But the most intriguing part of their Gamescom announcements has been the ‘Ban and Protect’ system, which could help Call of Duty push even further into the eSports realm. First, they teased how competitive matches will work in Black Ops 3, before eventually getting into the nitty gritty details. That seems to be changing with Black Ops 3.Īs part of their Gamescom 2015 presence, or maybe just to capitalize on the popularity of The International, Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 developer Treyarch had a lot to offer eSports fans right out of the gate. With only so much space on a retail disc and only so much development time, the various Call of Duty developers have made sure not to introduce anything too significant into the mix so as not to upset the status quo. Although the Call of Duty franchise has pursued the eSports crowd in the past, it has done so with a careful eye on its casual fans.