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Call of Duty Elite will offer "Call of Duty" players an all-new multiplayer gaming experience  (Source: topnews.net.nz)
New service will offer enhanced online multiplayer gaming for "Call of Duty" players

Activision is offering "Call of Duty" players a whole new multiplayer gaming experience this Fall with a new service called Call of Duty Elite.

"Call of Duty" is a first-person and third-person shooter video game. It was first released in October 2003, and is available for several platforms including Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Xbox/Xbox 360, PlayStation 2/PlayStation 3, iOS, Nintendo GameCube, Wii and Nintendo DS. Since 2003, there have been several "Call of Duty" sequels such as "Call of Duty 2," "Call of Duty 3," Call of Duty: World at War," and "Call of Duty: Black Ops." There is also the Modern Warfare series.

"Call of Duty" has become wildly popular since its initial release, with over 30 million players worldwide at present. To keep players interested in the "Call of Duty" series, Activision is offering an all-new service called Call of Duty Elite.

Call of Duty Elite, which was developed by Activision's new Beachhead studio, will change the way the "Call of Duty" online gaming community connects and competes during their multiplayer experience. More specifically, Call of Duty Elite will work much like a social networking system, allowing more in-depth player interaction.

Call of Duty Elite will allow players to compete against friends, players with similar interests and players of similar skill levels. It will also let players join groups or clans and participate in tournaments. A constant stream of events and competitions will be available to players, tiered in such a way that it groups players with similar abilities together. In-game and real-world prizes will be rewarded to all skill levels. Players can also track performance, activity and progress in the game and on computers and mobile devices.

In addition, Call of Duty Elite allows players to improve through the use of a dynamic strategy guide that tracks performances and statistics associated with that player. Other information and learning tools are provided for game advancement as well.

"The average 'Call of Duty' player spends 58 minutes per day playing multiplayer," said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing. "That is more than the average Facebook user spends per day on Facebook. And yet, right now, there are very few tools to unite and supercharge that social community.

"Whether it's allowing you to connect with your friends, or people of a similar skill level, people who live in your city, people who share your favorite passions, join competitive clans or social groups, or upload, view and comment on the incredible mass of player-generated content, or watch and comment on exclusive created content, Call of Duty Elite will give people more ways to connect with fellow players than ever before. Elite will also allow players of every level to improve their game with an intuitive suite of tools, and compete in tournaments for both real and virtual prizes."

Call of Duty Elite will have many features that are free of charge, but for those who want exclusive entertainment programming, all-inclusive game content and top-notch services, a premium membership must be purchased. The cost of this membership has not yet been announced.

Call of Duty Elite will be available on several platforms, such as mobile, console and web platforms.

This new service will be fully integrated into "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3," and both will launch November 8, 2011. But before the launch, Activision will hold a public beta this summer for Call of Duty Elite with "Call of Duty: Black Ops."

A preview of Call of Duty Elite can be seen here.

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So $14.99 a month?
By stm1185 on 5/31/2011 2:07:58 PM , Rating: 5
"That is more than the average Facebook user spends per day on Facebook. And yet, right now, there are very few tools to unite and supercharge that social community. "

Is what they said, but I read:

"That is more than the average Facebook user spends per day on Facebook. And yet, right now, there are very few tools to monetize that social community."




RE: So $14.99 a month?
By someguy123 on 5/31/2011 3:15:33 PM , Rating: 2
Activision just does more and more to milk its customers and its single surviving franchise (excluding blizzard).

Please, COD players, for the love of god...have some restraint and don't take to this. I'm sure there are already many popular methods of "cod" specific networking that are free.


RE: So $14.99 a month?
By cjohnson2136 on 5/31/2011 3:21:30 PM , Rating: 1
I want to see what they give for free and what you have to pay for before I pass judgement. I love playing COD but I meet all my friends in it through other friends. I can't wait for MW3 though :D


RE: So $14.99 a month?
By Master Kenobi (blog) on 6/1/2011 5:16:19 PM , Rating: 1
Blizzard is milking its customers now too. The Starcraft 2 split into 3 full priced games and the complete lack of a release timeline from the initial to the followup adds weight to that argument. While WOW has the ability as an MMO to rake in the cash, other games like SC2 and possibly D3 will end up making the switch to something similar as well. The only thing saving Blizzards ass is that they produce good quality games and not buggy pieces of shit that are unsupported.


RE: So $14.99 a month?
By MrBlastman on 5/31/2011 3:20:09 PM , Rating: 5
Activision can piss down a river. I get a wonderful tool/networking platform via Steam. Steam is also free. Steam works great and I use it even for my non-Steam games.


RE: So $14.99 a month?
By invidious on 5/31/2011 5:17:22 PM , Rating: 5
Tuning down what is offered for free to the knowledgable few on the PC and selling it to the unknowing masses on the console.

Sounds like the quintesential console gaming business model to me.

Its exactly why a 20ft dvi-to-hdmi cord for the pc costs $10 online while a 6 ft ps3-to-hdmi cord costs $80 at best buy. If you want to make money market to the rich and the ignorant.


RE: So $14.99 a month?
By someguy123 on 5/31/2011 5:43:07 PM , Rating: 3
That's more Monster's shady business practices.

They've been selling overpriced wires since the dawn of time.


RE: So $14.99 a month?
By TSS on 5/31/2011 6:29:32 PM , Rating: 4
Didn't we already do this kinda stuff for free back in the counterstrike days? I belive the website was clanbase.com. It didn't need to be ingame since all gamers back then grasped the concept of "alt-tab".

Though times have changed. If anybody back then wanted to be social and chat they where advised to either "go join a damn chatroom" or "stfu and shoot people".

Good times ^^


RE: So $14.99 a month?
By MrBlastman on 6/1/2011 11:01:09 AM , Rating: 2
Actually, back in the days of Quakeworld and Quakeworld Team Fortress, we'd use IRC to network and organize stuff. IRC is still there, just few venture onto it nowadays.

We also had a neat tool called Quakespy... til it was corrupted, sold and turned into Gamespy Arcade (yuck).


RE: So $14.99 a month?
By lucifer78b on 6/1/2011 1:43:05 AM , Rating: 2
They will add more dungeons and epic loot woot
purple perks and stuff like that LoL
Yea i wont pay for that.


Testing the conumers
By tigz1218 on 5/31/2011 3:46:44 PM , Rating: 2
This is purely to test how much consumers are willing to pay for a video game. It wasn't long ago when games were 49.99...what the industry did then was release special edition games for 59.99...these sold well, and gave them evidence that consumers are willing to pay more for a game.

Right now they are offering 14.99 for an "elite" service. Don't be surprised if this sells well that 14.99 will become forced for the norm and then there will be a 24.99 for "super special edition elite service".




RE: Testing the conumers
By tigz1218 on 5/31/2011 3:47:31 PM , Rating: 2
Consumers*....Facepalm!


RE: Testing the conumers
By Proxes on 5/31/2011 5:29:31 PM , Rating: 3
I can't get over how people today keep thinking that games "back in the day" were cheaper.

I've been playing and buying PC games since the late 80's and let me tell you, the price is pretty much the same if not a little cheaper on average. Most games were 59.99 to 69.99. You had a couple lesser titles that were 39.99 and 49.99.

A game from a big company back then like Microprose, Sierra, Spectrum Holobyte, were 59.99 normally.

If you count game systems you'd have some Nintendo games from the 90's that would range from 69.99 to 84.99.

Now if you consider inflation you're paying less for the same thing that costs a lot more to develop.


RE: Testing the conumers
By supermitsuba on 5/31/2011 5:48:56 PM , Rating: 3
I dont know where you bought games, but i do remember console games before PS 3 and that being 49.99


RE: Testing the conumers
By Omega215D on 5/31/2011 9:41:35 PM , Rating: 2
forget to factor in inflation? Games back in the 80's to late 90s were pretty expensive in their time frame and there were also those bargain bin titles along with the used or old games.

$40 - 50 for a PS1 game was a big deal.


RE: Testing the conumers
By someguy123 on 6/1/2011 2:34:16 AM , Rating: 3
Pricing on games have always varied, but they were never "cheaper" overall in the past.

Super Mario 64 had a $69.99 MSRP at launch, though most places sold it for cheaper/bundled it with the n64. I don't know where people get this idea that games were cheaper. Maybe it's because you were children then and now you purchase them yourselves (I don't mean this in a derogatory way)?


What a Troublesome Trend
By Arsynic on 5/31/2011 3:35:36 PM , Rating: 5
Spend $60 for a 5 hour game and then pay a monthly fee for extras.

With the number of retards out there that play this overrated franchise, I have no doubt that Activision's "Dudebro Tax" will be a rip-roaring success.




RE: What a Troublesome Trend
By ClownPuncher on 5/31/2011 3:55:12 PM , Rating: 5
Now, with 20% more Dudebro!


Sweet!
By DigitalFreak on 5/31/2011 2:18:18 PM , Rating: 2
Now you can pay $8/month to play with hackers and cheaters!




RE: Sweet!
By Freezetron on 5/31/2011 2:46:13 PM , Rating: 3
Never liked the Call of Duty series much from the first one but with this asinine idea now, it kills ANY chance of me wanting to give it another shot.

Screw you Activision


RE: Sweet!
By spread on 5/31/2011 8:15:17 PM , Rating: 1
If I pay $10/month can you add in some script kiddies and 10 year olds who yell "faggot" in those squeaky voices?


Subscription model works
By JJW1984 on 5/31/2011 3:01:09 PM , Rating: 2
When they bought Blizzard they realized they need to migrate their WoW model to all their games. Someone complained about monthly fee plus a new game every year, but look at WoW and their expansions. It's the same concept and it will work but only if they can get players as addicted to CoD as WoW.




RE: Subscription model works
By smackababy on 5/31/2011 3:29:28 PM , Rating: 2
On WoW you're paying for a persistent world and constant updates. This, however, looks like you'll be paying to play "ranked" with your friends on some Facebook knock off for 12 minutes at a time.


Coming soon!
By ARoyalF on 5/31/2011 10:35:42 PM , Rating: 2
Next they'll want a coin box next to your monitor to play the COD you already payed for. Action figure, I mean map pack sold separately.

Sounds like Steam but you have to pay for it.




RE: Coming soon!
By ARoyalF on 5/31/2011 10:38:34 PM , Rating: 2
Add 25¢,£,€ to respawn or add $1 to activate 15 seconds of aimbot!


well..
By kleinma on 5/31/2011 2:52:01 PM , Rating: 2
if for $8 a month I was guaranteed to get every new COD game when it came out on whatever platforms I wanted it on, I would consider it. If it means a monthly subscription in addition to buying each game at $60 a pop, then that is not going to happen. I refuse to pay any subscription for any one game.




Broken?
By DPigs on 5/31/2011 5:36:00 PM , Rating: 2
So will this service (and MW3 for that matter) be as broken as the PS3 version of Black Ops was/is?




lol
By icanhascpu on 5/31/2011 9:26:03 PM , Rating: 2
LOL

Thanks all I gotta say.




58 Minutes of......
By MrPerez on 5/31/2011 10:41:59 PM , Rating: 2
Not actually playing but waiting for ag ame to start, Black Ops MP is horrible, in a 58 minute "day" i play 2 games lol




Alternatives
By Xmorb on 6/4/2011 4:24:16 PM , Rating: 2
I don't necessarily agree with a community run by Activision. I have recently stood up a site that offers the community aspects for Call of Duty at www.xmorb.com and I don't charge. What they really need to do is open the ability to create your own custom maps and share these to other gamers.




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