ACTIVISION
RELEASES
FREE CALL OF
DUTYŽ 3
MULTIPLAYER
BONUS MAP
Fans Also to
Play Against
Game
Developers
at Treyarch
Santa
Monica, CA –
January 11,
2007 – Time
to return to
battle!
Activision,
Inc. (Nasdaq:
ATVI)
announced
today the
release of a
brand new
Call of
DutyŽ 3
multiplayer
Bonus Map,
available
for download
free of
charge in
the Xbox
LiveŽ
Marketplace
for the Xbox
360™ video
game and
entertainment
system from
Microsoft.
The Bonus
Map, named
“Champs,”
transports
players to
Port Royal
de Champs,
France,
where they
will
experience
even more
intense Call
of Duty
warfare
that’s great
for
close-quarters
combat and
non-stop
action. The
map will be
available
starting
today for
Xbox Live
Gold
subscribers,
and January
18th for
Xbox Live
Silver
subscribers.
Additionally,
gamers can
go
head-to-head
directly
with the
developers
at Treyarch.
On January
18th,
players can
test their
skills
against the
game
creators
themselves
on the Xbox
Live online
entertainment
network from
11am to 2pm
PST. Visit
www.callofduty.com
for
information
regarding
players and
server info.
Continuing
to expand
upon the
multiplayer
battle
locales, the
Valor Map
Pack is due
out shortly
as well,
complete
with five
new maps for
more
relentless
WWII action.
Call of Duty
3 is rated
“T” for Teen
(blood,
language and
violence) by
the ESRB.
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
$1.47
billion for
the fiscal
year ended
March 31,
2006.
Activision
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operations
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Kingdom,
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Sweden,
Spain, the
Netherlands
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Inc.
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