In the space of one day Call of Duty 4 will move from mediocrity to the history books. The last time the CoD franchise saw so much money poured into the game was in 2004 courtesy of the Cyberathlete Professional League's $50,000 winter tournament, a one off.

Counter Strike's stranglehold over traditional eSport competition means Call of Duty is unlikely to ever replace the game in a straight fight.

Nabore: “I wouldn't be surprised if we saw an American final.”

One of the three major European Call of Duty 4 LAN events scheduled for the summer season has just expanded by almost 70%, raising its previous prize money total from €30,000 to €50,000.

The invites for this years CoD4 tournament at the Antwerp eSports Festival (AEF), coming this summer, have been announced.