Call of Duty®: Black Ops III, Destiny: The Taken King, Skylanders®
SuperChargers and Guitar Hero® Live All Playable at Show
European Fans to Get First Hands-On with Call Of Duty: Black Ops
III Multiplayer
European Guardians to Get Hands-On with All-New Powers in Destiny:
The Taken King
European Fans Get Ready To Rock - and Sing - With Guitar Hero
Live. Vocals Confirmed, 100Songs
Announced So Far and New Rock the Block Festival Detailed
Skylanders SuperChargers Debuts Franchise Firsts -- Online
Multiplayer and Racing!
COLOGNE, Germany -- (Business Wire)
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 2015. With the show opening to trade and press on Wednesday,
August 5 and to consumers on Thursday, August 6 at the Koelnmesse GmbH
Exhibition Centre in Cologne, Germany, Activision will offer consumers
and industry influencers the opportunity to get hands-on with some of
the biggest titles of the year.
Call of Duty®: Black Ops III, Destiny: The Taken King and
Guitar Hero® Livewill all be playable at the SONY Computer
Entertainment Deutschland booth located in Hall 7.1.Skylanders
SuperChargerswill be playable in the Nintendo
booth located in Hall 9.1 A10/B10.
Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing Inc., comments: “Activision
has methodically expanded its slate by creating one breakthrough
innovation after another. At Gamescom, we are showcasing what may be our
best slate ever with Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, Skylanders
SuperChargers, Destiny: The Taken King, and Guitar Hero Live, each
introducing significant innovations that will change the way people
play. Four great brands; four amazing games. It’s a great time to be a
gamer.”
Activision’s Gamescom 2015 line-up includes:
Call of Duty: Black Ops III
Developed by award-winning studio Treyarch, Call
of Duty: Black Ops III redefines how Call of Duty is
played.
Call of Duty: Black Ops III is set in the year 2065, where
bio augmentation and cybernetic enhancements have given rise to a new
breed of Black Ops soldier. Through Direct Neural Interface (DNI)
technology, players are now connected to the intelligence grid and their
fellow operatives during battle. This elite squad consists of men and
women who have enhanced their combat capabilities to fight faster,
stronger, and smarter. Black Ops III also offers the
deepest, most rewarding multiplayer ever offered in Call of Duty®, featuring
a brand new chain-based fluid movement system, Specialist characters
with unique weapons and abilities, Gunsmith weapon customization
tools and a range of new eSports capabilities.
In addition,Treyarch’s signature Zombies mode makes its
return with “Shadows of Evil,” an on-disc experience set in a 1940s film
noir-inspired era that follows four unwitting characters that must work
together to stay alive while a mysterious, shadowy figure offers them a
path to redemption. Call of Duty: Black Ops III, slated
for release on November 6, 2015, is in development for the PlayStation®
4 system, Xbox One™ and PC and is not yet rated. For more information,
visit: www.callofduty.com,
www.youtube.com/callofduty.
At Gamescom 2015 in Cologne, Germany, eSports will be the focus of a
special Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Global eSports Reveal live stream.
Treyarch developers will be on hand to share some exciting news and
features coming with Call of Duty: Black Ops III. A global group of
competitive players will also be participating in a series of show
matches.
The live stream can be seen at callofduty.com
on Wednesday, August 5th at 7pm CEST (10am PDT, 1pm EDT).
Destiny: The Taken King
From Bungie and Activision comes Destiny: The Taken King,
the first major expansion and by far the largest addition to the Destiny
universe yet. At Gamescom, Bungie and Activision are pleased to announce
that every edition of The Taken King will include one
character boost. The character boost will allow a player to instantly
level up any existing or newly created guardian to the minimum level
required to play The Taken King. Also being revealed today
is the latest trailer for the game called “We Are Guardians,” which can
be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnTYt_lu4CE.
Destiny: The Taken King will be available on September 15
for the PlayStation®4 system, PlayStation®3 system, Xbox One™ and Xbox
360™. At launch PlayStation® gamers will also get access to a host of
additional content for The Taken King, including a Strike,
a Crucible map, three sets of gear and an exotic weapon, exclusive until
at least fall 2016. 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.
Guitar Hero Live
The pop culture phenomenon that introduced a new way to interact with
music is back with the all-new Guitar
Hero Live.
Guitar Hero fans will need to warm-up their vocal chords. At Gamescom, Guitar
Hero Live is confirming singing mode for local co-operative
play, bringing the party back to the living room like never before.
Singing alongside the core guitar-based gameplay has always been
something that defined the Guitar Hero party experience, and the
inclusion of vocals in the game delivers another way for players to have
fun together in Guitar Hero Live. By plugging in any USB
mic, aspiring rock stars will be able to sing to tracks in GHTV and in
Quickplay in GH Live, complete with a lyrics highway and note track
along the top of the screen. Revealed earlier this week was the latest
behind the scenes video for the game, viewable here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib5BHwm5F3c.
Across both game modes, Guitar Hero Live will give players
access to more tracks than ever before in a previous Guitar Hero title.
Joining the line-up of songs announced thus far, bringing the total to
100, are the following:
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Megadeth – Hangar 18
-
In Flames – Deliver Us
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Boston – More Than a Feeling
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You Me At Six – Lived a Lie
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Blink-182 – The Rock Show
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Rush - Limelight
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Kasabian – Club Foot
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Dream Theater – The Looking Glass
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Royal Blood – Come on Over
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Charlie XCX – Famous
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Passion Pit – Take a Walk
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Panic! At the Disco – Girls Girls Boys
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James Bay – Hold Back The River
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Echosmith – Cool Kids
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MGMT – Time to Pretend
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Kings of Leon – Sex on Fire
Also at Gamescom, Guitar Hero Live is unveiling Rock the
Block, the second music festival in GH Live. GH Live is the first
person, live-action mode that puts you on stage as the lead guitarist.
Rock the Block is set in the US and takes place in the heart of an
imagined city landscape in the game. With its origins in a number of
smaller festivals that used to take place in and around Boulder City,
Rock the Block is a spontaneously evolving event that encourages
attendees and passers-by to be drawn into the festival experience. Rock
the Block joins SoundDial, the previously announced UK-based festival,
as the two fictional settings a player will visit in Guitar Hero
Live. Within the two festivals, fans will play a variety of
stages, ranging from small club stages, to headlining massive, open air
mainstages.
Guitar Hero Livewill be available October 20, 2015 in
North America and on October 23 in Europe for the PlayStation®4 system,
PlayStation®3 system, Xbox One™, Xbox 360™, Nintendo's Wii U™ system and
select mobile devices to be announced soon. For more information about Guitar
Hero Live, please visit http://www.guitarhero.com,
www.youtube.com/guitarhero
or follow @guitarhero on Twitter,
Instagram
and Facebook.
Skylanders SuperChargers
Rev your engines! Skylanders®, the #1 kids’ console franchise
worldwide¹, is taking to Land, Sea and Air with the high-octane,
action-adventure videogame Skylanders
SuperChargersthis fall.
Skylanders SuperChargers will debut at Gamescom two Skylanders
franchise firsts -- racing and online multiplayer gameplay on
console. Whether fans prefer co-operative play in Adventure Mode or
competitive multiplayer with up to four friends in Racing Mode, Skylanders
SuperChargers’ online gaming is fueled with adrenaline-pumping
action right out of the box. Skylanders’ all-new Racing Mode,
playable in Land, Sea and Sky environments, features supercharged racing
combat, layering in even more depth and excitement to the game’s online
multiplayer component. Skylanders SuperChargersdelivers
more ways to play than ever before:
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Single-player Adventure Mode
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Online and local co-op Adventure Mode
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Local 2-player head-to-head racing in split screen
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Online competitive racing with up to 4 players
Fans can augment their Skylanders SuperChargers experience
with a complementary, dedicated racing combat game -- Skylanders
SuperChargers Racing -- for the Wii™ system and Nintendo 3DS™
hand-held system. All-new tracks, augmented with power-ups, boosts,
hazards and more, offer up to 50 different and exciting gameplay
experiences. On Nintendo 3DS, gamers can enjoy competitive multiplayer
via local play or online with up to four players.
Skylandersispacking some major star power with
two of Nintendo's most iconic characters -- Donkey Kong and Bowser -- as
guest stars in Skylanders SuperChargers. Donkey Kong
and his Land vehicle, Barrel Blaster are available with the Skylanders
SuperChargers Starter Packs for Wii U, while Bowser™ and his Sky
vehicle, Clown Cruiser come with the Skylanders SuperChargers
Racing Starter Packs for Wii and Nintendo 3DS. The Supercharged
characters are not only playable in Skylanders SuperChargers Racing,
but also work in Skylanders SuperChargers on the Wii U™
system and as amiibo in compatible Nintendo games. Gamescom attendees
will be able to get their hands on Donkey Kong and Bowser in Skylanders
SuperChargers for Wii U in the Nintendo booth, Hall 9.1 A10/B1.
Skylanders SuperChargers will be available on September 25
in Europe and September 20 in North America on the Xbox One, Xbox 360,
PlayStation® 4 system, PlayStation® 3 system and Nintendo’s Wii U™
system. Additionally, the complete Skylanders SuperChargers
experience will be available on iPad®². Skylanders
SuperChargers Racing will be available on September 25 in Europe
and September 20 in North America for Wii™ and Nintendo 3DS. For more
information, visit: www.skylanders.com,
www.youtube.com/skylandersgame
or follow @SkylandersGame on Twitter
and Facebook
or @SkylandersTheGame on Instagram.
About Activision Publishing
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
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Activision Publishing’s expectations, plans, intentions or strategies
regarding the future, including statements about the launch date and
expected features of Callof Duty: Black Ops III, Destiny: The
Taken King, Skylanders SuperChargers, Skylanders SuperChargers Racing
and Guitar Hero Live are forward-looking statements that are not
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¹ Based on revenue from January – June, 2015, according to the NPD
Group, GfK Chart-track, and Activision Blizzard internal estimates,
including toys and accessories.
²Available on select tablet devices.
Destiny game, Expansions I & II required to play, all included in the
Legendary and Collector’s editions of The Taken King.
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© 2015 Activision Publishing, Inc., CALL OF DUTY, CALL OF DUTY BLACK
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Contacts:
Activision Publishing, Inc.
North America
Call
of Duty
Kyle Walker, +1-424-744-5677
kyle.walker@activision.com
or
Destiny
Genevieve
Waldman, +1-425-278-4677
genevieve.waldman@activision.com
or
Guitar
Hero Live
Kelvin Liu, +1-310-255-2213
kelvin.liu@activision.com
or
Skylanders
Kerstine
Johnson, +1-310-255-2508
kjohnson@activision.com
or
Europe
& Emerging Markets
Luke Mackay, +442030601135
luke.mackay@activision.com
Source: Activision Publishing, Inc.
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