Call of Duty Elite

by **[PDE]Taj** Sun May 22, 2011 7:16 pm

Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey expects new Call of Duty studio Beachhead to facilitate "an item-based sales model for incremental online monetisation strategies".

Earlier this week, Activision gave the strongest hint yet that this year's Call of Duty release will offer users new paid-for online experiences - although existing ones will remain free - as it looks to better monetise its monster FPS franchise

Call Of Duty - Elite Trailer by play3-live

CEO Bobby Kotick said "Beachhead initiatives will be... an integral part to the innovation signature nature of the Call of Duty game", but stopped short of revealing the exact nature of what the studio's working on.

Hickey speculated in an investor note: "Additional online services through Beachhead could include a more extensive in-game wagering system (Zynga poker style), competitive leagues/tournaments, community development, exclusive content, traditional map pack DLC offerings, and vanity / customisation related items."

Beachhead's Call of Duty project is rumoured to be called Call of Duty Elite.

Hickey also said he believes last year's CoD release, Black Ops, has shipped 20.6 million-plus units, and that a direct sequel is in the works for 2012.
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by **[PDE]Taj** Sun May 22, 2011 7:17 pm

BO 2 2012 lol!

by **[PDE]Savage3X** Mon May 23, 2011 2:29 am

i think I must upgrade my pc for running a future cod

by **[PDE]PaulKersey** Mon May 23, 2011 4:58 am

If it's a COD made by Treyarch, then yeah, it will be cpu heavy. Other than that, I don't think the new COD will require much. MW2 ran on most peoples laptops and mostly responds to the video card. I can't say the same for WAW/BO.

All I know is I used to have an 8800 GT and it was a champ!

by **[PDE]Kokomaaab** Mon May 23, 2011 5:56 am

[PDE]Alastora wrote:If it's a COD made by Treyarch, then yeah, it will be cpu heavy. Other than that, I don't think the new COD will require much. MW2 ran on most peoples laptops and mostly responds to the video card.

Ahh thats why i could play mw2 on my pc without any actually problems. Or maybe it has to do with the fact that i got used to its graphics from the beginning.. I dunno

by **PDE]Chaos Theory** Wed May 25, 2011 1:49 am

Pfft! I aint payin shit for playing "extra online experience"

by **[PDE]PaulKersey** Tue May 31, 2011 3:58 pm

(video added to the original post)
So THIS is WTF this is... Well we knew it was coming, no matter how much the company denied it in the past. Damn. CoD just keeps pissing me off. BF3 keeps looking better...