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Kit Harington & Guy Ritchie On-board for 'Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare'

Posted Jun 10, 2016 at 11:40 AM PDT by Brian Hoss

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A new villain.

Activision has made it official, Kit Harington, famed for portraying Jon Snow in 'Game of Thrones,' will be playing the villain in 'Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare.'

From Infinity Ward narrative director Taylor Kurosaki, "Our story is about an epic showdown of opposing forces, and Kit immersed himself into the role and truly became the embodiment of the enemy, the Settlement Defense Front. We can't wait for fans to see Kit play an entirely different kind of character."

In a kind of bonus announcement, Guy Ritchie has also been involved with the production of the game. According to studio head Dave Stohl, as Kit Harington has been doing mo-cap for his role, Guy Ritchie has been assisting with some direction.

Expect lots more info on 'Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare' over the next week coming out of E3. The game is set to release on November 4th.