Call of Duty Elite Reaches 1 Million Subscriptions in Six Days

Video game publisher Activision Blizzard has announced that the 1 million membership mark for the premium part of its Call of Duty Elite service has been reached in just six days after the November 8 launch, which coincided with that of Modern Warfare 3.

Activision says that the big interest in Elite is one of the reasons for the problems that the service has seen on the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 and has again promised that a full fix will be implemented before December 1 of this year.

The PC version of Elite has not yet been launched, with the developers saying that they are having problems with the security of the service, which is crucial to keep multiplayer fair for all those involved.

Bobby Kotick, who is the Chief Executive Officer at Activision Blizzard, stated when the milestone was announced that, “The audience response to Call of Duty Elite's premium service has been beyond our expectations, and we want to thank Call of Duty players around the world for their unprecedented enthusiasm.”

He added, “The number of gamers who have registered for Call of Duty Elite further illustrates how this service is poised to redefine social gaming and set a new bar for interactive entertainment.”

Activision Blizzard says that other subscription services on gaming consoles, like Xbox Live from Microsoft or the entertainment oriented Hulu and Netflix took about one full year to get to the one million subscriber mark.

Elite allows anyone playing the multiplayer of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 to see performance stats and allows them to connect with other players.

Those who are willing to pay also get more features linked to clans, access to all the downloadable content that the game will get and exclusive access to video content based on Modern Warfare 3.