Activision has revealed that they will be holding an official Call of Duty convention. Called Call of Duty XP, it will be held during Labor Day weekend, from September 2-3 for 6,000 some fans of the series in a compound in Los Angeles.
Tickets for Call of Duty XP will sell for $150 each starting on July 19. All proceeds from the ticket sales will support the Call of Duty Endowment fund, designed to help returning soldiers transition to civilian life.
From the high production values of our live, immersive events all the way to the smallest details in every design and activity we re pulling out all the stops to make Call of Duty XP the ultimate gathering for the global community of Call of Duty fans, said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing. The celebration will immerse attendees in a Call of Duty experience unlike anything they ve ever seen before. Over the course of two days, gamers can trade Call of Duty war stories, experience the official unveiling of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer and the full feature functionality of Call of Duty Elite, as well as enjoy world-class entertainment and compete head-to-head for some serious cash prizes.
The Call of Duty series continues to set the pace on Xbox 360 with both the best selling game ever on the platform in Call of Duty: Black Ops, and the No. 1 and No. 2 titles on Xbox Live with Black Ops and Modern Warfare 2, said George Peckham, General Manager, Global Publishing Group at Microsoft. As a further reflection of our valued relationship with the world s most popular gaming franchise, Xbox 360 is proud to partner with Activision to bring the first ever Call of Duty XP to life and even more, to challenge the community of fans to compete for up to one million dollars.
Activities at the event will include gaming competitions, a special $1 million Call of Duty tournament, the world premiere of Modern Warfare 3‘s multiplayer, the new Spec Ops survival co-op mode, along with showing off the functionality of the social service Call of Duty Elite.
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