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VentureBeat reports the Call of Duty: Elite mobile app will arrive on the App Store on Tuesday, US time, and release for Android one week later. Mobile versions of the social service were expected alongside its Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 sim-ship, but were delayed after heavy demand caused launch hiccups. The apps allow members to check stats, view maps of past encounters, edit load outs, and browse challenges among other useful features.

Thanks, CVG.

Activision has pushed back the PC launch of social network Call of Duty Elite, which releases on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 alongside Modern Warfare 3 next week.

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Activision and Beachhead are shutting down the Call of Duty: ELITE beta today at 12:00pm PST – or right about now, actually. According to the firms, the Connect, Compete and Improve sections have been closed in preparation for Modern Warfare 3 and ELITE’s official launch, access to the Career page will soon be opening up with access to Black Ops stats later this week. Just as a reminder, all
beta activity carries over when the service officially launches. Both ELITE and MW3 launch on November 8, and to give you an idea of what’s free, and what is subscription-based, you should check out this rather handy comparison sheet, complete with visual aids.

Mammoth. Activision’s said that “four or five studios” in total are working on the Call of Duty series, with a total headcount being 500 people.

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After ditching dedicated servers for MW2 due to service quality concerns, it seems Activision is bringing them back for MW3. Which is nice.

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The beta for Call of Duty: Elite begins on July 14, and in preparation, Activision has started sending out pre-beta surveys to those who signed up. While actual invites will start heading out the door the day of, the precursor survey has already started hitting inboxes, so you may wish to check yours. Participating in it may not up your chances of getting in on the first round of invites, but it probably can’t hurt. Head on over to Ripten to have a look at what the mail looks like. So far, around 2 million folks have signed up for the beta.

Beachhead and Activision agree: one of Call of Duty Elite’s aims is to make the deeper aspects of the franchise accessible beyond the hardcore crowd.

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We’ve heard there is a Call of Duty announcement planned for this evening. We’ve heard it’s happening at a press event in New York. RPS has heard something as well

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