{"id":8565,"date":"2010-10-08T19:41:02","date_gmt":"2010-10-08T09:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=8565"},"modified":"2010-10-08T19:41:02","modified_gmt":"2010-10-08T09:41:02","slug":"marvel%e2%84%a2-and-activision-announce-x-men%e2%84%a2-destiny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=8565","title":{"rendered":"MARVEL\u2122 AND ACTIVISION ANNOUNCE X-MEN\u2122: DESTINY"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sydney, Australia. October 8th<\/sup> 2010 \u2013 A new breed of mutant heroes will invade game consoles in 2011, X-Men\u2122: Destiny<\/em><\/strong>, from Marvel\u2122 Entertainment and Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The all-new original video game casts players as new mutant recruits in a rich, branching storyline that features a deep element of choice and gives players ultimate control of their destiny.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For more information on X-Men: Destiny<\/em><\/strong> visit www.XMenDestiny.com<\/a>.\u00a0 More news will also be shared with the Hero HQ community on Facebook at http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/heroHQ<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

About Marvel Entertainment<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 5,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years.\u00a0 Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing.\u00a0 For more information visit www.marvel.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

About Activision Publishing, Inc. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products.<\/p>\n

Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia, South Korea, China and the region of Taiwan. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company\u2019s website, www.activision.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements:<\/span> Information in this press release that involves Activision Publishing\u2019s expectations, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future are forward-looking statements that are not facts and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Activision Publishing generally uses words such as \u201coutlook,\u201d \u201cwill,\u201d \u201ccould,\u201d \u201cwould,\u201d \u201cmight,\u201d \u201cremains,\u201d \u201cto be,\u201d \u201cplans,\u201d \u201cbelieves,\u201d \u201cmay,\u201d \u201cexpects,\u201d \u201cintends,\u201d \u201canticipates,\u201d \u201cestimate,\u201d future,\u201d \u201cplan,\u201d \u201cpositioned,\u201d \u201cpotential,\u201d \u201cproject,\u201d \u201cremain,\u201d \u201cscheduled,\u201d \u201cset to,\u201d \u201csubject to,\u201d \u201cupcoming\u201d and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause Activision Publishing\u2019s actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements set forth in this release include, but are not limited to, sales levels of Activision Publishing\u2019s titles, shifts in consumer spending trends, the impact of the current macroeconomic environment, the seasonal and cyclical nature of the interactive game market, Activision Publishing\u2019s ability to predict consumer preferences among competing hardware platforms, declines in software pricing, product returns and price protection, product delays, retail acceptance of Activision Publishing\u2019s products, adoption rate and availability of new hardware (including peripherals) and related software, industry competition including from used games and other forms of entertainment, litigation risks and associated costs, rapid changes in technology, industry standards, business models including online and used games, and consumer preferences, including interest in specific genres such as music, first-person action and massively multiplayer online games, protection of proprietary rights, maintenance of relationships with key personnel, customers, licensees, licensors, vendors, and third-party developers, including the ability to attract, retain and develop key personnel and developers that can create high quality \u201chit\u201d titles, counterparty risks relating to customers, licensees, licensors and manufacturers, domestic and international economic, financial and political conditions and policies, foreign exchange rates and tax rates, and the identification of suitable future acquisition opportunities and potential challenges associated with geographic expansion, and the other factors identified in the risk factors sections of Activision Blizzard\u2019s 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.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

MARVEL\u2122 AND ACTIVISION ANNOUNCE X-MEN\u2122: DESTINY<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

New Game Gives Players Unprecedented Control of Their Fate<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sydney, Australia. October 8<\/span>th<\/span><\/sup> 2010 \u2013 <\/span><\/span>A new breed of mutant heroes will invade game consoles in 2011, X-Men\u2122: Destiny<\/em><\/strong>, from Marvel\u2122 Entertainment and Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>ATVI<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>). <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The all-new original video game casts players as <\/span>new mutant recruits in a rich, branching storyline that features a deep element of choice and gives players ultimate control of their destiny.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For more information on X-Men: Destiny<\/em><\/strong> visit <\/span><\/span><\/span>www.XMenDestiny.com<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>.\u00a0 <\/span>More news will also be shared with the Hero HQ community on Facebook at <\/span><\/span><\/span>http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/heroHQ<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

About Marvel Entertainment<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 5,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years.\u00a0 Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing.\u00a0 For more information visit <\/span><\/span>www.marvel.com<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

About Activision Publishing, Inc. <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia, South Korea, China and the region of Taiwan. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company\u2019s website, <\/span><\/span>www.activision.com<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements:<\/span><\/span> Information in this press release that involves Activision Publishing\u2019s expectations, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future are forward-looking statements that are not facts and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Activision Publishing generally uses words such as \u201coutlook,\u201d \u201cwill,\u201d \u201ccould,\u201d \u201cwould,\u201d \u201cmight,\u201d \u201cremains,\u201d \u201cto be,\u201d \u201cplans,\u201d \u201cbelieves,\u201d \u201cmay,\u201d \u201cexpects,\u201d \u201cintends,\u201d \u201canticipates,\u201d \u201cestimate,\u201d future,\u201d \u201cplan,\u201d \u201cpositioned,\u201d \u201cpotential,\u201d \u201cproject,\u201d \u201cremain,\u201d \u201cscheduled,\u201d \u201cset to,\u201d \u201csubject to,\u201d \u201cupcoming\u201d and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause Activision Publishing\u2019s actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements set forth in this release include, but are not limited to, sales levels of Activision Publishing\u2019s titles, shifts in consumer spending trends, the impact of the current macroeconomic environment, the seasonal and cyclical nature of the interactive game market, Activision Publishing\u2019s ability to predict consumer preferences among competing hardware platforms, declines in software pricing, product returns and price protection, product delays, retail acceptance of Activision Publishing\u2019s products, adoption rate and availability of new hardware (including peripherals) and related software, industry competition including from used games and other forms of entertainment, litigation risks and associated costs, rapid changes in technology, industry standards, business models including online and used games, and consumer preferences, including interest in specific genres such as music, first-person action and massively multiplayer online games, protection of proprietary rights, maintenance of relationships with key personnel, customers, licensees, licensors, vendors, and third-party developers, including the ability to attract, retain and develop key personnel and developers that can create high quality \u201chit\u201d titles, counterparty risks relating to customers, licensees, licensors and manufacturers, domestic and international economic, financial and political conditions and policies, foreign exchange rates and tax rates, and the identification of suitable future acquisition opportunities and potential challenges associated with geographic expansion, and the other factors identified in the risk factors sections of Activision Blizzard\u2019s 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.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sydney, Australia. October 8th 2010 \u2013 A new breed of mutant heroes will invade game consoles in 2011, X-Men\u2122: Destiny, from Marvel\u2122 Entertainment and Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI). The all-new original video game casts players as new mutant recruits in a rich, branching storyline that features a deep element of choice and gives players<\/p>\n

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