Celebrate 50 Years Of James Bond With Activision Publishing's 007™
Legends Video Game - Available Today
SANTA MONICA, Calif.,
Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today gamers can join in the
celebration of 50 years of James Bond with the release of
007™ Legends from Activision Publishing, Inc., a
wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard Inc., (Nasdaq:
ATVI). Available at North American retail outlets today,
across Europe on October 19th, and in Australia on October
31st, 007 Legends is the latest
installment in the esteemed franchise, delivering a
first-of-its-kind Bond video game experience featuring a story
inspired by five classic Bond films – Goldfinger, On Her
Majesty's Secret Service, Moonraker, Licence to Kill, Die Another
Day. Additionally, 007 Legends will feature
a sixth mission based on this year's highly anticipated Bond film –
SKYFALL – which will be available to unlock as downloadable
content. Timed to the North American release of the feature
film, PlayStation®Network subscribers will gain exclusive
early access to the SKYFALL mission on November 9, 2012, and then on November 20, 2012, the mission will be available
on Xbox LIVE® online entertainment network.
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With each film hand-picked as they've defined Bond's personality
over the years, 007 Legends explores Bond's gritty
journey to his current status as the world's favorite secret
agent. Each movie-inspired mission in 007
Legends features multiple levels filled with
state-of-the-art spy gadgets, an arsenal of weapons, sleek
vehicles, exotic locations, and intense situations that require
Bond's quick wits, combat expertise, and stealth actions to take
down notorious villains and their brutal henchmen.
"The team at Eurocom has really outdone themselves this time
with 007 Legends, delivering a very unique and
comprehensive Bond video game we're sure fans will enjoy playing,"
said David Oxford, EVP/General
Manager, Activision Publishing. "Fans not only get to
experience these great, defining moments from Bond's past that have
made him the spy he is today, but they also get to become
Daniel Craig's modern-day Bond, and
play through an all-new, contemporary story mission based on the
upcoming SKYFALL film that comes out as DLC. This
really is the most robust and unique Bond video game experience to
date."
"Eurocom, Activision, EON and Danjaq should be extremely proud
of their collaboration to make the most diverse Bond video game to
date," David G. Wilson, VP of Global
Business Strategy, EON. "007 Legends pays great
homage to the Bond legacy and is another way for fans to interact
with the world's favorite spy as we celebrate the 50th
anniversary."
007 Legends also features an impressive roster of
past and present Bond film talent, including Daniel Craig's James Bond; Michael Lonsdale as the villainous Hugo Drax and Richard
Kiel as his notorious henchman, Jaws, from Moonraker;
Naomie Harris as Eve from
SKYFALL; Toby Stephens as
Gustav Graves in Die Another
Day; and Carey Lowell as Agent
Pam Bouvier in Licence to
Kill.
Developed by Eurocom, under license from EON Productions Ltd.
and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. (MGM), 007
Legends is available now for the Xbox 360® video
game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the
PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. The
Windows PC version, which will be available on Steam, will launch
on November 2, 2012, and the version
for Nintendo's Wii U™ system is planned to launch in
December 2012. 007 Legends is rated "T"
(Teen – Blood, Drug Reference, Mild Language, Mild Suggestive
Themes, Violence – content suitable for ages 13 and older) by the
ESRB.
For more intel about 007 Legends, visit
the game's official Facebook page – www.facebook.com/007LegendsGame
– and the 007 Legends community –
www.007Legends.com.
About Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., through its operating subsidiaries, is
actively engaged in the worldwide production and distribution of
motion pictures, television programming, home video, interactive
media, music and licensed merchandise. The company owns the
world's largest library of modern films, comprising around 4,100
titles. Operating units include Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios
Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc., United Artists Films Inc.,
Ventanazul, MGM Television Entertainment Inc., MGM Networks Inc.,
MGM Domestic Networks LLC, MGM Distribution Co, MGM International
Television Distribution Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home
Entertainment LLC, MGM ON STAGE, MGM Music, MGM Worldwide Digital
Media, MGM Consumer Products and MGM Interactive. In
addition, MGM has ownership interests in international TV channels
reaching nearly 120 countries. MGM ownership is as
follows: Providence Equity Partners (29%), TPG (21%), Sony
Corporation of America (20%), Comcast (20%), DLJ Merchant Banking
Partners (7%) and Quadrangle Group (3%). For more
information, visit www.mgm.com.
About EON Productions/Danjaq, LLC
EON Productions Limited and Danjaq LLC are wholly owned and
controlled by the Broccoli/Wilson family. Danjaq is the US based
company that co-owns, with MGM, the copyright in the existing James
Bond films and controls the right to produce future James Bond
films as well as all worldwide merchandising. EON
Productions, an affiliate of Danjaq, is the UK based production
company which makes the James Bond films. The 007 franchise
is the longest running in film history with twenty-two films
produced since 1962. Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli
succeeded Albert R 'Cubby' Broccoli in 1995 and have produced some
of the most successful Bond films ever including CASINO ROYALE and
QUANTUM OF SOLACE. They are currently producing the
23rd film, SKYFALL. For more information,
visit www.007.com.
About Activision Publishing, Inc.
Headquartered in Santa Monica,
California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading
worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive
entertainment and leisure products.
Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United
Kingdom, France,
Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Denmark, the
Netherlands, Australia,
mainland China and the region of
Taiwan. More information about
Activision and its products can be found on the company's website,
www.activision.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements:
Information in this press release that involves Activision
Publishing's expectations, plans, intentions or strategies
regarding the future, including with respect to the expected
release date of 007 Legends and the SKYFALL
mission, are forward-looking statements that are not facts and
involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could
cause Activision Publishing's actual future results to differ
materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements
set forth in this release include unanticipated product delays and
other factors identified in the risk factors sections of Activision
Blizzard's most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any
subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking
statements in this release are based upon information available to
Activision Publishing and Activision Blizzard as of the date of
this release, and neither Activision Publishing nor Activision
Blizzard assumes any obligation to update any such forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements believed to be true when
made may ultimately prove to be incorrect. These statements are not
guarantees of the future performance of Activision Publishing or
Activision Blizzard and are subject to risks, uncertainties and
other factors, some of which are beyond its control and may cause
actual results to differ materially from current expectations.
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2012 Danjaq, LLC and Artists Corporation. 007TM and
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