SANTA MONICA, Calif.,
Aug. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In his
first public performance since the release of his fifth #1 album,
the global smash "Watch the Throne," Kanye
West is set to close Call of Duty® XP, the
only full-immersion fan experience for Call of Duty® gamers.
West will take the stage at 8PM on
Saturday, September 3rd, capping an
impressive roster of firsts for casual and hardcore Call of
Duty fans alike, including the world premiere of Call of
Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 multiplayer, the first public
hands-on with the title, the finals of the Call of Duty® $1
Million tournament sponsored by Xbox 360®, Call of
Duty-inspired live action-experiences and much more. Call
of Duty XP takes place September
2nd and 3rd, 2011, in Los Angeles,
California.
"We're pulling out all the stops," said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing.
"We promised our attendees and fans around the world a
once-in-a-lifetime experience for the first Call of Duty
XP, so we're thrilled to have Kanye on board. Everything
about XP will be as epic as the games themselves. Whether
you're competing for one of the open slots in the $1 million tournament, playing Modern
Warfare 3 for the first time, dodging paintballs in a
spectacular life-size recreation of Modern Warfare
2's Scrapyard level or just mingling with developers and
fellow gamers, Call of Duty XP is a celebration of
one of the greatest games in the world. So what better way to
top it off with one of the greatest artists in the world?"
Call of Duty XP will take place at the Call of
Duty compound in Playa Vista,
located at 5600 Campus Center Dr., Los
Angeles, Calif., 90094. Activision Publishing, Inc.
(Nasdaq: ATVI) will donate 100% of the sales to The Call of Duty
Endowment, a non-profit, public benefit corporation that seeks to
help returning soldiers transition back to civilian life, find work
and establish careers. For more information about Call of
Duty XP, please visit www.callofduty.com/xp.
About Activision Publishing
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, the United
Kingdom, France,
Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Denmark, the
Netherlands, Australia,
South Korea, China and the region of Taiwan. More information about Activision and
its products can be found on the company's website,
www.activision.com.
Call of Duty, Modern Warfare and Activision are registered
trademarks of Activision Publishing, Inc. All other trademarks and
trade names are the properties of their respective owners.
SOURCE Activision Publishing