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CoD: Elite 'breaks bad assumptions' about online shooter communities

Call of Duty: Elite will help to dispel a lot of the negative perceptions about online shooter communities, according to Activision digital vice president Jamie Berger.

He told Gamasutra the service enables users to find other gamers to play with not by anonymous metrics but through any common interest that they may choose, thereby delivering a deep level of social interaction that promotes respect between players.

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Gohadouken5396d ago

That's a ridiculous claim ... it wont change people .
What's even the argument there ? people are nice in the beta ? And how many are there currently ? Add millions and then well see .

Subs dont change people's behavior online , just like having their real id online doesnt make people lesser jerks on facebook and co .

Jobesy5396d ago

It's hard to say at this point. We know a lot about the service but there is still so much we don't know. Until we get to explore the service ourselves it's to hard to pass judgment.

Alos885396d ago

Online shooter communities, and online communities in general, are full of jerks. This doesn't even begin to "break" that assumption.

StanLee5396d ago

That is true because it's not just shooter. People in general use anonymity to be jerks. There are jerks who play Uncharted, Killzone, Forza, Gears of War, BFBC2. You'll find jerks online in any online community

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Co-founder claims Activision put "pressure" on Infinity Ward to make game about Iran invading Israel

Chance Glasco, one of the co-founders of Infinity Ward and creators of the Call of Duty franchise, has claimed that Activision once pressured the studio to include an invasion of Israel by Iran.

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Kotick claims lawsuit objecting to MS-Activision deal was "tied to Embracer's desire to boost sales"

Former CEO describes lawsuit filed by Swedish pension fund as a "collateral attack" on Activision Blizzard.

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OpenGL153d ago

Yeah, the Microsoft deal has DEFINITELY worked out for everyone.

galgor153d ago

Can this mother fucker just get lost already

PRIMORDUS153d ago

He belongs in here ⚰️, hopefully sooner than later.

MrDead153d ago (Edited 153d ago )

Kotick Made $155 million from MS in the buyout, the little b*tch needs to stop whining. Thanks to this Microslop deal and massive industry consolidation thousands upon thousands of devs and other workers lost their livelihoods. This greedy piggie pervert needs shut up and f-off.

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Microsoft needs to listen or risk irreparable harm to Call of Duty

Windows Central: "The money may keep rolling in, but Microsoft is the custodian of one of the biggest selling video game series in history. If something doesn't change, I fear we'll reach a breaking point and irreparable damage will have been done."

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StoneTitan204d ago

Because ms is so good at managing studios, surely they will get it right

:P

franwex204d ago

In my view, they should probably merge MP with Warzone and essentially make it free to play like Halo Infinite. The campaign/zombies mode can be $30 yearly DLC. I know this would be insanity as most COD players essentially pay the full price of the game simply for the MP. However-with a shrinking player base they may have to consider it. Making it free would bring in a ton of players.

Profchaos204d ago

To late MW3 should have been a lesson but here we are two years later with a steaming pile a shite called blops7

bsingle40204d ago

Nothing lasts forever, eventually something will come along to make people forget about COD

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1Victor204d ago (Edited 204d ago )

@Oumba:”We’ve heard that story many times before 😂”
You know what we seen many times good franchises been run into the ground by bad management like h___o , f___a and most of the sports game oh I forgot the dynasty warriors
Oh forgot to say
Happy thanksgiving to all the N4G members
🥳 🍗 🦃

MDTunkown203d ago

Halo killer once arrived and technically call of duty killer also arrived, its name is Fortnite

dveio204d ago

Call of Duty was riding the revenue horse and charts for ~20 years. Whether undeserved or deserved.

But I endorse everyone to remind you that Microsoft could have decided differently when they took it over.

The money was certainly there, and they could have taken their time revamping the franchise:

Current-gen tech, manageable microtransactions, not imitating Fortnite and returning to core values of the franchise's origin.

They didn't.

Let's see next year. Hopefully without the then 13 years old PS4 and One hardware.

blacktiger204d ago

you need to stop saying "let see next year"

XBManiac203d ago

dveo is an alias of Phil Spencer?

XBManiac203d ago

dveio is an alias of Phil Spencer?

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