the Call of Duty League and Halo and taking on OWL might be too much at this time. And while there have been rumors that Adam Apicella and Esports Engine have already been selected to join OWL productions, sources tell SBJ that isn’t the case. Both the Call of Duty League and the Overwatch League will have its productions and operations assisted by third parties.Īs it stands, there has yet to be any announcement as to which outlet has been selected to help produce the Overwatch League, but sources are saying that the deal is already done and there will be an announcement upcoming this month. Kevin Hitt Activision Blizzard confirms plan to farm out OWL opsĪctivision Blizzard has confirmed that Overwatch League is already taking bids by third party operators to produce and facilitate league operations, news first reported by SBJ’s Kevin Hitt last week. A small sample size certainly, but we’ve already seen this take place with Activision Blizzard - after the announcement of the acquisition process by Microsoft - and its Call of Duty and Overwatch Leagues, as now both will be run through third-party operators, which is typically how Microsoft has run its esports events. An understanding of each company's operating history can give investors and those interested in the space some idea as to how operations going forward will look. Because esports is inexorably tied to the gaming space, paying attention to the mergers and acquisition of smaller gaming companies by bigger gaming companies is a must.
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