Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani will defend Activision in court against a lawsuit filed by disgraced Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega over the “Call of Duty” franchise, the video game maker said Thursday.

Giuliani, a partner at Bracewell & Giuliani, joined the legal team fighting Noriega’s lawsuit last month but had not been expected to argue the case at an Oct. 16 hearing.