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Rumor: Activison to Charge for a YouTube Type Service

With the recent backlash coming from Activison in regards to Black Ops Beta videos, Pixel Enemy did a little digging and have come up with two different theories as to why Activison have pulled all Call of Duty: Black Ops videos from the internet.

It’s been rumored before that Activison would charge a subscription fee for future Call of Duty games, however Activison has always denied this claim. Could this be the subscription service that analysts such as Michael Patcher were talking about?

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Nitrowolf24957d ago (Edited 4957d ago )

No way in hell am i paying for this if true
i thought it was just closed beta stuff being taken down? cause i can still see trailers and other stuff and also its closed beta for a reason
and i just don't see how they can prevent vid from being uploaded once the game releases

i would go with theory 2

N4GAddict4957d ago

That's what I'm thinking as well

Persistantthug4957d ago

I have my disdain for Activision just like most here, but the article seems to be making stuff up since when I type MW2 in the YOUTUBE search, I get hundreds of hits.

Nitrowolf24957d ago

Its black Ops not MW2, i don't see much close beta stuff like before

Beahmscream4957d ago

Who in the HELL would buy this? :facepalm:

Quagmire4957d ago (Edited 4957d ago )

words...cannot...describe...

Trust Nobby Go-dick to take something which is free and charging people for it.

RockmanII74957d ago

I'm getting it for the Nazi Zombies

Fishy Fingers4957d ago (Edited 4957d ago )

Some websites theories dont make a rumour.

jdktech20104957d ago

Seriously, I would go with the whole the game isn't out yet so everything involving footage from BO is violating copyrights and therefore taken down.

I'm not a fan of Kotick either but this is fear-mongering at it's finest when in all reality, it's probably that they just don't want video of the PRIVATE beta out there when it was never supposed to leave their private beta structure.

Are people seriously this hungry to hate on Activision and find conspiracy theories?

Fishy Fingers4957d ago

Yep. Common sense, not an internet strong point it would seem.

jdktech20104957d ago

judging by all the comments after mine, I'm guessing it's not even a weak point

marioPSUC4957d ago

I'll just copy and paste what I said below

My god could this site be anymore stupid. The videos were taken down because they were showing gameplay of the beta and the game before its released, they dont want people seeing everything, they want some stuff as a surprise. The same thing happened with MW2 and pretty much any game.

PhantomT14124957d ago

Activision hasn't been the first to do it. R* hunted down every GTA IV leaked footage on YouTube before it came out.

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Call Of Duty 2026 is a Ghosts reboot claim leakers

The details for multiple future Call Of Duty games appear to have leaked, including a follow-up to Advanced Warfare.

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Activision Blizzard Faces $23.4M Fine for Patent Infringement

Activision Blizzard ordered to pay $23.4M for patent infringement involving popular games.

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Skuletor5d ago

Another L for Xbox, when are they going to have good news?

MrDead5d ago

I would read the article but the giant pop-ups from the top and bottom of the screen made me close it.

Without reading $23.4 million isn't a deterrent for a company that size.

peppeaccardo4d ago

Boss: Let's fire a few people to recoup on that loss.
Slave: Cortana has decided to get rid of Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks.
Boss: Let's get those Firing Letters "Copilot Approved" and send them through the power of the cloud.
Slave: Long Live Phil !!!
ALL in the room: LONG LIVE PHIL !!!!

rlow14d ago

Well another troll company with a patent trying to extort money out of companies. Seems like they’re going to try and sue everyone.

PRIMORDUS4d ago

Not enough drain them for more, fuck Blizzard POS company.

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Judge Delays Ruling on FTC's Attempt to Exclude Evidence in Microsoft's Favor in Activision Case

The legal battle for the acquisition of Activision Blizzard continues, with Microsoft countering one of the FTC's latest moves and the Judge delaying a relevant ruling.

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thesoftware73087d ago

Look, to be honest the FTC should just stop.

MS has A/B and nothing has really changed yet...if you are worried about 5-10 years from now...just drop it cause the future is unpredictable.

Take this week's news, that 4 Xbox exclusive are going Multiplatform.