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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[LFG in Call of Duty?]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/11/19/lfg-in-call-of-duty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/11/19/lfg-in-call-of-duty/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/11/19/lfg-in-call-of-duty/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/business-models/" rel="tag">Business models</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/launches/" rel="tag">Launches</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-duty18-2009nov18,0,5238209.story"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/modernwarfare2-rb-1119.jpg" /></a></div>
Well, it's a possibility, at any rate. <a href="http://modernwarfare2.infinityward.com/games.php"><em>Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2</em></a>, was officially released November 10th with what the <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-duty18-2009nov18,0,5238209.story">LA Times described</a> as a "Hollywood-scale launch". The launch expenses turned out to be money well spent, as the game had generated $550 million in sales as of last Saturday. Fans lined up days in advance to pick up their copy of <em>Modern Warfare 2</em>, complete with <a href="http://bannable-offenses.blogspot.com/2009/11/just-bad-idea.html">free night vision goggles</a>.<br />
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While this was all very nice for <a href="http://www.activisionblizzard.com/corp/index.html">Activision Blizzard</a>, it was the end of the article that really got MMO fans interested: <em> "One person close to the company said it also was considering adapting </em>Call of Duty <em>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."<br />
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The possibility of a <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/03/05/activision-exec-discusses-call-of-duty-mmo/"><em>Call of Duty</em> MMO</a> is an exciting one for a very large group of gamers, and <a href="http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/">Blizzard</a> is certain to be aware of that. We will definitely be keeping an eye out at Massively for more news on this possibility.<br />
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[Thanks Abel!]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/11/19/lfg-in-call-of-duty/">LFG in Call of Duty?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-duty18-2009nov18,0,5238209.story>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/11/19/lfg-in-call-of-duty/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19246121/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/11/19/lfg-in-call-of-duty/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>activision-blizzard</category><category>blizzard</category><category>Call-of-Duty</category><category>call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2</category><category>infinity-ward</category><category>launch</category><category>modern-warfare-2</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rubi Bayer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
