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Call of Duty XP 2011 “fan experience” set for September 2-3
The Call of Duty franchise is Activision’s billion-dollar baby and it’ll be celebrated this September in the very first CoD “fan experience.” Call of Duty XP 2011 will be held on Labor Day Weekend, September 2nd and 3rd, in Los Angeles. For two days, the festival will immerse 6,000 fans in all things Call of Duty, including an announcement of the full feature for Call of Duty Elite and the world premiere of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3‘s multiplayer mode.
“From the high production values of our live, immersive events – all the way to the smallest details in every design and activity – we’re pulling out all the stops to make Call of Duty XP the ultimate gathering for the global community of Call of Duty fans,” said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing. “The celebration will immerse attendees in a Call of Duty experience unlike anything they’ve ever seen before. Over the course of two days, gamers can trade Call of Duty war stories, experience the official unveiling of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer and the full feature functionality of Call of Duty Elite, as well as enjoy world-class entertainment and compete head-to-head for some serious cash prizes.”
Attendees at Call of Duty XP 2011 will experience a ton of other exciting events as well:
- $1 million Call of Duty: Black Ops tournament
- Discussion panels and Q&A with Call of Duty developers
- Onsite Call of Duty armory and museum
- Paintball matches on a life-sized Call of Duty multiplayer map
- Speed-run attempts for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2‘s legendary “The Pit”
- More attractions to be announced
Tickets for Call of Duty XP 2011 will be available July 19 for $150 apiece. All proceeds will benefit The Call of Duty Endowment, Activision’s organization that helps soldiers transition to civilian life.
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Tagged Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
CoD Modern Warfare 3 “Hunter Killer” mission is awesome
In case you missed Microsoft’s E3 2011 Press Conference, they opened the show with a play-through of the “Hunter Killer” mission from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. It is an absolutely thrilling nine minutes of gameplay that can stand next to any Hollywood blockbuster. The underwater scenes feel perfectly claustrophobic and the sub assault would make Jack Bauer blush. Also, be sure and snicker at the point early in the demo where the controller dies for a few seconds. Wouldn’t be E3 without surprises.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will be released for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on November 9.
Activision announces E3 lineup; CoD Elite beta dated
The 2011 E3 Expo opens today as Activision has released the final details their Call of Duty-centric lineup. The one-two punch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and the Call of Duty Elite subscription service headline the publisher’s announcement. They’ve even announced an official state date for Elite’s invite-only public beta: July 14, 2011. According to Activision, over a million people have already registered to request a beta key.
The megapublisher plans to have a few other titles on display at E3 including the toy/game hybrid Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure, their other toy/game hybrid Wappy Dog, the game-to-movie adaptation Transformers: Dark of the Moon, the wild Prototype 2 and the Marvel-ous Spider-Man: Edge of Time and X-Men Destiny.
More information on Activision’s complete E3 slate can be found after the break. (more…)
Official Call of Duty Elite FAQ confirms free multiplayer
With all the rumors flying around about what will and what won’t be included with Activision’s new Call of Duty Elite subscription service, the publisher took matters into their own hands and released an official FAQ detailing the service so far.
There’s plenty of talk about the statistical analysis options and the Groups feature, but no mention of the monthly cost or the more “advanced features” of the premium membership. Though as mentioned previously, all map packs will be included as part of the premium package.
Thankfully, Activision drew a line in the sand and confirmed that online multiplayer will remain free in a post-Call of Duty Elite world. The service also will not allow players to buy their way to better weapons or perks. So it sounds like the “not required” nature of the Elite service will be true.
But just what does Elite entail? Find out by reading the entire FAQ after the break. (more…)
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Tagged Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
First details of Call of Duty Elite subscription serivce
Activision has been talking up their “Beachhead” initiative, a unified platform for Call of Duty stats and bonue features similar to Halo Waypoint, for a few months now. Today, the company is ready to unveil it under its official name: Call of Duty Elite.
As expected, Call of Duty Elite will carry a monthly fee, which Activision executives describe as “less than fees for comparable online-entertainment services such as Netflix.” For comparison’s sake, the Netflix one-disc package is priced at $7.99 a month. But don’t worry, gamers will have plenty of time to decide whether or not Elite is worth the price as it’s not scheduled to launch until this November, alongside Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
So what will gamers be getting for their subscription fee? Tracking tools will coordinate a wide variety of statistics for multiplayer matches, which can be used to find out which weapons work best on which map. A Theater mode will allow gamers to record and share clips of their Call of Duty adventures. And a Facebook-like Groups feature will let users meet up to plan their multiplayer matches (this feature will also be included in a free version of Elite). Best of all, Elite subscribers will receive all downloadable map packs for free as well, which will likely be the main draw for many early Elite subscribers.
Will you pay for Call of Duty Elite? Or is this just another way for Activision to squeeze another fistful of money out of their cash cow franchise? Let us know in the comments.
[Source: Wall Street Journal]
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 revealed in first full-length trailer
As promised, Activision and Infinity Ward have unveiled the first full-length trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The trailer confirms the game’s November 8th release date and shows World War III raging across America, England, France and Germany.
It is, in a word, epic. We’ll no doubt learn more about the third Modern Warfare game at E3.
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Modern Warfare 3 world premiere gameplay trailer to air tonight at 6 PM
Just as a reminder, the world permiere trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will air tonight at around 6 PM (Pacific Time) on ESPN during the NBA Western Conference Finals.
An HD version of the video will be uploaded to YouTube shortly after it airs. It’ll be all over the Internet in no time, but the Twitter account of Infinity Ward’s Community Manager, Robert Bowling, will have it first.
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Modern Warfare 3, Gears of War 3 trailers to premiere during NBA playoffs
As video games become further enmeshed in pop culture, we’re seeing a lot more marketing campaigns tied to some of the biggest sporting events of the year. The NBA postseason is coming to its climax, and some of the biggest games this year are looking to capitalize on the excitement.
Modern Warfare 3 has had little info on it other than the teaser we posted last week and a sparse official website. The Facebook page promises that will end soon, advising us to tune in for the “World Premiere” during game four of the Western Conference Finals on May 23 on ESPN. This is fairly late in the year for a CoD game to debut, but hopefully the wait will be worth it.
Epic Games is also shooting for a NBA-attached reveal, as Gears of War 3‘s newest trailer debuts a couple days later on May 28 during Game 6 of the NBA playoffs on TNT. The new trailer “offers a riveting look at the epic-scale campaign.”
We’ll have to see if these trailers live up to the hype, but if one thing’s certain, it’s that Xbox 360 owners are going to have a packed holiday season this year.
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Tagged Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Gears of War 3