Multi-Platinum-Selling Artists -
Entertainment Icon and Multi-Award Winning Rapper Join the
Biggest Call of Duty Celebration in History, Sept. 4
Performance to Close Epic, Multi-Day Fan
Event Featuring World Premiere of New Call of Duty: Infinite
Warfare Multiplayer and $2 Million Call of Duty World League
Championship, Presented by PlayStation 4, Sept. 2 - 4
Limited Number of Tickets Released, Now
Available
Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa are headlining Call of Duty XP, the
biggest Call of Duty® fan celebration in history. The duo, who set
out on their first-ever joint set earlier this summer on their High
Road Tour, will take the stage for a special performance Sunday,
September 4th, at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., to close the
mega-Call of Duty fan event.
“Call of Duty XP is the ultimate Call of Duty fan experience,”
said Rob Kostich, EVP and general manager, Call of Duty,
Activision. “From the game reveals led by Infinite Warfare
multiplayer to the Call of Duty-inspired live experiences to the $2
million Call of Duty Championship finale, there’s something for
everyone. It’s going to be an amazing time for our fans, even more
so now with Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa there to cap this epic,
multi-day event.”
Presented by Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), Call of
Duty XP 2016 will bring the thrilling finals to the Call of Duty
World League Championship, Presented by PlayStation®4 and played on
Call of Duty: Black Ops III, where $2 million dollars will be on
the line. Additionally, Call of Duty XP will feature the world
premiere and first hands-on for Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare
multiplayer and Zombies in Spaceland modes, Call of Duty: Modern
Warfare Remastered* multiplayer and new Call of Duty: Black Ops III
Downloadable Content.
Fans will also get to play the first Call of Duty PlayStation®VR
experience on-site, and feel what it’s like to pilot and dogfight a
Jackal, the personal fighter jet in Call of Duty: Infinite
Warfare. Other experiences include Nuketown paintball, where
players will be able to challenge each other in a frenetic
paintball battle on a life-sized Call of Duty: Black Ops Nuketown
multiplayer map, or team up with others in an intense laser tag
experience inspired by Infinite Warfare’s Zombies in Spaceland game
mode and more. The interactive experiences will be available for
participation on Friday, Sept. 2, and Saturday, Sept. 3. Due to the
Call of Duty World League Championship matches and concert, all
outdoor activities, including gameplay stations, will be closed on
Sunday, Sept. 4.
Activision has opened up a limited number of tickets remaining
for Call of Duty XP, which include access to the Sunday concert
with Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa. Ticket prices will include
additional service fees.
For fans who can’t attend Call of Duty XP in person, select
events from the celebration, as well as the Call of Duty World
League Championship, Presented by PlayStation®4, will be
livestreamed in HD on Twitch at www.twitch.tv/callofduty and on
YouTube at www.youtube.com/callofduty. People watching at home and
attendees also have a chance to win with the $25,000 Winners
Bracket Challenge presented by GameStop. They can go to
www.callofduty.com/bracket to pick their winners and enter. For
rules go to www.callofduty.com/bracket/rules. No purchase necessary
to enter or win.
For more information about Call of Duty XP 2016, ticket
information and the Call of Duty World League, Presented by
PlayStation®4, please visit www.callofduty.com/xp. Fans can also
follow @CallofDuty and @InfinityWard on Twitter, Instagram and
Facebook.
*Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered contains only 10 MP
maps from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare game. Modern
Warfare Remastered is a full game download. Internet connection
required. For more information, please visit
www.callofduty.com/MWR_FAQ. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered
is included with the Legacy Editions and Digital Deluxe Editions of
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. Check local retailers for
availability of all Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Editions.
About Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg has sold more than 35 million albums worldwide, and
has reigned for more than two decades as an unparalleled musical
force who has raised the bar as an entertainer and globally
recognized innovator. Since 1993, he has released fourteen albums
and collaborated with artists across all genres of music. Snoop
defines hip-hop history. He’s set records with his seminal album
Doggystyle, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart and sold
over 800,000 copies in the first week. Throughout his career,
Snoop’s produced chart-topping hits including “Gin & Juice,”
“Who Am I? (What’s My Name?),” “Nuthin’ But A ‘G’ Thang,” “Next
Episode,” “Beautiful,” “Drop It Like It’s Hot,” “Signs,” “Sensual
Seduction” and “I Wanna Rock.” As a trendsetter of pop culture,
Snoop’s ventures include: (a) multiple music/film/TV deals, (b) his
WestFestTV YouTube channel, where his wildly popular "GGN News"
series appears weekly and (c), most recently, being at the
forefront of the global cannabis revolution with businesses such as
the 'Leafs By Snoop' product line, MERRYJANE.COM, and Casa Verde
Capital. COOLAID is Snoop Dogg's 14th studio Album.
About Wiz Khalifa
Multi-platinum selling, Grammy and Golden Globe nominated
recording artist Wiz Khalifa burst onto the scene with
mainstream success with the release of his first major label debut,
Rolling Papers in 2011. Rolling Papers spawned the hugely
successful hits “Black and Yellow,” “Roll Up” and “No
Sleep” and gave Wiz the platform to win the award for Best New
Artist at the 2011 BET Awards and Top New Artist at the 2012
Billboard Music Awards. His sophomore studio album, Blacc
Hollywood, debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 album chart and
featured the hit single "We Dem Boyz." Soon after Khalifa's
track, “See You Again,” off the FURIOUS 7 soundtrack,
catapulted to the top of the charts across 95 countries. Holding
the #1 spot for 12 consecutive weeks, “See You Again” broke records
by being Spotify’s most-streamed track in a single day in the
United States and in a single week in 26 countries. In addition to
winning 3 Teen Choice Awards in 2015, “See You Again” continued its
success by winning a Critics’ Choice Award in the category Best
Song, winning two Billboard Music Awards in the categories Top Hot
100 Song and Top Rap Song, earning three Grammy Award nominations
in the categories Song of the Year, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
and Best Song Written for Visual Media, and a Golden Globe
nomination in the category Best Original Song – Motion Picture. In
2016 Wiz announced his partnership with RiverRock Cannabis on an
exclusive line of regulated cannabis products, his first such
collaboration in the regulated cannabis industry and renewed his
partnership with RAW Rolling Papers. Wiz released his album Khalifa
in February of 2016 as a thank you to fans which includes the
tracks “Bake Sale” featuring Travis Scott, “Zoney” and “Elevated.”
In June Wiz released TGOD Mafia Presents: Rude Awakening with his
TGOD Mafia collaborator Juicy J. Wiz is currently co-headlining The
High Road Summer Tour with Snoop Dogg.
About Activision Publishing,
Inc.
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Publishing, Inc. is a leading global producer and publisher of
interactive entertainment. Activision maintains operations
throughout the world. More information about Activision and its
products can be found on the company's website, www.activision.com
or by following @Activision.
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