The social networking and content service for Call of Duty will feature lots of free content and Facebook support, with premium elements coming in at $49.99 a year
Activision has announced the US pricing details of its Call of Duty: Elite service, a social networking and content distribution system for the Call of Duty titles. Subscribers to the premium version will pay $49.99 a year – this will provide access to over 20 pieces of downloadable content a year, including maps, new game features and missions for the Spec Ops mode. Although much of the DLC will still be available to buy without subscribing to the service, Elite subscribers will get that content first. Purchasers of the special 'Hardened' edition of MW3 will get a year's Premium Elite subscription as part of that package.
As for other benefits, paying users will also be able to enter daily competitions for both in-game and real-world prizes including cars and gadgets. Expert online analysis of every map and weapon in the game is also included, along with the ability to plan Clan schedules. "Elite members will get to level up their clans by competing together in tournaments and competitions," explained Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing. Everything you love about levelling up as an individual player, Premium Elite members can do as a clan. It's like your own fantasy football team inside Call of Duty: Elite except the players you're counting on are your own friends."
Subscribers are set to get access to Elite TV, an online channel of Call of Duty episodic content produced by well-known film and TV names. Activision announced two weekly shows set to air later this year, produced by Arrested Development stars (and CoD fans) Jason Bateman and Will Arnett, and Ridley and Tony Scott. One show named Friday Night Fights will feature online bouts between real-life sets of rivals – Hirshberg mentions examples such as firemen vs cops, fans of different sports teams and democrats vs republicans. It's filming this autumn. Another show named Noobtube will feature smack talk videos sent in by players and compared by Jason Bateman and Will Arnott.
The social connectivity features of the service look set to be free to all purchasers of Modern Warfare 3 (and will have limited functionality with last year's Call of Duty: Black Ops). Players will be able to use Elite to locate friends who are playing the game, as well as compare achievements and leaderboard standings, and organise game sessions. Activision has added Facebook support so gamers will be able to see when their Facebook friends are playing the game, making it easier to arrange online get-togethers.
The system also features a searchable grouping system, allowing people with similar interests to choose to play together. So if you only want to play against, say, football fans, the menu will find some for you. You can also locate players who went to the same school as you, and people of a similar political persuasion. It's also possible to limit online games to players in your geographic vicinity. The aim is, to make public multiplayer matches more friendly and approachable.
Interestingly, Elite developer Beachhead is also creating mobile apps for iOS and Android devices which will allow players to access Elite on the move. Users will be able to view the stats and 'heat maps' of any recent online bouts they've played, as well as tweak their custom classes and load-outs – these will all be saved online and recalled when you get home and switch your console on.
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Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2011/sep/02/call-of-duty-elite-price-details
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