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COD XP: The first day isn’t even over yet, but there’s already plenty to take away from Activision’s Call of Duty XP event. The first expo dedicated to the world’s biggest FPS franchise invited fans to share in some of the announcements that will shape the future of Call of …
Read More »Activision signs Hollywood talent for Elite TV
COD XP: Stars of the big screen will help grow Activision’s Call of Duty Elite through the episodic video service Elite TV. Detailed during this week’s Call of Duty XP event in Los Angeles, Elite TV will only be available as part of the premium subscription package and will deliver …
Read More »Facebook and mobile app bring COD Elite to the masses
COD XP: Activision has confirmed that Call of Duty Elite features full Facebook integration and will be accompanied at launch by a mobile app. At the publisher’s Call of Duty XP event in Los Angeles, Infinity Ward’s creative strategist Robert Bowling and Sledgehammer Games co-founder revealed that dedicated apps are …
Read More »COD Elite Premium priced, dated
COD XP: Activision has finally lifted the lid on the premium membership to its new social networking service, Call of Duty Elite. During the company’s Call of Duty XP event in Los Angeles, CEO Eric Hirshberg announced that a 12-month subscription will cost $49.99 – equating to roughly $5 per …
Read More »Call of Duty XP: Day One – Live
This weekend, Activision is hosting its first ever Call of Duty XP, an event dedicated to the community behind its flagship FPS franchise – and MCV is right in the middle of it. We’ll be reporting everything that happens here, from the expected multiplayer reveal and Call of Duty Elite …
Read More »Third-person COD officially shelved
Remember that mysterious third person Call of Duty game? It now looks like it’s unlikely to ever see the light of day. The studio that was working on it, Sledgehammer Games, has confirmed that the project has been canned. And with Sledgehammer now one of the multiple studios working on …
Read More »Black Ops map pack sales pass 18m
It may not be making the social gaming strides many would expect, but it’s impossible argue that Activision’s digital strategy is not paying off. Speaking in an analyst day conference call yesterday, the publisher said that its digital revenues for the year ending June 2011 have hit $1.7bn. That’s a …
Read More »Kanye West to perform at COD XP
Hip-hop diva Kayne West will take to the stage for an exclusive set at Activision’s Call of Duty XP event in LA next month. He will perform on the second day of the event on Saturday September 3rd. Activision say it’s his first public performance since the release of his …
Read More »Black Ops Rezurrection DLC arrives on Xbox
The fourth piece of premium DLC has today been released on Xbox 360 for Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops. The 1200 Microsoft Point download contains one brand new Zombie Mode level as well as four re-mastered levels from the zombie selection in Call of Duty: World at War. Interestingly, …
Read More »GAME declassifies exclusive Modern Warfare 3 Intel Pack
Any consumers who pre-order the hotly anticipated Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 from GAME will receive an exclusive Classified Intel Pack. GAME will be handing over these special packs along with 360, PS3 and PC copies of the game when it is released on November 8th. Modern Warfare 3 …
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