06.11.2007 13:30:00
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Call of Duty(R) 4: Modern Warfare(TM) Now Available
Starting today gamers can enlist in Activision,
Inc.’s (Nasdaq:ATVI) Call of Duty®
4: Modern Warfare™, a gripping
modern-day action-thriller that deploys them into heart-stopping battles
across the world’s most treacherous hotspots.
Developed by Infinity Ward, the game is now available at retail outlets
nationwide and delivers unprecedented high-definition graphics, piercing
5.1 surround sound and a dynamic community-oriented multiplayer
experience.
"We’ve set out to
create the most intense, visceral experience in Call of Duty 4,”
said Infinity Ward Studio Head Grant Collier. "From
the beginning, our team has been focused on pulling players into an
unfolding, well-paced and relentless action experience that includes:
fast-roping from attack helicopters in the dead of night; utilizing a
camouflage Ghillie suit as you inch behind enemy lines; or being
immersed in fun, competitive action in multiplayer that enables gamers
to create classes, unlock new abilities and taunt opponents as they
level up.”
Featuring a tense storyline, filled with plot twists, the title thrusts
players into battle like never before. With amazing special effects,
including rim-lighting, depth of field, texture streaming and character
self-shadowing, players are enlisted into one of the most
photo-realistic gaming experiences imaginable. Famed composer Harry
Gregson-Williams, whose credits include Enemy of the State, Man
on Fire and Spy Game, directed a soundtrack featuring an
original score by Stephen Barton that draws gamers harder and deeper
into the epic experience.
The community-oriented Call of Duty 4 multiplayer gameplay
features a robust leveling system, a variety of unlockable perks,
hot-join and matchmaking, as well as create a class and party
capabilities to ensure that players of all skill levels can join in the
fun for up to 18-players on Xbox 360 or PLAYSTATION®3
computer entertainment system and 32-players on Windows PC. Additionally
over 100 challenges and a host of new game environments and modes
deliver unlimited possibilities. Infinity Ward has also included
Kill-Cam, a fan favorite feature that they created in Call of Duty 2
which allows for spectator instant replays.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is rated "M”
(Mature) by the ESRB for Intense Violence, Strong Language, Blood and
Gore and is available now on Xbox 360™ and
PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system
for a suggested retail price of $59.99; the Windows®
PC version for $49.99. Also available for Nintendo DS™,
developed by n-Space, the title is rated "T”
(Teen) for Blood and Violence and carries a suggested retail price of
$29.99.
Gamers have the option to enhance the experience with a Limited Collector’s
Edition for the Xbox 360 and Windows PC. Each Collector’s
Edition includes a special hardcover book featuring never-before-seen
imagery and artwork. The Xbox 360 version carries a suggested retail
price of $69.99 and also features a bonus DVD exploring the British
S.A.S. behind-the-scenes footage from developer, Infinity Ward. The
Windows PC edition has a suggested retail price of $59.99 and includes a
digital copy of the BradyGAMES Official Strategy Guide.
BradyGames' Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Official
Strategy Guide is available at electronics, book, and software retailers
nationwide, and online at www.bradygames.com.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare press kit assets are
available for download at http://pressroom.activision.com.
Players anxious to answer the call can visit www.charlieoscardelta.com
for more information and updates.
About Activision, Inc.
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision, Inc. is a leading
worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive
entertainment and leisure products. Founded in 1979, Activision posted
net revenues of $1.5 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007.
Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom,
France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, the Netherlands,
Australia, Japan and South Korea. More information about Activision and
its products can be found on the company's World Wide Web site, which is
located at www.activision.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding
Forward-looking Statements: Information in this press release
that involves Activision’s expectations,
plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future are forward-looking
statements that are not facts and involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. In this release they are identified by references to
dates after the date of this release and words such as "will,” "will be,” "remains,” "to be,” "plans,” "believes,” "may,” "expects,” "intends,”
and similar expressions. These risks and uncertainties include, but are
not limited to, sales of Activision’s titles,
shifts in consumer spending trends, the seasonal and cyclical nature of
the interactive game market, Activision’s
ability to predict consumer preferences among competing hardware
platforms (including next-generation hardware), declines in software
pricing, product returns and price protection, product delays, retail
acceptance of Activision’s products, adoption
rate and availability of new hardware and related software, industry
competition, rapid changes in technology and industry standards,
protection of proprietary rights, maintenance of relationships with key
personnel, customers, vendors and third-party developers, international
economic and political conditions, integration of recently acquired
subsidiaries and identification of suitable future acquisition
opportunities, limitations on our ability to issue stock and options and
foreign exchange rate changes. Other factors that could cause Activision’s
actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in the
forward-looking statements set forth in this release include, without
limitation, the further implementation, acceptance and effectiveness of
the remedial measures recommended or adopted by the special
sub-committee of independent directors established in July 2006 to
review Activision’s historical stock option
granting practices, the board and Activision; the outcome of the SEC’s
formal investigation and the derivative litigation filed in July 2006
against certain current and former directors and officers of Activision
relating to Activision’s stock option
granting practices, the possibility that additional claims and
proceedings will be commenced, including additional stockholder
litigation, employee litigation, and additional action by the SEC and/or
other regulatory agencies, other litigation (unrelated to stock option
granting practices), and the risks identified in Activision’s
most recent annual report on Form 10-K and recent reports on Form 8-K.
The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon
information available to Activision as of the date of this release, and
Activision assumes no obligations to update any such forward-looking
statement. Forward-looking statements believed to be true when made may
ultimately prove to be incorrect. These statements are not guarantees of
future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other
factors, some of which are beyond our control and may cause actual
results to differ materially from our current expectations.
(c) 2007 Activision Publishing, Inc. Activision and Call of Duty
are registered trademarks and Modern Warfare is a trademark of
Activision Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. "PlayStation",
"PLAYSTATION" and "PS" Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony
Computer Entertainment Inc. Xbox 360, Xbox LIVE, and Windows are
either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Nintendo and Nintendo DS are trademarks of Nintendo. The ratings icon is
a registered trademark of the Entertainment Software Association. All
other trademarks and trade names are the properties of their respective
owners.
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