Call of Duty World League Championship,
Presented by PlayStation®4, Culminates on Sunday with $2 Million in
Prizing at Stake
Sold-Out, Multi-Day Fan Celebration Features
First Public Hands-On with Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
Multiplayer and Zombies in Spaceland Modes, Call of Duty: Modern
Warfare Remastered Multiplayer, and New Downloadable Content for
Call of Duty: Black Ops III
Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa to Perform
Concert for Attendees
Fans at Home Can Participate in “Twitch
Plays Nuketown” and Watch Select Livestreams Throughout the
Weekend
Doors open today as thousands of Call of Duty® fans gather
in-person, and millions more join online for the biggest
celebration of the largest gaming franchise in the world, as
Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), presents Call of Duty XP,
taking place at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., today through
September 4. The epic fan-celebration is jam-packed full of
must-see events including the culmination of the Call of Duty World
League Championship, Presented by PlayStation®4, where the best
competitive Call of Duty: Black Ops III players from around the
globe will vie for their share of the $2 million in prizing and the
right to be called world champions. Today kicks off with a global
briefing featuring the world premiere of Call of Duty: Infinite
Warfare’s highly-anticipated multiplayer mode, additional game
reveals, news and much more. The presentation will be streamed live
in HD at www.twitch.tv/callofduty, www.youtube.com/callofduty,
www.facebook.com/callofduty, www.callofduty.com and
www.MLG.tv/callofdutyxp at 10:00am Pacific.
Fans in attendance will be the first to play Infinite Warfare’s
multiplayer mode, and can directly broadcast their gameplay live on
Facebook with their custom capture RFID set-up. Additionally,
attendees will be able to play Infinite Warfare’s Zombies in
Spaceland mode, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered
multiplayer, as well as new Call of Duty: Black Ops III multiplayer
content from Treyarch’s soon-to-be-released fourth downloadable
content offering, Salvation. As if that wasn’t enough, fans will
also have access to a theme-park of Call of Duty-inspired
activities all weekend and a special performance by entertainment
icon Snoop Dogg and multi-award-winning rapper Wiz Khalifa on
Sunday.
“Call of Duty XP is like a theme-park that leapt out of a video
game into the real world. It’s our way of saying thank you to our
fans for inspiring us to keep pushing and innovating each and every
year,” said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision. “Every detail of
this weekend’s activities has been meticulously crafted. From the
Finals of the first season of the Call of Duty World League being
played inside the sold-out Forum, to having more playable content
than we’ve ever had at a single event before. And of course,
there’s the one of a kind experiences that would be on every Call
of Duty fan’s bucket list. It’s a celebration of the greatest fans
in entertainment and one of the greatest franchises in
entertainment."
Inside the Forum, the arena will fill with fans eager to cheer
on their favorite teams in the first Call of Duty World League
Championship, Presented by PlayStation®4. Fans will follow the
action, as 32 teams from around the world play Call of Duty: Black
Ops III, including fan favorites Optic Gaming and FaZe Clan from
North America, Millenium from Europe, and Mindfreak representing
Australia/New Zealand, battle as they attempt to survive four days
of intense competition, and vie for their share of the $2 million
prize pool. It’s the culmination of a year of intense competition,
with winners emerging on Sunday, when the best teams remain, final
matches are played and global champions are crowned.
“This is it. The ultimate competitive stage for Call of Duty,”
said Rob Kostich, executive vice president and general manager,
Call of Duty. “This first year of the Call of Duty World League has
featured some of the best competition in Call of Duty history, as
well as the most fan support we’ve ever seen. The matches all the
way through the finals on Sunday will be intense and really fun to
watch. We have the biggest prize pool ever for the franchise up for
grabs and the best players on the planet competing for the
championship.”
Additional fan experience activities taking place at Call of
Duty XP on Friday and Saturday include:
- Call of Duty PlayStation®VR experience
“Jackal Assault” immersing fans in the cockpit and putting them in
control of a Jackal, the personal fighter jet in Call of Duty:
Infinite Warfare
- Nuketown paintball, set in a
life-sized, recreation of the fan-favorite Call of Duty: Black Ops
multiplayer map. Fans watching at home can participate through
“Twitch Plays Nuketown” at
http://www.twitch.tv/TwitchPlaysNuketown, which allows them to vote
through Twitch chat to activate various paint weapons during each
match, including a sentry, smoke grenade and claymore and watch the
action unfold live
- Infinite Warfare’s Zombies in Spaceland
laser tag, themed in the ‘80s-inspired setting of the new game
mode
- Call of Duty zip line experience, which
mirrors the in-game mechanic seen in numerous Call of Duty
multiplayer maps
- Juggernaut Wrestling, a face to face
intense cage match where fans will engage in combat while wearing
inflatable Juggernaut suits
- Call of Duty developer panels going
behind-the-scenes with game creators
- Onsite Call of Duty armory
and franchise museum
- Call of Duty photo booths
For fans who can’t attend Call of Duty XP in person, select
events from the celebration, as well as the Call of Duty World
League Championship, Presented by PlayStation®4, will be
livestreamed in HD on Twitch at www.twitch.tv/callofduty, on
YouTube at www.youtube.com/callofduty, and www.callofduty.com. CWL
fans can also watch all the Black Ops III eSports action on MLG.TV
and in-game (BOIII PS4™) through Live Event Viewer.
Call of Duty XP precedes the year’s most anticipated
entertainment launch on November 4th when Call of Duty: Infinite
Warfare releases worldwide, along with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Remastered*, both of which are releasing on PlayStation®4 computer
entertainment system, Xbox One and PC. Call of Duty: Infinite
Warfare is rated M for Mature (Blood and Gore, Drug Reference,
Intense Violence, Strong Language, Suggestive Themes). Call of
Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered is rated M for Mature (Blood,
Intense Violence, Strong Language).
*Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered contains only 10 MP
maps from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare game. Modern
Warfare Remastered is a full game download. Internet connection
required. For more information, please visit
www.callofduty.com/MWR_FAQ. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered
is included with the Legacy Editions and Digital Deluxe Editions of
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. Check local retailers for
availability of all Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Editions.
For more information, please visit www.callofduty.com/xp. Fans
can also follow @CallofDuty and @InfinityWard on Twitter, Instagram
and Facebook.
About Activision Publishing,
Inc.
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision
Publishing, Inc. is a leading global producer and publisher of
interactive entertainment. Activision maintains operations
throughout the world. More information about Activision and its
products can be found on the company's website, www.activision.com
or by following @Activision.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements:
Information in this press release that involves Activision
Publishing’s expectations, plans, intentions or strategies
regarding the future, including expected release dates, or of the
features and functionality of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare and
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered, as well as the expected
events at COD XP, are forward-looking statements that are not facts
and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could
cause Activision Publishing’s actual future results to differ
materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements
set forth in this release include unanticipated product delays and
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Blizzard’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any
subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking
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