Xfinity Retail Store Sweepstakes Planned for
Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Boston, Chicago, Seattle, Houston,
Atlanta and Indianapolis Launches Today
Boston Celtics’ Gordon Hayward to Play
Alongside Winners as Part of Broader Xfinity Partnership
Comcast and Activision today announced a partnership that
provides gamers with a chance to play the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Multiplayer before its official release on October 12. Starting
today and continuing through the end of August*, people online can
enter a sweepstakes for a chance to play Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Multiplayer at select Xfinity stores in Washington D.C., Boston,
Philadelphia, Houston, Seattle, Chicago, Indianapolis and Atlanta.
For official rules and regulations, as well as a complete list of
locations, visit xfinity.com/CallofDuty.
“This year, Xfinity has elevated the consumer experience by
offering Call of Duty fans a chance to play Black Ops 4
through the Xfinity store sweepstakes before its official release
on October 12," said Tyler Michaud, Vice President, Product
Management at Activision. “Gamers will get a sneak peek at the
engaging gameplay and depth of content that makes Black Ops
4 a blast to play together with your friends, and we thank
Xfinity for the continued support in celebrating gamers throughout
the U.S.”
In each location, Xfinity will add fun elements for gamers. As
an example, professional basketball player Gordon Hayward will join
players at the brand new Cambridge Xfinity store event in Boston,
where he will play Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 alongside the city’s
lucky sweepstakes winners. An avid gamer and streamer himself,
Hayward will also partner with Xfinity on other gaming and esports
initiatives throughout the year.
“Fast internet is a must-have for every gamer and as a longtime
Xfinity customer, I can vouch for the speed and seamless gameplay
it delivers,” said Hayward. “I’m excited to team up with Xfinity to
bring early access of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 to fans and I can’t
wait to join my fellow gamers in Boston.”
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is the highly-anticipated entry
in the top-selling series that’s had more than 200 million players
and over 15 billion hours played. The new game delivers the deepest
and most engaging Black Ops experience ever, and offers more ways
to have fun with your friends. Multiplayer features gritty,
grounded combat, along with new levels of customization and
tactical gameplay, and a variety of new weaponry, maps and modes.
While Zombies mode debuts an entirely new and unprecedented
experience that’s the biggest Day One offering in franchise history
– with three fully-featured Zombies experiences at launch. Black
Ops 4 also delivers Blackout – the new battle royale-style
experience that combines Black Ops’ signature fast, fluid, guns-up
combat, with fierce new levels of survival competition across
iconic Black Ops settings re-imagined at a colossal scale in an
experience that only Black Ops could deliver.
“We’re excited to partner with Activision and Call of Duty in an
even bigger way for fans this year,” said Todd Arata, Senior Vice
President of Brand Marketing at Comcast. “Xfinity is proud to offer
our Internet customers this special opportunity to get in early and
play what is no doubt one of the world’s most anticipated video
games of the year, plus it reinforces our Internet speed and
capabilities that maximize the gaming experience.”
Xfinity and Activision made the announcement at the annual
Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, CA. This marks
the second straight year Xfinity has partnered with Activision to
provide its Internet customers with early access to one of the
world’s all-time best-selling video game franchises. As part of the
company’s program with Activision, Xfinity will again offer access
to the Multiplayer Beta for Xfinity Internet customers and the
company plans to release more details later this summer.**
*Dates vary by location – visit xfinity.com/CallofDuty for
details
**Actual platform availability and launch date(s) subject to
change. Beta may begin on different dates for each platform. See
www.callofduty.com/beta for more details. Minimum Beta duration is
3 days. Limited time only, while beta codes last, at participating
retailers. Internet connection required.
About Comcast Corporation
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and
technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and
NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is one of the nation’s largest video,
high-speed Internet, and phone providers to residential customers
under the XFINITY brand, and also provides these services to
businesses. It also provides wireless and security and automation
services to residential customers under the XFINITY brand.
NBCUniversal operates news, entertainment and sports cable
networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, television
production operations, television station groups, Universal
Pictures and Universal Parks and Resorts. Visit
www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.
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.
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