Pro Call of Duty gamer MBoZe (Marcus Blanks) has stepped down from OpTic Nation – he’s now a free agent and is looking for a new team.
The news comes after the Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare season got underway, including online and LAN tournaments, and OpTic obviously felt a change was needed.
OpTic Nation founder H3CZ (Hector Rodriguez) said in a statement: “MBoZe will be stepping down as captain of OpTic Nation. Chemistry within the team demanded that a change was needed, and the team and organisation mutually agreed that this was the best decision for the team.
“MBoZe will remain at the OpTic house and will continue to entertain his fan base via his livestreams and YouTube videos. In the meantime, MBoZe will be searching for a new team to compete with for the remainder of the season. For the time being, OpTic Nation will be utilizing Synfula, whom OpTic Nation picked up as a substitute for Season 1.”
“I voice my opinion – I’m not here to babysit you. I’m here to win,” MBoZe said in a YouTube video (above). “It is what it is and I’m going to move on. I’m going to focus on my gaming and my channel.”
Here’s a recent gameplay video of MBoZe in action.
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