Microsoft To Initiate Call Of Duty 4 Live Fire Weekend 2008 On Xbox Live

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) has recruited Activision, Inc., (Nasdaq: ATVI) and Infinity Ward to provide prizes for its newest online offensive: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Live Fire Weekend 2008, a 72-hour play and win sweepstakes full of games and prizes beginning on Friday, April 18 at 12:01 a.m. EDT through Sunday, April 20 at 11:59 p.m. EDT. Hourly prizes will be awarded throughout the weekend, including Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare shirts, Infinity Ward autographed posters and Xbox Live point cards. One Grand Prize winner also will receive an Infinity Ward autographed Xbox 360 Elite console and a Limited Edition Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare faceplate, among other items. Players can register now through April 17, 2008 at 11:59 p.m. EDT at http://www.xbox.com/livefire/.

In addition, on Friday, April 18 from 6-9 p.m. EDT, gamers can play with more than a dozen developers from Infinity Ward and then on Saturday night from 9-11 p.m. EDT Mixed Martial Arts phenom, Jens “Lil Evil” Pulver (gamertag: COD4JensPulver) will join the online action.

Add these gamertags to your friends list:

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More details on the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Live Fire weekend 2008 and information regarding terms, conditions, and official rules are available on the official event page: http://www.xbox.com/livefire/.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Game of the Year Edition is now available and allows gamers to experience the intense cinematic action of the original, award-winning and best-selling title, and includes a token for the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Variety Map Pack, available now exclusively for download via Xbox Live Marketplace for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.