Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch will appear in Call of Duty: Black Ops III

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The NFL player is the first athlete to show up as a character in the blockbuster shooter franchise from Activision, according to ESPN . Lynch, a self-proclaimed Call of Duty fan who says, "the whole game is Beast Mode," will portray a villain with his likeness in Call of Duty: Black Ops III.Lynch is a mercenary found in a Singapore bar in the upcoming shooter, joined by other guns-for-hire. The 29-year-old athlete, who's showcased his gaming skills before , did mo-cap acting for the role and worked with developer Treyarch on his character."I've been in the Super Bowl, movies, music videos, Madden," said Lynch. "But to have your own character in Duty is, I mean, it's almost like you arrived."Call of Duty: Black Ops III, with Lynch, is set to release in November and was just announced for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 . For more on the first-person shooter, be sure to check out IGN's preview

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