With the show opening to trade and press on Wednesday, August 5 and to
consumers on Thursday, August 6 at the Koelnmesse GmbH Exhibition Centre in
Cologne, Germany, Activision will offer consumers and industry influencers the
opportunity to get hands-on with some of the biggest titles of the year.
Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Destiny: The Taken King and Guitar Hero Live will
all be playable at the SONY Computer Entertainment Deutschland booth located in
Hall 7.1. Skylanders SuperChargers will be playable in the Nintendo booth
located in Hall 9.1 A10/B10.
Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing Inc., comments: "Activision has
methodically expanded its slate by creating one breakthrough innovation after
another. At Gamescom, we are showcasing what may be our best slate ever with
Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Skylanders SuperChargers, Destiny: The Taken King,
and Guitar Hero Live, each introducing significant innovations that will change
the way people play. Four great brands; four amazing games. It's a great time to
be a gamer."
Activision's Gamescom 2015 line-up includes:
Call of Duty: Black Ops III
Developed by award-winning studio Treyarch, Call of Duty: Black Ops III
redefines how Call of Duty is played.
Call of Duty: Black Ops III is set in the year 2065, where bio augmentation and
cybernetic enhancements have given rise to a new breed of Black Ops soldier.
Through Direct Neural Interface (DNI) technology, players are now connected to
the intelligence grid and their fellow operatives during battle. This elite
squad consists of men and women who have enhanced their combat capabilities to
fight faster, stronger, and smarter. Black Ops III also offers the deepest, most
rewarding multiplayer ever offered in Call of Duty, featuring a brand new
chain-based fluid movement system, Specialist characters with unique weapons and
abilities, Gunsmith weapon customization tools and a range of new eSports
capabilities.
In addition, Treyarch's signature Zombies mode makes its return with "Shadows of
Evil," an on-disc experience set in a 1940s film noir-inspired era that follows
four unwitting characters that must work together to stay alive while a
mysterious, shadowy figure offers them a path to redemption. Call of Duty: Black
Ops III, slated for release on November 6, 2015, is in development for the
PlayStation 4 system, Xbox One and PC and is not yet rated. For more
information, visit: www.callofduty.com,
www.youtube.com/callofduty.
At Gamescom 2015 in Cologne, Germany, eSports will be the focus of a special
Call of Duty: Black Ops III Global eSports Reveal live stream. Treyarch
developers will be on hand to share some exciting news and features coming with
Call of Duty: Black Ops III. A global group of competitive players will also be
participating in a series of show matches.
The live stream can be seen at callofduty.com on Wednesday, August 5th at 7pm
CEST (10am PDT, 1pm EDT).
Destiny: The Taken King
From Bungie and Activision comes Destiny: The Taken King, the first major
expansion and by far the largest addition to the Destiny universe yet. At
Gamescom, Bungie and Activision are pleased to announce that every edition of
The Taken King will include one character boost. The character boost will allow
a player to instantly level up any existing or newly created guardian to the
minimum level required to play The Taken King. Also being revealed today is the
latest trailer for the game called "We Are Guardians."
Destiny: The Taken King will be available on September 15 for the PlayStation4
system, PlayStation3 system, Xbox One and Xbox 360. At launch PlayStation
gamers will also get access to a host of additional content for The Taken King,
including a Strike, a Crucible map, three sets of gear and an exotic weapon,
exclusive until at least fall 2016. For more information, visit
www.DestinyTheGame.com. For
exclusive updates, follow the official Destiny social channels at
www.facebook.com/DestinyTheGame
and @DestinyTheGame on Twitter, and interact directly with the developers at
www.Bungie.net.
Guitar Hero Live
The pop culture phenomenon that introduced a new way to interact with music is
back with the all-new Guitar Hero Live.
Guitar Hero fans will need to warm-up their vocal chords. At Gamescom, Guitar
Hero Live is confirming singing mode for local co-operative play, bringing the
party back to the living room like never before. Singing alongside the core
guitar-based gameplay has always been something that defined the Guitar Hero
party experience, and the inclusion of vocals in the game delivers another way
for players to have fun together in Guitar Hero Live. By plugging in any USB mic,
aspiring rock stars will be able to sing to tracks in GHTV and in Quickplay in
GH Live, complete with a lyrics highway and note track along the top of the
screen.
Across both game modes, Guitar Hero Live will give players access to more tracks
than ever before in a previous Guitar Hero title. Joining the line-up of songs
announced thus far, bringing the total to 100, are the following:
1. Megadeth - Hangar 18
2. In Flames - Deliver Us
3. Boston - More Than a Feeling
4. You Me At Six - Lived a Lie
5. Blink-182 - The Rock Show
6. Rush - Limelight
7. Kasabian - Club Foot
8. Dream Theater - The Looking Glass
9. Royal Blood - Come on Over
10. Charlie XCX - Famous
11. Passion Pit - Take a Walk
12. Panic! At the Disco - Girls Girls Boys
13. James Bay - Hold Back The River
14. Echosmith - Cool Kids
15. MGMT - Time to Pretend
16. Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire
Also at Gamescom, Guitar Hero Live is unveiling Rock the Block, the second music
festival in GH Live. GH Live is the first person, live-action mode that puts you
on stage as the lead guitarist. Rock the Block is set in the US and takes place
in the heart of an imagined city landscape in the game. With its origins in a
number of smaller festivals that used to take place in and around Boulder City,
Rock the Block is a spontaneously evolving event that encourages attendees and
passers-by to be drawn into the festival experience. Rock the Block joins
SoundDial, the previously announced UK-based festival, as the two fictional
settings a player will visit in Guitar Hero Live. Within the two festivals fans
will play a variety of stages, ranging from small club stages, to headlining
massive, open air mainstages.
Guitar Hero Live will be available October 20, 2015 in North America and on
October 23 in Europe for the PlayStation4 system, PlayStation3 system, Xbox
One, Xbox 360, Nintendo's Wii U system and select mobile devices to be
announced soon. For more information about Guitar Hero Live, please visit
www.guitarhero.com,
www.youtube.com/guitarhero or
follow @guitarhero on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Skylanders SuperChargers
Rev your engines! Skylanders, the #1 kids' console franchise worldwide¹, is
taking to Land, Sea and Air with the high-octane, action-adventure videogame
Skylanders SuperChargers this fall.
Skylanders SuperChargers will debut at Gamescom two Skylanders franchise firsts
-- racing and online multiplayer gameplay on console. Whether fans prefer
co-operative play in Adventure Mode or competitive multiplayer with up to four
friends in Racing Mode, Skylanders SuperChargers' online gaming is fueled with
adrenaline-pumping action right out of the box. Skylanders' all-new Racing Mode,
playable in Land, Sea and Sky environments, features supercharged racing combat,
layering in even more depth and excitement to the game's online multiplayer
component. Skylanders SuperChargers delivers more ways to play than ever before:
Single-player Adventure Mode
Online and local co-op Adventure Mode
Local 2-player head-to-head racing in split screen
Online competitive racing with up to 4 players
Fans can augment their Skylanders SuperChargers experience with a complementary,
dedicated racing combat game -- Skylanders SuperChargers Racing -- for the Wii
system and Nintendo 3DS hand-held system. All-new tracks, augmented with
power-ups, boosts, hazards and more, offer up to 50 different and exciting
gameplay experiences. On Nintendo 3DS, gamers can enjoy competitive multiplayer
via local play or online with up to four players.
Skylanders is packing some major star power with two of Nintendo's most iconic
characters -- Donkey Kong and Bowser -- as guest stars in Skylanders
SuperChargers. Donkey Kong and his Land vehicle, Barrel Blaster are available
with the Skylanders SuperChargers Starter Packs for Wii U, while Bowser and his
Sky vehicle, Clown Cruiser come with the Skylanders SuperChargers Racing Starter
Packs for Wii and Nintendo 3DS. The Supercharged characters are not only
playable in Skylanders SuperChargers Racing, but also work in Skylanders
SuperChargers on the Wii U system and as amiibo in compatible Nintendo games.
Gamescom attendees will be able to get their hands on Donkey Kong and Bowser in
Skylanders SuperChargers for Wii U in the Nintendo booth, Hall 9.1 A10/B1.
