Call of Duty Legend, Ian “Crimsix” Porter, Retires

The most successful player in the history of the Call of Duty franchise, Ian “Crimsix” Porter, has announced his retirement from the games competitive scene. The 38x champion and X-Games Gold Medalist did so via a youtube video on Friday, in which he also declared his movement to the content side of esports.

After an over 15 year professional esport career in Halo and Call of Duty, in which he won 3 World Championships, and earned over 1.4 million dollars in prize money, Crimsix, undoubtedly left his mark all over the competitive scene.

Crimsix’s career was known to be close to an end because of his relationships amongst others in the Call of Duty League. He cited that clearly in his retirement video, stating how difficult it was for him to deal with the newer faces of the league.

“That is somewhat of my downfall,” Crimsix said about his inability to effectively communicate and get along with the younger generation of players in the league. That became very clear after the recent completion of this year’s Call of Duty League season. Crimisix and his former teammate, young superstar Paco “Hydra” Rusiewiez had beef that spilled into the public’s view.

To the shock of many, Crimsix hardly even attempted to get signed onto a roster this offseason, knowing his time had come to an end.

“I genuinely did not even try (to get an offer),” Crimsix said about the offseason.

While this announcement has not come as a shock to anyone, the scene will massively miss Crim. From his pure, unchallenged CoD talent to his ability to create excitement for fans, Call of Duty will never have a person nor player like Crimsix again.