Massive Attack: Call of Duty MMO

Massive Attack: Call of Duty MMO

Massive Attack: Call of Duty MMO

http://games.on.net/article/7513/Massive_Attack_Call_of_Duty_MMO


The launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was pretty difficult to ignore, especially for the PC gaming crowd. But in between the controversy over the lack of dedicated servers, lack of console commands, unflinchingly violent terrorist level and wild, unsubstantiated rumours that the game would occasionally release thousands of live ferrets directly into your computer case, we all skipped over something rather interesting: there are very strong indications that Activision are looking to turn the beloved Call of Duty franchise into an MMO.

The LA Times reported last week on the hype surrounding the Modern Warfare 2 launch – the usual fare, gamers dressed up in costume, staying up until midnight, and so on. But it was the very end of the article that caught our eye:

” Although Infinity Ward and Treyarch have produced sequels in alternating years since 2005, the publisher now has a third development studio working on future versions.

One person close to the company said it also was considering adapting Call of Duty as a massively multi-player online world. The genre, in which Activision's Blizzard Entertainment subsidiary is a leader, requires huge upfront investments but can be very profitable as players pay a monthly subscription fee.”​

Not content with letting Treyarch and Infinity Ward do all the work, Activision has set up a fully-fledged third studio to work on future versions of Call of Duty. And a source close to the company openly admits that the MMO model is under consideration.

Now it’s easy to brush this off as mere rumour and speculation – mostly because it is – but some of you may recall that Activision were putting out a clandestine survey in the middle of the year asking players how they felt about the concept of a subscription-based online Call of Duty service. Specifically:

The potential online service would enable you to get even more out of Call of Duty with a new offering of online features and services that enhance the multiplayer experience and provide exclusive access to a group of gameplay enhancements [...] This potential new online Call of Duty service would be available for purchase as part of a special-edition game package, or by subscription (monthly, quarterly, or yearly). You would be able to start and cancel the subscription at any time, and any payment methord will be acceptable (credit card, debit card, cash, check, etc.)​

And of course it’s no secret that one of the major selling points of the Activision Blizzard merger-to-form-Devastator was that Blizzard are the undisputed kings of the massively multiplayer market, with the experience necessary to continue to rule over it. Activision CEO Bobby Kotick rightfully hungers to leverage Activision’s cornucopia of intellectual properties in new and exciting ways. As he explained while speaking to investors, way back in 2008:

” ..when you think about other properties that we own and control, like Call of Duty, and what would be the natural evolution of a property like Call of Duty into a massively multiplayer environment, and how do you monetize that...”​

So yes, this is rumour and speculation, but like all rumours that inevitably turn out to be true, it just refuses to die. Are Activision considering a Call of Duty MMO? Well the only sensible answer is that they would be insane not to. MMOs continue to go from strength to strength in the games market, and therefore it seems inevitable that every successful franchise – and if there was ever a successful franchise, it’s Call of Duty - ends up receiving the online treatment in one way or another, even when it seems to make little sense.

But does this really mean we could soon be joining the Terrorism faction and spawning in the airport newbie zone, where Lord Chekhov demands we bring him the scalps of ten tourists? Only time will tell.

 

.....ahh huh....

 

WOD? World of Duty? :laugh:

 

ROFL! :biglaugh:

 

Sounds possible, I wonder if that is the next MMO that Blizzard are currently working on?

 

Hey, I want a "Mister T" grenade for my WW2 MMO!:biglaugh:

 

At the end of the day its all about Money and Greed...Fuck'em I say

 

Agree with that!

 

At the end of the day its all about Money and Greed...Fuck'em I say +1
IMHO looking at new cod MW2 and prices for games.. the iinet court, the closure of pirate bay, mininova and so on.. this internet thingo is going bad