Kevin Spacey plays villain in 'Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare'

Kevin Spacey projects a menacing presence in 'Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.' (YouTube)

(Relaxnews) - "House of Cards" antagonist Kevin Spacey is to turn his hand to another villainous role in "Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare," due for release on November 4, 2014.

"Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare" features Spacey as the leader of a powerful para-military corporation bent on the eradication of democratic ideals.

"People don't want freedom" he snarls. "They want boundaries, rules, protection from invaders and from themselves...and that's where I come in."

All that over a backdrop of chaos and destruction, with freeze frames indicating that some of the action will take place in a near-future version of Nigeria's bustling coastal megacity, Lagos.

Exoskeletons lend soldiers superhuman strength and agility, cloaking devices hide both operatives and air vehicles, while hoverbikes and spider tanks offer a glimpse at future military technology and tactics.

Another shuddering set piece appears to take place on California's 2.7km-long Golden Gate Bridge.

The inclusion of actor-director Spacey continues the association between "Call of Duty" and big name Hollywood influencers.

Last year's "Call of Duty: Ghosts" came from Stephen Gaghan of "Traffic" and "Syriana," "Call of Duty: Black Ops II" was written by "The Dark Knight Rises" and "Man of Steel" writer David S. Goyer, and "Crash" writer and director Paul Haggis contributed to "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3."

With an early November release date annonuced for "Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare" on Xbox One -- additional PC and console dates presumably delayed as part of a deal with Microsoft -- other video game publishers are now better placed to finalize their own retail plans.

For Electronic Arts, which backed March's Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Windows PC hit "Titanfall," there's a notable gap on its 2014 slate for an end-of-year entry to the lucrative first-person shooter genre; "Battlefield" studio DICE is presumably prioritizing work on 2015's "Star Wars: Battlefront."

Crytek, the company behind the "Crysis" series, which features athletic super-soldiers just as "Advanced Warfare" does, has its UK-based "Crysis 3" studio working on "Homefront 2" for later this year, likewise expected to play on themes of foreign invasion in a crippled United States.