Activision and Cabela's Announce 'Hunt Across America Tour'

IGN.com | 03 September 2010 12:00
 
Highly anticipated Top Shot Elite will be unveiled.
 
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) and Cabela's today announced details on its forthcoming "Hunt Across America Tour". This nationwide tour allows hunting enthusiasts and gamers alike to be among the first to play the Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2011 and Cabela's North American Adventures video games on Wii, Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system.
 
With a decked-out trailer pulled by a hunting-themed truck, the Hunt Across America Tour rig will be easy to spot – even without a scope – as it stops at Cabela's and GameStop stores all over the nation. Those who stop by the tour will get their hands on the TOP SHOT ELITE, the first-of-its-kind wireless hunting controller for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and an innovative new peripheral for Wii. The groundbreaking TOP SHOT ELITE will come bundled with Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2011 and will allow players to have an authentic hunting experience right in their own homes.
 
The "Hunt Across America" tour starts on Sept. 3 near Austin, Texas, continues across the country and back, making its final stop on Oct. 24 in San Francisco, Calif.
 
Hunt Across America Tour dates and locations:
 
Sept 3 - Buda, TX Cabela's 15570 IH 35 Buda, TX 78610
 
Sept. 4 - Dallas, TX GameStop 2201 Preston Road, Ste. E Plano, TX 75093
 
Sept. 5 - Dallas, TX GameStop 2201 Preston Road, Ste E Plano, TX 75093
 
Sept. 10 – St. Louis, MO GameStop 14011 New Halls Ferry Rd Florissant, MO 63033
 
Sept. 11 - Hazelwood, MO Cabela's 5555 St. Louis Mills Blvd., Ste. 167 Hazelwood, MO 63042
 
Sept. 12 – St. Louis, MO GameStop 14011 New Halls Ferry Rd Florissant, MO 63033
 
Sept. 16 – Pittsburgh, PA GameStop 48 Trinity Point Dr Ste 4 Washington, PA 15301
 
Sept. 17 – Pittsburgh, PA GameStop 48 Trinity Point Dr Ste 4 Washington, PA 15301
 
Sept. 18 - Wheeling, WV Cabela's One Cabela Drive Triadelphia, WV 26059
 
Sept. 19 - Hamburg, PA Cabela's 100 Cabela Drive Hamburg, PA 19526
 
Sept. 24 – New Haven, CT GameStop 323 Universal Dr. N North Haven, CT 06473
 
Sept. 25 - East Hartford, CT Cabela's 475 East Hartford Blvd. North East Hartford, CT 06118
 
Sept. 26 – New Haven, CT GameStop 323 Universal Dr. N North Haven, CT 06473
 
Sept. 30 - Columbus, OH GameStop – Taylor Square 2923 Taylor Square Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
 
Oct. 1 - Chicago, IL GameStop – Rosemont Marketplace 7064 Mannheim Road Rosemont, IL 60018
 
Oct. 2 - Hammond, IN Cabela's 7700 Cabela Drive Hammond, IN 46324 Oct. 3 - Hoffman Estates, IL Cabela's 5225 Prairie Stone Pkwy Hoffman Estates, IL 60192
 
Oct. 4 - Chicago, IL GameStop – Rosemont Marketplace 7064 Mannheim Road Rosemont, IL 60018
 
Oct. 8 - Minneapolis, MN GameStop – South Robert Plaza 2008 South Robert Street West St. Paul, MN 55118
 
Oct. 9 - Rogers, MN Cabela's 20200 Rogers Drive Rogers, MN 55374
 
Oct. 10 - Minneapolis, MN GameStop – South Robert Plaza 2008 South Robert Street West St. Paul, MN 55118
 
Oct. 13 – Sidney, NE Cabela's 115 Cabela Drive Sidney, NE 69160
 
Oct. 15 - Seattle, WA GameStop – Hawks Prairie 1380 NE Galaxy Ste A Lacey, WA 98516
 
Oct. 16 - Seattle, WA Cabela's 1600 Gateway Blvd NE Lacey, WA 98516
 
Oct. 17 - Seattle, WA GameStop – Hawks Prairie 1380 NE Galaxy Ste A Lacey, WA 98516
 
Oct. 23 - San Francisco, CA GameStop – Yuba City Marketplace 1070 Harter Rd Yuba City, CA 95993
 
Oct. 24 - San Francisco, CA GameStop – *Location undetermined Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2011 is scheduled for release October 26, 2010 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and Nintendo DS. Cabela's North American Adventures is scheduled for release September 14, 2010 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 2, PSP, and Wii.
 
About Cabela's Cabela's Incorporated, headquartered in Sidney, Nebraska, is a leading specialty retailer, and the world's largest direct marketer, of hunting, fishing, camping and related outdoor merchandise. Since the Company's founding in 1961, Cabela's has grown to become one of the most well-known outdoor recreation brands in the world, and has long been recognized as the World's Foremost Outfitter. Through Cabela's growing number of retail stores and its well-established direct business, it offers a wide and distinctive selection of high-quality outdoor products at competitive prices while providing superior customer service. Cabela's also issues the Cabela's CLUB Visa credit card, which serves as its primary customer loyalty rewards program. Cabela's stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "CAB."
 
About Activision Publishing, Inc. Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products.
 
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's website, www.activision.com.
 
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