First Call of Duty Created with Three-Year
Development Cycle from First Time Lead Call of Duty Studio,
Sledgehammer Games, Fundamentally Changes Call of Duty
Multiplayer
All-new Exoskeleton Abilities Take Call of Duty
to New Level, Unprecedented Customization Revolutionizes Player
Personalization
First Ever for Franchise Early Access Pre-Order
Incentive – the Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Day Zero Edition
Offers Gamers Opportunity to Purchase Call of Duty Early – as Much
as 24 Hours in Advance Starting November 3rd
Players See How Power Changes Everything in
Live Global Broadcast
Activision and Sledgehammer Games today unveiled a new era for
Call of Duty® with the world premiere of Call of Duty®:
Advanced Warfare multiplayer. Built for next generation gaming
systems, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare fundamentally
changes Call of Duty multiplayer, delivering new player movements
and capabilities, along with the deepest customization and player
engagement features in franchise history.
With the all-new exoskeleton, players can boost jump, dodge,
dash, slide, slam and more as the action goes vertical, while using
future-tech, cutting-edge capabilities and a brand-new weapon class
as part of nearly 350 custom weapons. Offering a new reward system,
including more than 1,000 in-game player rewards, and nearly
limitless customization options that create more than 2 billion
unique player combinations and more, the title offers the most
in-depth, robust and advanced Call of Duty multiplayer experience
ever on both next generation and current generation systems.
In addition to the multiplayer premiere, Activision today
announced the Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Day Zero Edition,
which offers fans for the first time 24-hour early access to the
game starting November 3rd. The Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Day
Zero Edition is available on all platforms to customers who
pre-order the game* and pick up on day zero – at no added cost.
Collector’s Edition copies of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
will also be available for Day Zero early purchase and play, and
will include the special Day Zero Edition content. In addition to
the early access of up to 24 hours in some territories, the Day
Zero Edition also includes two new, custom weapons as well as the
previously announced Advanced Arsenal incentive.
“With Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare we introduced the
first new lead developer to the franchise in a decade and our first
three-year development cycle, with one mission: bring breakthrough
innovation to the franchise, while also honoring its roots. We feel
Sledgehammer Games has risen to that challenge,” said Activision
Publishing, Inc.’s CEO, Eric Hirshberg. “Advanced Warfare
introduces significant new mechanics to multiplayer that truly
change the game, but more importantly just speaking as a gamer it’s
a hell of a lot of fun.”
Three years in the making, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
delivers a new level of tactical combat on all platforms, giving
players all-new frenetic ways to move, starting with the power of
the exoskeleton. The new gameplay abilities, movements, perks and
mechanics expand the verticality of sightlines and maneuverability,
increasing the amount of strategic options available to players,
while staying true to Call of Duty’s fast, fluid multiplayer
experience. Players can combine these new mechanics for offensive,
defensive and overall evasive maneuvers unlike anything ever seen
in Call of Duty.
Also, the much loved Pick 10 create-a-class is back with even
more customizable options than before with Pick 13. Gamers can now
choose their favorite scorestreaks, which are fully customizable,
and include them in their preferred class, raising the bar on
personalization from top to bottom. The introduction of
co-operative scorestreaks also allows friends to experience Call of
Duty multiplayer together in a new way, as for the first time ever,
two players can now join a scorestreak and work
co-operatively.
The technology of the future in Call of Duty: Advanced
Warfare wouldn’t be complete without advancement in weapon
technology, beginning with the debut of a directed energy class of
weapons. This all-new weapon class for Call of Duty uses the power
of focused energy to overcome enemies and relies on tactical heat
management instead of reloads. Players can test out this new class,
along with all their weapons, on the new Virtual Firing Range, a
brand new feature that allows players to instantly test-drive their
favorite weapon loadout with the click of a button before the next
match starts.
“When we set out to envision the 2054 world of Call of Duty, we
spent a lot of time focused on evolving the multiplayer – offering
all new experiences to the fans,” said Glen Schofield, co-founder
and game director of Sledgehammer Games.
“We can’t wait for players to discover all of the new movement,
mechanics, equipment, and modes built into Call of Duty:
Advanced Warfare, as well as the depth of customization layered
in for the most personalized Call of Duty multiplayer experience to
date,” added Michael Condrey, co-founder and head of development of
Sledgehammer Games.
Featuring 12 modes out of the box on day one, led by
fan-favorites Capture the Flag and Hardpoint, Call of Duty:
Advanced Warfare’s multiplayer modes not only include classics
such as Team Deathmatch, Domination, and Search and Destroy, but
also new options for the playlist such as Uplink and Momentum, a
new take on the classic War mode.
Sledgehammer Games is also taking personalization to the next
level with Create-an-Operator, a new character system, which allows
players to personalize their soldier however they want from heads,
helmets, eyewear, shirts, vests, kits, gloves, pants, knee-guards,
boots and even the exoskeleton itself. Create-an-Operator is
bolstered by a brand new reward system called Supply Drops. The
more someone plays, the more they earn. Supply Drops can contain
anything from custom weapons to unique character gear in different
classes of rarity, all giving players multiplayer bragging
rights.
In addition to showing off their Supply Drops gear in-game, the
new Virtual Lobby lets players display their hard-earned challenge
rewards and rare items, while waiting for the map to start.
Billions of possible combinations exist, allowing gamers to
personalize nearly everything on their in-game operator from head
to toe. Players can finally see what their friends and opponents
are bringing to the match, as the Virtual Lobby is a quick and easy
way to size up the competition and also plan your next move in
create-an-operator.
Led by Sledgehammer Games, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
is being developed for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox 360 and
PS3. The title is published by Activision Publishing, Inc., a
wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard,
Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI). Designed for next gen systems,
Advanced Warfare is the first Call of Duty utilizing an
expanded three-year development delivering a new experience on all
platforms. The title is rated M for Mature with Blood and Gore,
Drug Reference, Intense Violence and Strong Language.
For full product information, visit
www.callofduty.com/advancedwarfare. Fans can access the Multiplayer
World Reveal Featured via Global Premier on Xbox Livestream via
http://www.callofduty.com/advancedwarfare/media/mp-world-premiere.
For the latest intel, check out: www.callofduty.com,
www.facebook.com/callofduty, www.youtube.com/callofduty or follow
@CallofDuty on Twitter and Instagram.
*Day Zero Edition quantities limited, availability subject to
demand and inventory at retailer locations. If Day Zero Edition not
available at retailer, pre-order customer may receive a pre-order
refund, or may purchase a launch unit and obtain a code to download
all Day Zero Edition special content. Visit
www.callofduty.com/dayzero for more information.
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