Enjoyed playing your COD online, whilst subscription paying Warcraft players looked on with envy? Well, it seems the Big Boss at Activision Blizzard might have some other ideas…

Activision Chief, Bobby Kotick (the geezer that presided over the demise of ‘Guitar Hero’) has announced that Modern Warfare 3 will have a Subscription Fee to pay (yet to be announced), should you want to play ‘Call Of Duty Elite’. Apparently the fee allows you to play exclusive content, and improves the gaming experience. Although, you can still play the game online in a ‘standard’ form.

Bobby boy chatted with the Wall Street Journal and defended the move. Going on to explain that more money was being introduced into the online service and that “This is an enormous investment”. It might well be, but Bobby failed to also explain that the money to be invested, actually is a small part of the $1 billion generated by the previous installment…

They know you will buy it. So is this a cynical piece of exploitation? Or does it allow the game to improve with more cash injected? Let us know with your comments below!

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