for "Ghosts."
The video game publisher announced
Wednesday that the next installment
in its successful "Call of Duty"
franchise will be titled "Call of Duty:
Ghosts" and feature a new story and
characters.
Activision Blizzard Inc. said "Ghosts"
will be released Nov. 5 for PC,
PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and next-
generation consoles.
The game is being developed by
Infinity Ward, the Encino, Calif., studio
that created the original "Call of Duty"
and reignited the military first-person
shooter franchise with 2007's "Call of
Duty 4: Modern Warfare" and its two
sequels.
"Ghosts' delivers an all-new story, all-
new characters, an all-new 'Call of
Duty' world, all powered by a next
generation 'Call of Duty' engine, which
is a leap forward for the franchise,"
Activision Publishing CEO Eric
Hirshberg said in a statement.
"Infinity Ward is going all-in to create
the next generation of 'Call of Duty'
worthy of the world's greatest fans."
For more than five years, the action-
packed "Call of Duty" franchise has
garnered unprecedented success.
The previous "Call of Duty" game,
Treyarch's futuristic "Call of Duty:
Black Ops II," crossed the $1 billion
mark in worldwide retail sales 15 days
after its release last year. Infinity
Ward's "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
3" hit the $1 billion mark in 16 days
after its 2011 debut.
Activision said more details about
"Ghosts" will be revealed May 21 at a
Seattle presentation where Microsoft
is expected to unveil the next
Xbox.Activision is trading "Modern
Warfare" for "Ghosts."
The video game publisher announced
Wednesday that the next installment
in its successful "Call of Duty"
franchise will be titled "Call of Duty:
Ghosts" and feature a new story and
characters.
Activision Blizzard Inc. said "Ghosts"
will be released Nov. 5 for PC,
PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and next-
generation consoles.
The game is being developed by
Infinity Ward, the Encino, Calif., studio
that created the original "Call of Duty"
and reignited the military first-person
shooter franchise with 2007's "Call of
Duty 4: Modern Warfare" and its two
sequels.
"Ghosts' delivers an all-new story, all-
new characters, an all-new 'Call of
Duty' world, all powered by a next
generation 'Call of Activision is trading
"Modern Warfare" for "Ghosts."
The video game publisher announced
Wednesday that the next installment
in its successful "Call of Duty"
franchise will be titled "Call of Duty:
Ghosts" and feature a new story and
characters.
Activision Blizzard Inc. said "Ghosts"
will be released Nov. 5 for PC,
PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and next-
generation consoles.
The game is being developed by
Infinity Ward, the Encino, Calif., studio
that created the original "Call of Duty"
and reignited the military first-person
shooter franchise with 2007's "Call of
Duty 4: Modern Warfare" and its two
sequels.
"Ghosts' delivers an all-new story, all-
new characters, an all-new 'Call of
Duty' world, all powered by a next
generation 'Call of Duty' engine, which
is a leap forward for the franchise,"
Activision Publishing CEO Eric
Hirshberg said in a statement.
"Infinity Ward is going all-in to create
the next generation of 'Call of Duty'
worthy of the world's greatest fans."
For more than five years, the action-
packed "Call of Duty" franchise has
garnered unprecedented success.
The previous "Call of Duty" game,
Treyarch's futuristic "Call of Duty:
Black Ops II," crossed the $1 billion
mark in worldwide retail sales 15 days
after its release last year. Infinity
Ward's "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
3" hit the $1 billion mark in 16 days
after its 2011 debut.
Activision said more details about
"Ghosts" will be revealed May 21 at a
Seattle presentation where Microsoft
is expected to unveil the next
Xbox.Duty' engine, which is a leap
forward for the franchise," Activision
Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg said in a
statement. "Infinity Ward is going all-
in to create the next generation of
'Call of Duty' worthy of the world's
greatest fans."
For more than five years, the action-
packed "Call of Duty" franchise has
garnered unprecedented success.
The previous "Call of Duty" game,
Treyarch's futuristic "Call of Duty:
Black Ops II," crossed the $1 billion
mark in worldwide retail sales 15 days
after its release last year. Infinity
Ward's "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
3" hit the $1 billion mark in 16 days
after its 2011 debut.
Activision said more details about
"Ghosts" will be revealed May 21 at a
Seattle presentation where Microsoft
is expected to unveil the next Xbox.
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