(Press
Release)
Santa
Monica, CA - Sept. 14, 2004 - Fresh soldiers arrive at the front line
today as Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) has announced that Call of
Duty(tm): United Offensive(tm) has shipped to retail outlets nationwide.
The highly anticipated expansion pack to Infinity Ward's Call of Duty(tm)
- which has received more than 80 Game of the Year and 50 Editor's
Choice Awards worldwide - brings the cinematic intensity of the brand to
unprecedented heights with more action than ever before. Developed by
Gray Matter Interactive Studios, Call of Duty: United Offensive is rated
"T" (Teen - Blood, Mild Language, Violence) by the ESRB and
carries a suggested retail price of $29.99US.
Call
of Duty: United Offensive allows gamers to experience more of WWII's
most legendary conflicts through the eyes of Allied soldiers fighting
for the liberation of Europe through 13 intense new single player
missions. Featuring three all-new campaigns, the game lets players join
the U.S. 101st Airborne during the Battle of the Bulge, the British
campaign as an airman shooting down German ME-109s from a B-17 bomber,
and the Russian frontlines as a conscript in the crucial eight-day
Battle of Kursk.
Additionally,
Call of Duty: United Offensive expands on the popular multiplayer
experience of the original Call of Duty. Players can go online for the
ultimate battle between Axis and Allied powers, now including vehicle
combat aboard tanks and jeeps as well as tank-and-foot-soldier combined
arms action. The expanded multiplayer component offers 11 new maps and
three new modes of play - including Base Assault, Capture the Flag and
Domination - where squads must take control of key locations while
preventing enemy troops from advancing. And, a newly added ranking
system now lets players earn additional weaponry upon completion of
objectives, call in artillery support, and gain the respect of friends
and foes alike.
The
expansion pack also features a handful of enhancements, such as new
realistic WWII weapons, including the German Flammenwerfer 35
Flamethrower and Panzerschrek anti-tank weapon, American M1A1 Bazooka,
Russian Tokarev SVT-40 Self-Loading Rifle, portable deployable
machine-guns, smoke grenades and more. Furthermore, Gray Matter has
added an entirely new special effects system to Call of Duty: United
Offensive, providing visually stunning moments to players with realistic
explosions, weather and particle effects.
About
Activision
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
$948 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004.
Activision
maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France,
Germany, Italy, Japan, Australia, Scandinavia and the Netherlands. 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.