Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg says the premium membership for Call of Duty Elite will start off by offering six bonuses to customers:
First, subscribers will get a year's worth of downloadable content for Modern Warfare 3. That is over 20 pieces of new content, he says, spooled out over monthly content drops. That content will include new maps, new game modes and more, with a total cost of over $60 if purchased separately.
Call of Duty Elite subscribers will have access to daily and weekly competitions and events, which will offer both real and virtual prizes.
Subscribers will be able to level up their clans in competition (though simply creating or joining a clan is still a free option).
Subscribers will have "eight times" more video sharing capacity than standard users.
Subscribers will have access to "expert strategy and analysis," including tips on guns, maps, and perks, which Hirshberg said would be updated and maintained by "real humans."
And finally, subscribers will get to watch "Elite TV," a service of "premium episodic entertainment" themed around Call of Duty. None of that content is yet created, but Hirshberg suggested that two shows would begin the service: "Friday Night Fights," produced by Ridley and Tony Scott, which will pit real life rivals (like Democrats and Republicans or policemen and firefighters) against each other in Call of Duty matches; and "Noob Tube," a series produced by Will Arnett and Jason Bateman that will feature the stars "smack talking" over user-created videos from the game.
That's it. That's what you get for your Call of Duty Elite subscription, a year of which will be included in the "Hardened Edition" of the game.
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