Best-Selling Series in Call of Duty Returns
with Deepest, Most Engaging Title From Award-Winning Developer
Treyarch
Blockbuster Features New Level of Tactical
Multiplayer; Biggest Zombies Co-op Experience Ever; and Blackout,
Call of Duty’s All-New Battle Royale Mode
Day One is the Beginning, with Massive Support
Plans Delivering Steady Stream of Post-Launch Content with Robust
Calendar of Events and Variety of Free Content Across all Modes
Coming to Community
First Call of Duty PC Title Launched in
Partnership with Blizzard Entertainment on Battle.net
#CODNATION Challenge is Live; Brings together
an Array of Video Game Personalities in Gaming Marathon Fundraiser
Livestream
Call of Duty Esports Season Kicks Off with CWL
Las Vegas, Dec. 7–9, Largest Season Overall Prize Purse in CWL
History
Black Ops 4 is here! The best-selling series in
Call of Duty® returns with Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
available now, digitally and at global retailers worldwide. The
most anticipated multi-platform game of this holiday according to
Nielsen Game Rank™, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 delivers a
game-changing experience with more ways to play together with
friends than ever before.
“Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is packed with an amazing
array and a massive amount of content across Multiplayer, Zombies
and Blackout, and the launch marks just the beginning of an
incredible journey ahead,” said Rob Kostich, EVP and GM, Call of
Duty. “When you pick up a Black Ops game, you know you have
something you are going to play for a really long time, but
Black Ops 4 takes that to an entirely new level. The team’s
commitment is clear – no matter what kind of player you are, there
is a ton of content to be enjoyed, and there is even more to come
for everyone in the community. Black Ops 4 is unlike anything
Treyarch has ever created and we think fans are going to have a
blast.”
“We revealed playable Multiplayer earlier than ever, put in more
Zombies available on day one than any other game, held two Betas,
and along the way the response from the Black Ops community has
been nothing short of incredible,” said Dan Bunting, Co-Studio
Head, Treyarch. "Our mission was to build a game from the ground up
that allowed fans to have fun together and play with one another in
new ways – that’s just what we did, and the launch of Black Ops
4 is just the start. This is a game that we plan to support for
the long haul.”
“The ambition driving the studio’s efforts doesn’t end there,
however; in fact, it’s been a colossal endeavor: from creating a
signature take on battle royale with Blackout, to going all-out on
PC with Beenox and working with Blizzard to bring the game to
Battle.net for the first time, we pushed ourselves more than any
game we’ve ever made. We feel that says something and we believe
that it shows,” said Mark Gordon, Co-Studio Head, Treyarch. “We’ve
been developing Black Ops games for ten years now, and I’ve never
seen the studio create anything on this scale before.”
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 features three distinct modes
of play: Multiplayer, Zombies and Blackout. Multiplayer features
gritty, grounded combat in the most tactical, team-based experience
in the Black Ops series to date. It features the return of the
iconic Pick 10 system, along with a series of innovations in weapon
controls, combat flow, health regeneration, and player
movement. Black Ops 4 also features a combination of
new and returning Specialists, each with their own unique equipment
and playstyles, allowing players to not only be powerful alone, but
devastating as a team working together.
Celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the original Call of
Duty Zombies, Call of Duty: Black Ops
4 debuts an entirely new Zombies experience that is the
biggest Day One offering in franchise history, with three
fully-featured Zombies experiences at launch – IX, Voyage
of Despair and Blood of the Dead. With the most
customizable action to date, the mode introduces new systems for
creating and completing community challenges, and social systems
designed to connect players.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 introduces Blackout, an
all-new Battle Royale mode that brings together characters,
locations, weapons and gear from across the series in all-out
survival combat, all with Black Ops signature gameplay. Blackout
features land, sea and air vehicles, and offers a variety of new
and classic playable characters, including campaign characters like
Mason, Reznov and Woods; Zombies characters like Richtofen and
Takeo; and Specialists like Crash, Battery and Seraph, to name a
few. Across the sprawling Blackout map – the largest in Call of
Duty history – players will fight in locations inspired by
fan-favorite maps like Nuketown, Firing Range, Raid, Cargo and
more.
The release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 also heralds the
biggest season to date in Call of Duty esports with $6 million in
total season prizing on the line. The Call of Duty World League
will get underway with the first open LAN event of the new season,
Dec. 7–9, in Las Vegas. For more information, visit
CallofDuty.com/CWL.
In conjunction with the release of Call of Duty: Black
Ops 4, the Call of Duty™ Endowment has kicked off the
#CODNATION Challenge, a live three-day charity event featuring
Black Ops 4. Formerly known as the Race to Prestige, the
annual stream brings together an array of video game personalities
in a relay-style, fundraising gaming marathon. Across its nine-year
history, the Call of Duty community has been instrumental in
supporting the Endowment’s drive to place 50,000 veterans in
high-quality jobs. The #CODNATION Challenge kicked off yesterday
and continues through tomorrow. Fans can watch all the action live
on Twitch.tv/TheRace and follow @CODE4Vets for the latest updates
and information for the #CODNATION Challenge.
Additionally, launch is just the beginning for Call of
Duty: Black Ops 4, which will feature a steady stream of
post-release content across all modes, and a variety of free
content for the entire community through a robust calendar of
events, playable first on PlayStation 4.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 comes in the following
editions:
- Standard and Digital Standard
Edition – Suggested Retail Price, SRP $59.99.
- Digital Deluxe Edition – Black
Ops Pass* and more, SRP $99.99
- Pro Edition – Black Ops
Pass and more, SRP $119.99
- Digital Deluxe Enhanced Edition
– Black Ops Pass and more, SRP $129.99
- Mystery Box Collector’s Edition
– SRP $199.99
Check local retailers for availability of all Call of Duty:
Black Ops 4 editions. Black Ops Pass content is available first
on PlayStation®4.
*Black Ops Pass (BOP) content is not final, is subject to
change, and may not include all downloadable content available for
the game. BOP content may not be available in all countries,
and pricing and release dates may vary by platform. BOP content
should be downloaded from the in-game store only; do not purchase
separately, or you will be charged again. BOP content may be
sold separately.
Activision Blizzard Consumer Products Group (ABCPG) is offering
the Call of Duty community exciting new ways to
interact with the brand through new global partnerships. Fans
can celebrate the return of Black Ops with new premier
collaborations with Supra, BAIT, and Hype, and
an exclusive in-store only program with retailer Primark, in
addition to existing collaborations with McFarlane and ABCPG’s
first-ever line of Activision Collectibles. Enthusiasts can also
purchase exclusive apparel, collectibles and footwear from major
and select retailers globally.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is published by Activision and
developed by Treyarch with additional development support from
Raven Software and PC development with Beenox. For the latest intel
check
out: www.callofduty.com, www.youtube.com/callofduty and
follow @CallofDuty and @Treyarch on Twitter, Instagram
and Facebook. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is
available on PlayStation®4 system, Xbox One, and PC exclusively on
Blizzard Battle.net®. The game is rated M for Mature (Blood and
Gore, Drug Reference, Intense Violence, Strong Language).
About Treyarch
Treyarch is an award-winning video game studio, driven by the
desire to create epic gameplay experiences that are enjoyed by as
many video game fans as possible. It is an approach that has helped
to make the studio behind the Call of Duty®: Black
Ops series of games an industry-leading developer. Call
of Duty: Black Ops set an entertainment launch opening record
upon its release in 2010 and continues to be one of the
best-selling games of all time, according to NPD and GfK
Chart-Track; Call of Duty®: Black Ops II set worldwide
launch day records; and the studio’s most recent Call of
Duty®: Black Ops III held the biggest entertainment opening
weekend of 2015, and was the #1 console game globally for the
calendar year. Additionally, Treyarch is the birthplace of Call of
Duty’s Zombies. Treyarch is wholly owned by Activision.
About the Call of Duty Endowment:
The Call of Duty Endowment is a non-profit foundation co-founded
by Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard. The Endowment helps
veterans find high quality careers by supporting groups that
prepare them for the job market and by raising awareness of the
value vets bring to the workplace. For more information about the
Call of Duty Endowment, please visit
www.callofdutyendowment.org.
About Blizzard Entertainment
Best known for blockbuster hits including World of
Warcraft®, Hearthstone®, Overwatch®,
the Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo® franchises,
and the multi-franchise Heroes of the Storm®, Blizzard
Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division
of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), is a premier
developer and publisher of entertainment software renowned for
creating some of the industry's most critically acclaimed
games. Blizzard Entertainment's track record includes
twenty-one #1 games** and multiple Game of the Year awards. The
company's online gaming service is one of the largest in the world,
with millions of active players.
About Activision
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision
is a leading global producer and publisher of interactive
entertainment. Activision maintains operations throughout the world
and is a division of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI),
an S&P 500 company. 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 statements about the expected dates
and features of the Call of Duty World League, including the open
LAN event in Las Vegas, and the partners and programs of the
Activision Blizzard Consumer Products Group, 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 other factors
identified in the risk factors sections of Activision
Blizzard's most recent annual report on Form 10K and any
subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking
statements in this release are based upon information available
to Activision Publishing and Activision
Blizzard as of the date of this release, and
neither Activision Publishing nor Activision
Blizzard assumes any obligation to update any such
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements believed to
be true when made may ultimately prove to be incorrect. These
statements are not guarantees of the future performance
of Activision Publishing or Activision
Blizzard and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other
factors, some of which are beyond its control and may cause actual
results to differ materially from current expectations.
ACTIVISION, CALL OF DUTY, and CALL OF DUTY BLACK OPS are
trademarks of Activision Publishing, Inc. All other trademarks
and trade names are the properties of their respective owners.
"PlayStation" is a registered trademark and "PS4" is a trademark
of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
**Sales and/or downloads, based on internal company records and
reports from key distribution partners.
View source
version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181012005087/en/
ActivisionKelvin LiuSenior Manager, Public
Relations310-255-2213kelvin.liu@activision.com
Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI)
Historical Stock Chart
From Aug 2024 to Sep 2024
Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI)
Historical Stock Chart
From Sep 2023 to Sep 2024