‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, EA Sports FIFA 20, Mortal Kombat 11, Warface, NBA 2K20, SoulCalibur VI, and BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle’
As arenas remained closed and in-person esports events continue to take a hit, more and more organizations,including EVO, are making the move to online tournaments. This past week Ubisoft announced a new initiative for onlineRainbow Six: Siegeorganized play, and you can now add Sony to that list as of today.
Announced by way of their official blog, Sony says that they’re kicking off a new tournament series on June 1. It’s called “PS4 Tournaments: Open Series,” and will build off of 2019’s Challenger Series. The idea is to get people competing in seven games (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare,EA Sports FIFA 20,Mortal Kombat 11,Warface,NBA 2K20,SoulCalibur VI, andBlazBlue Cross Tag Battle) in weekly online tournaments for rewards (PS4 themes, elite avatars and cash prizes of $100 and “a share of” a $1000 prize pool). “High performing players” could also get invites to invitational tournaments.
Sony is hosting broadcasts forFIFA 20,Mortal Kombat 11andCall of Dutyspecifically: which they’re seemingly dubbing as the biggest draws of the tournament. As a note, there is very little crossover with EVO, as onlySoulCalibur VIis a part of the upcoming festivities. Another interesting factoid: sinceMortal Kombat 11was cut from EVO this year, it’ll now have more of a chance to shine in an organized play environment in 2020.
To join in on all this chaos, go to the events tab on your PS4. You will need a PlayStation Plus membership to participate, Sony says. Good luck! You’ll need it to beat our own Chris Moyse atMortal Kombat 11, or myself inBlazBlueorSoulCalibur.
