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| YouTube becomes an exclusive radio station for Call of Duty and Overwatch games |
Activision Blizzard and Google announced on Friday a multi-year strategic partnership to take advantage of the company's cloud computing platform to play video games.
“Google Cloud will be the preferred provider of Activision Blizzard game hosting infrastructure and will make YouTube an exclusive partner for global broadcasts outside of China, popular sports competitions and events, including: Overwatch League, Call of Duty League and Hearthstone electronic sports and more.” "
Activision Blizzard said in a statement: "Activ Blizzard contains hundreds of millions of active users worldwide every month and is looking for partners to improve the game infrastructure and provide players with a high-quality gaming experience." "The company has chosen Google Cloud for its reliable global operations, advanced data analytics and artificial intelligence, a commitment to open source, and a platform to develop future innovation in games."
(Sunil Ryan) - Google Cloud Games Manager: “In recent years, we have worked closely with (Activision Blizzard) on mobile games to improve their analysis and overall gaming experience.” He added: "We are now excited to expand our site and help take advantage of one of the world's most popular game developers."
In addition, YouTube will host the official live broadcast of snowstorm events and sports tournaments such as the new "Call of Duty League", "Overwatch" league, and e-sports "Heartstone" and many others this week.
The first season of "Call of Duty League" started on Friday. A total of 12 teams have played in Minnesota, USA and will follow the Overwatch 2020 League season on February 8. All games are streamed on the YouTube channel in every league and includes archives and other private content.