Activision Highlights Top Gaming Franchises at Electronic Entertainment Expo 2016
First Gameplay Reveal of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, an Epic War Story in an All-new Call of Duty Setting
Destiny: Rise of Iron Features Brand-New, Heroic Adventures in the Destiny Universe
Skylanders Imaginators Empowers Fans to Create their own Skylanders for the First Time
Activision will unveil brand-new gameplay from Call of Duty:
Infinite Warfare and Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare
Remastered. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered contains 10
MP maps from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare game. Modern
Warfare Remastered is a full game download.
Activision and Bungie will also introduce the next chapter to the Destiny
universe, Destiny: Rise of Iron, featuring a story of
adventure, bravery and honor. In addition, beginning
The pioneers of the Toys-to-Life category are back to reimagine the Skylander's experience with the launch of Skylanders Imaginators, which empowers fans to unleash their imaginations by giving them the freedom to create their own Skylanders for the first time.
"E3 gives us a great opportunity to share what our talented teams have
been working so hard to build for our players and we are delivering
innovation and pushing the creative boundaries in every one of our
franchises this year," said
Activision's E3 Slate Includes:
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare — Award-winning studio
Infinity Ward breaks new ground in storytelling, by exploring the weight
of leadership and the responsibilities that come with it in an
emotional, character-driven narrative. Players are thrust into wartime
leadership as
Infinite Warfare introduces new weaponry, new player abilities and stunning new settings to the Call of Duty franchise. In addition to a riveting single player campaign, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare will also deliver a robust multiplayer mode, and a unique cooperative zombies experience. More details will be released at the upcoming Call of Duty fan celebration, Call of Duty® XP, in September. Visit www.callofduty.com for the latest news. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is in development for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is not yet rated by the ESRB. For more information, visit: www.callofduty.com, www.youtube.com/callofduty or follow @CallofDuty on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Destiny — From Activision and Bungie comes Destiny:
Rise of Iron, the next highly anticipated large expansion in the Destiny
universe. Guardians must rise to the challenge, take their place as the
next generation of Iron Lords and join forces with a legend from
humanity's Golden Age to defeat a plague of unstoppable evil once and
for all. The game will feature a collection of fresh content including
an all-new setting on Earth called The Plaguelands, a brand-new
six-player Raid, a new cooperative three-player Strike, more quests,
weapons, gear, competitive multiplayer maps, a Light level increase, a
new mutated enemy faction of the Fallen, and more. The expansion
launches on
Skylanders Imaginators — This fall, Activision and Toys
For Bob are giving kids the power to create their own Skylanders! With
the launch of Skylanders Imaginators, players will be able
to create the wildest Skylanders imaginable — including their
appearance, powers, abilities, names, catchphrases, musical themes and
much more. Now it's up to Portal Masters everywhere to use their own
Skylanders — known as Imaginators — with the new Creation Crystals to
defeat
Skylanders Imaginators also introduces Skylanders Senseis,
all-new heroes who represent 10 powerful Battle Classes such as Knight,
Sorcerer, Bowslinger and Brawler to help kids save Skylands. The newest
game in the award-wining franchise is available now for pre-order and
supports all 300+ Skylanders from previous games. Skylanders
Imaginators will be available on
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