Not to be outdone by Kinect's midnight launch, Activision shot out a press release announcing a massive November 4 launch event in Santa Monica, CA. The headliner? Metallica.
Call of Duty: Black Ops hits shelves next week on November 9, but if you can get to Santa Monica Airport's Hangar 8 tomorrow, you'll catch the show. Aside from Metallica live, the Black Ops launch event plans to honor six branches of the Armed Forces and raise $1 million for non-profit charity organization Call of Duty Endowment.
The Call of Duty Endowment recently donated $25,000 to a veteran-serving charity and raised $50,000 for another on Memorial Day 2010. The organization seeks to help returning soldiers transition to civilian life and find jobs by donating to programs that offer support, counseling, and job placement services.
We reached out to Activision to clarify how the money will be raised at the event. We've never heard of a launch event with a cover charge -- but, come on, this is Metallica. Details on other, less star-studded launch events aren't available yet; however, we're pretty sure those will be next week when the game launches.
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Source: Daily News from GamePro.com
Wednesday, November 3, 2010