LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The next generation of multiplayer gaming is here, and professional
basketball players DeAndre Jordan, Nick Young and Anthony Bennett got an
early taste of the next generation of Call of Duty®, with Call
of Duty®: Ghosts at the game's exclusive, invite-only
multiplayer reveal event. Held today at the Event Deck at L.A. Live in
downtown Los Angeles, the pro players were among the first people in the
world to go hands-on with Call of Duty: Ghosts, along with
nearly 300 gaming media enthusiasts from around the world. In addition
to joining the attending media at the event, Jordan, Young and Bennett
got to play alongside a handful of U.S. Marines and professional,
competitive Call of Duty® players — all experiencing the new
features in the next generation of Call of Duty, including
game-changing dynamic map events, new tactical player movements, and an
arsenal of new multiplayer maps, game modes and much more.
Professional basketball players DeAndre Jordan, Nick Young and Anthony Bennett attend the Call of Duty: Ghosts Global Multiplayer Reveal Event in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo: Business Wire)
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"It's crazy that I'm at this exclusive event," said Anthony Bennett, #1
overall draft pick of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Bennett continued,
"Playing the game with the new features and new maps with the Marines
has been very cool, and our team won both times so it's been a great
opportunity."
Call of Duty: Ghosts delivers an all-new world, setting
and cast of characters, all powered by a new, next-generation engine.
For the first time, gamers play as the underdog, fighting as part of a
single squad against an enemy that has superior numbers and firepower.
The single player experience opens with an unthinkable mass event.
Weapons with immense force are released, destroying most of America and
reshaping the world as we know it. As your home lies in ruins and
everything around you is destroyed, you and your brother come across the
remnants of a group shrouded in mystery, known only as the Ghosts.
Together you not only must defend what's left, but take the fight to the
enemy before they finish the destruction and end our way of life.
Call of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer delivers an unparalleled
online experience, empowering fans with the greatest amount of
customization and access to create your soldier, in your world and take
wherever you go. Featuring thousands of possible character combinations,
game-changing dynamic map events, new tactical player movements; 14 maps
and seven new multiplayer modes out of the box, a new Squads mode for up
to six-player co-op play, and much, much more, Call of Duty: Ghosts
is the complete online experience on both next-gen and current-gen alike.
Published by Activision
Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard
(Nasdaq: ATVI),
Call of Duty: Ghosts will release on Xbox 360 game and
entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer
entertainment system, PC and Wii U™ on November 5. Call of Duty:
Ghosts will also release on the Xbox One, the all-in one games
and entertainment system from Microsoft, and PlayStation®4 computer
entertainment system later this year. Call of Duty: Ghosts is
rated M for Mature (Blood, Drug Reference, Intense Violence, Strong
Language) by the ESRB. For more information, please visit www.callofduty.com/ghosts,
www.facebook.com/CODGhosts,
or follow on Twitter @InfinityWard.
To access the complete Call of Duty: Ghosts Global Multiplayer Reveal
Presented by Xbox, visit callofduty.com/ghosts.
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, Norway,
Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia, South Korea, mainland China and the
region of Taiwan. More information about Activision and its products can
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kyle.walker@activision.com
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