Star athletes love competition, both on and off the field. Taking that to the next level, ESPN the Magazine is releasing a special double-issue this month dedicated to the crossover between athletes and video games – with Seattle Seahawks superstar (and Call of Duty fan) Marshawn Lynch gracing the cover of the magazine’s first-ever video game issue.
Here is what Marshawn had to say.
- Marshawn Lynch quotes:
- “I’ve been a fan of Call of Duty for many years. I feel that the whole attitude of Call of Duty is ‘Beast Mode’.”
- “To have a character based on my appearance in Call of Duty means a lot to me. I love playing this game, and working with Treyarch was a ton of fun.”
- Treyarch studio head Mark Lamia quotes:
- “Marshawn is at the top of his game and to have someone at that level want to be involved with Black Ops 3 is a real treat.”
- “Marshawn exceeded our expectations. He gave us extra moves, extra personality and extra swagger. It was a blast to work with him.”
As revealed in the cover story, Marshawn Lynch will be an in-game character in Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, hitting shelves this November 6. Lynch recently visited Activision’s motion capture studio for facial scanning and performance capture, in addition to getting plenty of early hands-on with Black Ops 3.
An image of Marshawn Lynch morphing into his in-game character on the cover of ESPN the Magazine is attached. The full story is now live here: https://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/13005815/black-ops-iii
More information about the game is here: https://www.callofduty.com/blackops3
We look forward to revealing more information about Black Ops 3 soon as we seen the game next week at E3.
