Watch a bunch of dudes win money by playing a freaking game

The Call of Duty Championshipkicks off today and sees teams from all around the world competing for up to $1 million dollars in prizes. The tournament begins with a ceremony starting at 12PM Pacific, and then the 32 teams go off to fight to the virtual death starting at 12:30PM.

The tournament lasts until Sunday at 3PM when the final match to determine the first ever Call of Duty Champion tournament winner takes place. The first place team will win $400,000, a trophy, and Super Bowl-like rings. Yes, really.

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The entire tournament will be livestreamed on Twitch.TV, and you can see it all unfold below.

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The opening area of the Whisper mission, in a small grove.

The Divide in the Cosmodrome, where the Guardian was resurrected.

A holofoil Ribbontail, as seen in collections.

The Phoneutria Fera hand cannon, inspired by the Season of the Haunted armor set. It has a unique, galactic glow.

Three Fuses appear in a match of Apex Legends' Wild Card mode.

Mad Maggie opens a supply bin and an item with a symbol indicating infinite ammo appears.

Legends slide through a zipline in King’s Canyon in Apex Legends.

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The Yeartide Apex tex Mechanica SMG with a Holofoil glow.