Today Activision announced a collaboration with Tencent to bring a brand-new Call of Duty game to mobile in China! This new free-to-play title will deliver the definitive first-person Call of Duty action experience in an original, all-new mobile game, which will bring together a collection of beloved Call of Duty characters, maps, modes and weapons from across the franchise.

“We’re working closely with one of Tencent’s top mobile studios, Timi, to develop a fun and original Call of Duty experience that delivers superb gameplay and mechanics to mobile players,” said Rob Kostich, EVP and GM, Call of Duty.  “Call of Duty has been the leading first-person action experience around the globe for years and seeing that come to life on the mobile platform has been really exciting.  We can’t wait for fans to play.”

“Tencent is thrilled to bring the No. 1 top-selling, console video game franchise globally eight of the last nine years* to the millions of mobile game players in China,” said Steven Ma, SVP, Tencent Holdings Limited. “We are bringing together a vast array of characters, content and modes from across this great franchise into a new Call of Duty mobile game tailored to meet the interests and play styles of mobile players in China.  We look forward to revealing the title soon and releasing the game in China in a few months.”

Timi, one of Tencent’s leading mobile studios, is spearheading the development drawing from their proven mobile network and history of success making mobile first-person action titles. The title is scheduled to launch in the coming months.

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*Based on data from the NPD Group, GfK, GSD and internal estimates.