London Royal Ravens relocates to Carolina

Name of Obligation League franchise London Royal Ravens has rebranded following a transfer to North Carolina, United States.

The franchise has been renamed to the Carolina Royal Ravens. Because of the transfer, there are actually no Name of Obligation franchises outdoors of North America. 

Name of Obligation League did have a consultant in France till late 2022, when Paris Legion moved to Las Vegas.

The London Royal Ravens had been among the many inaugural record of franchises that competed within the Name of Obligation League when it began in 2020. A part of Infinite Actuality — the parent company of esports conglomerate ReKTGlobal — the Name of Obligation franchise introduced British content material creator Vikram ‘Vikkstar’ Singh Barn as a co-owner of the crew again in 2020. 

Carolina Royal Ravens’ choice comes earlier than the beginning of the 2024 Name of Obligation League season, which is prone to start someday on the finish of the yr. Actual particulars surrounding the season have but to be revealed. 

There have been worries surrounding the way forward for Name of Obligation League, on condition that Activision Blizzard has supplied a payout to Overwatch League franchises to exit the league. Nevertheless, Royal Ravens’ relocation and different strikes by CoD franchises appear to point the esport will proceed with its franchised mannequin.

The organisation made the next assertion on social media: “We’re thrilled to announce we’re taking our royal wings to the Queen Metropolis, Charlotte, [North Carolina].

“We need to thank all of our London followers. From internet hosting the very first CDL Main for you in 2020 to this very second, your ardour for our crew and the video games we’ve performed are unrivalled. We’ll all the time be glad about the 4 years we spent flying the flag for the UK and the assist you gave us.”

Carolina Royal Ravens isn’t the one franchise to rebrand its slot. While remaining in Florida, Misfits has announced a collaboration with Team Heretics that sees its Name of Obligation League crew be renamed to Miami Heretics.