Gfinity’s eSports director has told eSports News UK that a story about its Modern Warfare Remastered tournament is incorrect.
The story from Dexerto assumed that the tournament will get teams using a PC and playing with a controller, but Gfinity has rubbished this claim.
“It’s a Christmas promotion event and we might have one console team in the tournament to add a nice angle to it. But it’s certainly not a PC event forcing people to use pads,” Gfinity’s eSports director said.
Original story:
Some players have called out Gfinity for its upcoming $25,000 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered OMEN Invitational.
Sponsored by HP’s gaming brand OMEN, Gfinity says the tournament will feature “four of the world’s most historic Call of Duty: Modern Warfare teams”.
The December 3rd tournament is being played on PC (most likely because of the sponsor). However, it’s believed that controllers will be used, according to Dexerto, who also published a rumour suggesting the invited teams will come from a console background.
Gfinity said in a statement on its website: “In true nostalgic fashion, the OMEN Invitational will be powered by the OMEN X, the latest and most powerful gaming desktop on the market, as the Gfinity Arena showcases Modern Warfare Remastered’s new generation experience, featuring high-definition graphics, enhanced textures, high-dynamic range lighting and much more.”
The decision to apparently host the tournament on PC but using controllers has been criticised by several people in the eSports and gaming community.
LMFAOOOOOOOOOO controller on PC tournament! Im dead @phantasyftw @Gfinity
— KenWorth (@TBNRKenny) November 14, 2016
@phantasyftw @Gfinity haha i just facepalm when i hear cod comp nowadays. Jetpacks, Killstreaks, and specialist in comp and with JOYSTICKS
— KenWorth (@TBNRKenny) November 14, 2016
@TBNRKenny @phantasyftw @Gfinity no more faith in pc players.
— J0k3r2099 (@J0k3r2099) November 14, 2016
STEEV92 commented on the Gfinity website: “You are joking? Console players on PC? Was it that hard to re-call the top 30 previously active teams in Call of Duty 4 PC instead of rounding up some ‘pros’ from the console scene? Complete and utter embarrassment.”
Sam Van Tilburgh, head of marketing at Gfinity added in the original press release: “As one of the most historic titles within the gaming industry, we’re excited to host our first ever Call of Duty: Modern Warfare event, which I’m sure our loyal community will enjoy.
“It is also a fantastic opportunity to continue our partnership with one of the world’s leading technology companies, HP, as we host the Omen Invitational.”
We’ve reached out to Gfinity for clarification and will update this article when we hear back.
Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
