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Originally Posted by wraggster

Activision's Call of Duty subscription service, CoD Elite, could cause a "small number" of loyal players to defect to EA's Battlefield 3.

That's according to the latest research note by Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter, who expects Activision's shares to come under pressure when EA's game is launched - especially if it scores well with press.

"We expect EA's game to perform exceedingly well, eclipsing the 6.5 million units sold by the last iteration, and

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Originally Posted by wraggster

In a surprise admission, the boss of Microsoft Game Studios Phil Spencer has claimed that the platform holder has “lost its way” with the smash hit Halo franchise.

The statement comes as Bungie makes an emotional farewell to fans, having officially stepped away from the series that it helped make into one of the most popular console IPs in the world.

As Microsoft’s own studio 343 Industries takes the helm of the next Halo trilogy, Spencer says that the anonymous

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Originally Posted by wraggster

An intensive live event designed to engage and excite Call of Duty fans will make them forget all about EA’s rival Battlefield.

That’s presumably the intention of publisher Activision, which announced the COD XP event last week. XP is billed as “the ultimate, fully-immerse live experience” by Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg.

Taking place in September, it will feature several world reveals relating to new game Modern Warfare 3, host an Xbox 360-backed

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