Kanye West headlining Call of Duty XP

Activision announced today that Kanye West will headline the concerts at Call of Duty XP, taking the stage on Saturday night to close the festivities.

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If you haven't bought your pricey Call of Duty XP tickets, the free copy of the Modern Warfare 3 Hardened Edition apparently wasn't enough to convince you. Perhaps professional rapper and awkwardness inducer Kanye West will sweeten the pot? The company announced today that West will be headlining the COD XP concerts.

West will perform at 8 PM on Saturday, September 3 to bring the festivities to a close. Other planned activities include a $1 million tournament, an early look at Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer, a paintball recreation of MW2's 'Scrapyard' map, a run through 'The Pit' time trial, and developer panels. COD XP will take place September 2 and 3 in Los Angeles.

"We're pulling out all the stops," said CEO Eric Hirshberg in the press release. "We promised our attendees and fans around the world a once-in-a-lifetime experience for the first Call of Duty XP, so we're thrilled to have Kanye on board. Everything about XP will be as epic as the games themselves. Whether you're competing for one of the open slots in the $1 million tournament, playing Modern Warfare 3 for the first time, dodging paintballs in a spectacular life-size recreation of Modern Warfare 2's Scrapyard level or just mingling with developers and fellow gamers, Call of Duty XP is a celebration of one of the greatest games in the world. So what better way to top it off with one of the greatest artists in the world?"

Tickets are still on sale for the event, which is right around the corner. The $150 price point may dissuade some fans, especially since it takes place right after PAX Prime. But if you're in the LA area and looking to buy MW3 and Kanye West tickets anyway, it's not a bad deal.

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    August 24, 2011 7:45 AM

    Steve Watts posted a new article, Kanye West headlining Call of Duty XP.

    Activision announced today that Kanye West will headline the concerts at Call of Duty XP, taking the stage on Saturday night to close the festivities.

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      August 24, 2011 7:48 AM

      No thanks.

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      August 24, 2011 7:49 AM

      I like Kanye, but he kinda seems like a strange pick for this? Would expect them to pick some generic rock band like Saliva for the dude bros over him.

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        August 24, 2011 9:08 AM

        Or Five Finger Death Punch.... not Kanye

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      August 24, 2011 7:51 AM

      This guy is still relevant?

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        August 24, 2011 8:01 AM

        His last album was fantastic, so yes.

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        August 24, 2011 8:23 AM

        what?

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        August 24, 2011 8:41 AM

        He can't carry a fucking tune, imo
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic5vxw3eijY

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          August 24, 2011 8:45 AM

          he's a rapper, he doesn't have to carry tunes

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          August 24, 2011 11:53 AM

          He definitely can't, but that's OK because everyone knows he's not the best singer. He comes up with unusual (and generally in a good way) lines that he delivers in a decent way, backed up by awesome beats that kick ass and has some other people who are better at rapping and singing join in occasionally.

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        August 24, 2011 8:44 AM

        Only if he ever was to you in the first place I guess. So yeah, I don't much care either.

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        August 24, 2011 2:59 PM

        Being probably one of the top 5 musical acts as far as notability and having one of the best records of last year? YES.

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      August 24, 2011 8:07 AM

      Another reason for me not to care.

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      August 24, 2011 8:13 AM

      Wow, is Taylor Swift going to be there too?

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      August 24, 2011 8:18 AM

      activision i'm really happy for you and ima let you finish but bf series is the best of all time

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      August 24, 2011 8:45 AM

      Wow, way to not make me buy tickets !

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        August 24, 2011 8:48 AM

        kanye west is a badass show, and he typically has people with him such as jay-z, beyonce, etc. definitely worth seeing.

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          August 24, 2011 9:10 AM

          No. Not at all.

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          August 24, 2011 11:38 AM

          I'm confused, were you trying to talk the concert up or down? Your tone indicates up but the things you mention seem more down.

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            August 24, 2011 12:02 PM

            You mean that we have differing opinions on entertainment? holy shit.

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      August 24, 2011 8:50 AM

      Yay?

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      August 24, 2011 9:00 AM

      that would make me want to go even less

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      August 24, 2011 1:20 PM

      Is anyone else hoping this thing turns out to be a complete failure, with just 2 fat sweaty wannabe 'bros in the audience, and 1 real 'bro douche sitting as afar away as possible from them.

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        August 24, 2011 1:24 PM

        You hope a charity event turns out to be a failure? You monster.

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      August 24, 2011 1:49 PM

      super pumped :)

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      August 24, 2011 3:24 PM

      When i think of badass commandos fighting each other i think Kanye.

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        August 24, 2011 4:46 PM

        Sorry to break it to you, but Kanye is not a commando and he hates you because you're white.

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      August 24, 2011 5:08 PM

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      August 24, 2011 5:47 PM

      lol... Kanye is sooo bad...

      I'd likely be upset if I had already bought tickets...

      Hopefully it's at the end, and you can skip it if you like.

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      August 25, 2011 1:20 PM

      Pretty certain that when Kanye Steps foot on stage the crowd is going to start shouting, "REFUND, REFUND, REFUND, REFUND, BOOOOOOOO!!!!!"

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