SANTA MONICA, Calif.,
May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/
-- Face Off's one-on-one or two-on-two gameplay delivers the
most visceral Call of Duty® multiplayer experience in
the franchise's history. Getaway and Lookout, two fiercely
tactical maps designed exclusively for Face Off, are part of
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare®3 Content Collection
#2, released today by Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly
owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI).
Call of Duty® MW3 Content Collection #2 features a
sprawling collection of new killzones, offering Xbox LIVE® gamers
the biggest and most varied content drop in Call of
Duty history.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Content Collection
#2 offers seven all-new pieces of content that
includes:
- Getaway: This former white-sand vacation spot, boasting
exotic aquaria and surfside infinity pools, is now a Face Off map
and a haven for ruthless run-and-gun violence.
- Lookout: A perilous warren of chokepoints and tight
corridors, the second Face Off map drops your one- or two-man teams
into a forward observation base carved into a war-torn
mountainside.
- Sanctuary: Destroy the opposition—and the ornate relics
of an ancient monastic order—in the towering sandstone cloister of
central Greece's Sanctuary. SMGs,
assault rifles and shotguns will make short work of both.
- Foundation: Choose your rules of engagement in this
decommissioned cement factory in the heart of South Korea, perfectly constructed for both
sniping and run-and-gun combat.
- Oasis: Once a postcard-worthy holiday spot, now a
paradise for a different sort of traveler—the ones who've traded
fanny packs for combat fatigues. Pick your combat lanes carefully
atop this ancient stone fortress turned five star resort.
- Kill Switch: Armed with an EMP, you and a squad mate
must neutralize a Russian carrier deep within enemy territory. This
Special Ops Mission tasks one team member on the ground, fighting
through hostiles on your way to the detonation site, while the
other must maintain vital cover from behind a sniper scope.
- Iron Clad: For the first time, take the wheel of an
Abrams-class tank with full escort. Breach and clear and exfiltrate
from behind enemy lines in Hamburg
in this all-new Special Ops mission.
To celebrate the launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Content Collection #2, Activision is putting basketball
superstars Brandon Jennings of the
Milwaukee Bucks against Gordon
Hayward of the Utah Jazz head to head in a Face Off
Challenge, a special edition of the Call of Duty
Grudge Match for ultimate bragging rights. Jennings and Hayward
will captain teams featuring development studio members, online
personalities and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
3 fans in an intense battle before settling the final score
in the all new Face Off. Gamers can review Grudge Match highlights
on the Modern Warfare 3 Facebook page here:
http://www.facebook.com/MW3.
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 Content
Collection #2 is available first on Xbox LIVE
Marketplace for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system
from Microsoft for 1,200 Microsoft Points, or $14.99. The Collection is open to all; a premium
Call of Duty® Elite membership is not required. The
DLC pack will be available on other platforms at a later date.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Content
Collection #2 is published by Activision and co-developed
by Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer Games and Raven Software.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is rated "M" (Mature)
by the ESRB for Blood and Gore, Drug Reference, Intense Violence
and Strong Language. For more information on the Call of
Duty: MW3 content drops, season of content, Call of Duty:
Modern Warfare 3 and Call of Duty Elite visit
www.callofduty.com/mw3 and www.callofduty.com/elite.
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