Thursday 28 April 2011

CALL OF DUTY®: BLACK OPS ESCALATION ANNOUNCES ALL- STAR CAST FOR ‘CALL OF THE DEAD’

Legendary Director, George Romero, to star with Robert Englund, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Michael Rooker and Danny Trejo in blockbuster DLC release hitting in seven days

London, UK – 26th April, 2011 – Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) and Treyarch revealed today that famed horror and action stars Robert Englund, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Michael Rooker and Danny Trejo have joined the cast of Call of Duty®: Black Ops Escalation’s zombie level, Call of the Dead.  The Call of the Dead zombie level and four all new multiplayer maps make up the second content pack, Escalation, for the record-setting gameCall of Duty: Black Ops, launching first on Xbox LIVE ® on May 3rd.  Dedicated to creating a Zombie experience like never before, the Call of the Deadstoryline is inspired by none other than legendary horror writer and director, George A. Romero, who also stars as himself in the new level.

“Our latest zombie creation, Call of the Dead, is unreal!” says Mark Lamia, Studio Head of Treyarch. “We set out to create an exciting new zombie experience for fans of the genre that takes Zombies to an insane new level.

“This is Treyarch's tribute to the legendary George Romero, who truly defined the zombie genre and whose incredible work has been such an inspiration to our team," says Dave Anthony, Call of Duty: Black OpsDirector.  “It was an absolute honour to work with such an amazing and talented cast whose passion and energy brought their characters instantly to life.  Fans are going to love this.”

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