European fans to get first hands-on with
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Destiny is GameStop’s most pre-ordered new
IP in history; fans to put their competitive multiplayer skills to
the test in The Crucible
Skylanders Trap Team brings big surprises in
small packages with first playable hands-on of new Skylanders Mini
characters
Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), will showcase a
blockbuster line-up of some of the world’s most anticipated
next-generation gaming releases at Gamescom 2014.
European fans to get first hands-on with
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. (Photo: Business Wire)
Kicking off on Wednesday 13th August at the Koelnmesse GmbH
Exhibition Centre in Cologne, Germany, Activision will be offering
consumers and industry influencers the opportunity to get hands-on
with some of the biggest titles of the year. Call of Duty®:
Advanced Warfare will be playable in the Microsoft booth
located in Hall 5.2, Destiny will be playable in the SONY
Computer Entertainment Deutschland booth, located in Hall 7.1 and
Skylanders Trap Team™ will debut a new line of
small-but-mighty characters in the Family Area, Hall 10.2.
“This September, October and November, we’re releasing three of
the most talked about games in the industry, and perhaps our best
slate ever. Destiny is the most pre-ordered new IP in history.
Skylanders Trap Team is yet another breakthrough innovation for the
biggest kids’ video game in the world*. And Call of Duty: Advanced
Warfare is a creative leap forward for the biggest franchise in the
industry,” said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing. “With
all of the hours of great games to be played, we apologize to
spouses, bosses and significant others of every stripe in
advance.”
Activision’s Gamescom 2014 line-up
includes:
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Published by Activision and developed by Sledgehammer Games,
Call of Duty® multiplayer enters a new era for the popular
award-winning franchise. Gamescom 2014 will see the global reveal
of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare multiplayer with fans
getting the very first hands-on anywhere in the world.
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is primed to deliver a
thrilling blockbuster experience, packed with cutting-edge
technology such as the exoskeleton, which changes the way gamers
will play the game, and a brand-new weapon class, load-out system,
endless customization and more, creating an in-depth, robust and
advanced Call of Duty multiplayer experience.
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is being developed by
Sledgehammer Games specifically for Xbox One, the all-in-one games
and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®4 computer
entertainment system and PC. Versions for the Xbox 360 games and
entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer
entertainment system are also in development. The game is expected
to release on November 4, 2014. Call of Duty: Advanced
Warfare is rated M for Mature.
Destiny
From Bungie, the creators of Halo®, and Activision, comes
Destiny, the next evolution in interactive entertainment
that brings first-person action gamers together in a shared,
persistent online world filled with epic adventures. Gamescom 2014
will showcase Destiny’s competitive multiplayer, The
Crucible, with announcements of the modes, maps and playlists that
will be available at launch. Multiplayer playlists will mix up the
gameplay with special rotating events, such as the Iron Banner,
which allows players to enter battle against one another with no
combat level restrictions. Destiny will also feature an
exclusive map called Exodus Blue for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation
3 owners, which will remain exclusive until at least Fall of
2015.
Fans visiting the SONY Computer Entertainment Deutschland booth
in Hall 7.1 will be able to compete head-to-head in the intense
action of competitive multiplayer in The Crucible and on Saturday
and Sunday top scorers in each gameplay session will be awarded a
limited edition Destiny T-Shirt. The booth will also feature
a custom-built ‘Sparrow’ statue, offering visitors a chance to
create and upload their very own Destiny photo moment.
With four weeks to go before Destiny’s launch, global retailer
GameStop Senior Vice President of Merchandising, Bob Puzon, said,
“With the launch of Activision's Destiny just around the corner,
our GameStop associates are working diligently to prepare for what
is currently our highest pre-ordered new IP in history. Based on
the consumer excitement we are encountering in our stores every
day, Destiny is on track to deliver a tremendous gaming
experience.”
Destiny will be available on September 9 for the PlayStation 4
system, PlayStation 3 system, Xbox One and Xbox 360. For more
information, visit www.DestinyTheGame.com. For exclusive updates,
follow the official Destiny social channels at
www.facebook.com/DestinyTheGame and @DestinyTheGame on Twitter, and
interact directly with the developers at www.Bungie.net.
Skylanders Trap Team
Developed by Toys for Bob, creators of the Toys-to-Life™
phenomenon, Skylanders Trap Team reverses the magic of its
signature play pattern -- letting kids take villains out of the
digital world and transport them into the physical world, where
they are captured in magical Traps -- bringing both Toys-to-Life
and life to toys. Fans can then play as both heroes and villains
who join the forces of good in an all-new adventure.
Fans attending Gamescom will get a special Skylanders® treat --
the first hands-on opportunity to play Skylanders Trap
Team with a new line of cute, pocket-sized Skylanders
characters, called Skylanders Minis. Sixteen of the smallest but
surprisingly powerful Skylanders are now joining the fight against
Skylands’ most nefarious villains. Diminutive in stature but mighty
in battle, Skylanders Minis will deliver a full Skylanders wallop
as completely playable characters with upgrades and abilities, just
like any other Skylanders, including the ability to trap
villains.
At Gamescom, visitors in the Gamescom Family Area
((Hall 10.2) -- who are “mini” enough to enter the smallest
booth Activision has ever built -- will be able to play with the
new Minis. Only those that meet the Skylanders Mini booth’s
required height restrictions will get the chance to be the first in
the world to play with five of the new Minis: Spry, Mini Jini,
Drobit, Trigger Snappy and Hijinx. Visitors to the Family area will
also have the chance to visit the Skylanders photo booth, where
fans can be photographed as if they’ve been ‘trapped’ in
TraptaniumTM, just like the infamous villains in the game.
Ahead of Gamescom, Activision also announced that it is bringing
the complete Skylanders Trap Team videogame to tablets at
launch, marking the first time a full Skylanders game will be
available on iOS, Android and Kindle Fire tablet devicesi
day-and-date with the console version. The tablet version of the
game delivers the same experience, with console-quality graphicsii
and high performance game controls as its console counterpart,
delivering yet another significant technological leap to the
Skylanders franchise. It is playable with touch controls or a
Bluetooth® enabled controller that comes with the tablet Starter
Pack.
Skylanders Trap Team will be available on October 10 in
Europe, October 5 in North America and October 2 in Australia/New
Zealand on the following platforms: a variety of iOS, Android and
Kindle Fire tablets; Xbox One and Xbox 360 games and entertainment
systems from Microsoft; PlayStation 4 system; PlayStation 3 system;
Nintendo's Wii™ system and Nintendo's Wii U™ system. A different,
unique adventure also will be available on the Nintendo 3DS™
hand-held system.
About Activision Publishing,
Inc.
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision
Publishing, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and
distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products.
Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, Brazil,
Mexico, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy,
Sweden, Spain, Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia, Singapore,
mainland China, Hong Kong and the region of Taiwan. More
information about Activision and its products can be found on the
company’s website, www.activision.com.
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
launch date and expected features of Call of Duty: Advanced
Warfare, Destiny and Skylanders Trap Team, 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 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form
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*Based on revenue, including toys and accessories.i Available on
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Halo is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the
United States and/or other countries. Microsoft is not the
publisher of Destiny. Activision has no affiliation with Halo.
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Destiny, the Destiny Logo, Bungie and the Bungie Logo are among the
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