[crimsonheadGCN]

Update:

Debut Trailer: http://youtu.be/PmNN0210fTc

Original:

Well, it seems like Activision and Tencent Games will be announcing a new Call of Duty tomorrow. It is called Call of Duty Online and it will specifically be targeted at the Asian market. Tencent Games will be the Chinese publisher.

http://www.mmoculture.com/2012/06/ca...publisher.html

Here is the teaser website:

http://omg.qq.com/

And Activision has registered a number of different websites in prepartion:

anheixingdong.com anheixingdong.net blackopschina.com blackopschina.net blackopsonline.net bochina.net callofdutychina.com callofdutychina.net heisexingdong.com heisexingdong.net jueshengshike.com jueshengshike.net modernwarfarechina.com modernwarfarechina.net modernwarfareonline.net xiandaizhanzheng.com xiandaizhanzheng.net

http://www.vg247.com/2012/06/28/mult...by-activision/

[EmCeeGramr]

Activision striking while the iron's hot on the F2P Asian FPS market.

[Iacobellis]

Yeah, let's focus on a smaller market. Does Declassified even exist?

[Fancy Corndog]

I wonder what they're doing exactly to target the Asian market with this. As in, what makes it not targeted towards a Western audience?

[Class_A_Ninja]

Hie sexing dong

[Megasoum]

Wait...the website is "OMG QQ"?? really? lol

[AgentChris]

[Iacobellis]

What else are you going to do when the Tony Hawk and Guitar Hero cows have passed away?

[Gez]

TROLL!

You're right though.

[a Master Ninja]

So how does this make money? Are you buying weapons and perks?

[Truth101]

Yeah, let's focus on a smaller market. Does Declassified even exist?

Umm... China is a huge market.

[Takao]

Wait...the website is "OMG QQ"?? really? lol

I was gonna say.

[Deadly Joker]

[CFMOORE!]

So how does this make money? Are you buying weapons and perks?

precisely

[Kazerei]

Wait...the website is "OMG QQ"?? really? lol

Heh. QQ is a social media website that is absolutely massive in China. It's #8 on the Alexa rankings, just above Twitter at #9.

I'm not really sure what the "omg" subdomain stands for.

Edit: oh wait, it seems QQ.com is more of a portal like Yahoo. I assumed it was social media 'cause I remember my cousin from Hong Kong using the QQ instant messaging program, but that's a bit different.

[Iacobellis]

Umm... China is a huge market.

Video games are banned in China, aren't they?

[Valnen]

I certainly hope this wasn't Titan...

I know Titan will be way better than something like this.

[Truth101]

I was gonna say.

Man I remember using QQ a lot when I played Chinese mmos . Memories.

Video games are banned in China, aren't they?

What? lol

[Seraphis Cain]

Hei Sexing Dong is the best URL ever.

[Gorillaz]

Just imagine the marketing for this lol.

[Vormund]

I wouldn't be surprised if the weapons on the Chinese side are overpowered.

US or any other western nation probably just have to shoot with slingshots.

I kid.

[Neuromancer]

Hie sexing dong

Indeed

[crimsonheadGCN]

Video games are banned in China, aren't they?

No, they are not. It's a pretty big market for free to play titles and MMOs.

[Iacobellis]

No, they are not. It's a pretty big market for free to play titles and MMOs.

What? So why was there a special console being made for the country?

[Mechazawa]

So how does this make money? Are you buying weapons and perks?

I believe that's how Counter Strike Online works. Ghost Recon Online definitely uses that model.

[Squidofman]

We've known about this game for years.

[Nirolak]

Video games are banned in China, aren't they?

http://www.zdnet.com/china-online-ga...nt-2062304332/

China's online games market is expected to exceed US$9.2 billion by 2014 from US$6.6 billion last year, with microclient version of games emerging as a trend and the number of casual gamers growing across the region, research firms say. In a study released Wednesday, Pearl Research noted that the growth in online games which include MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game), casual, social and Web games, grew 32 percent last year. It pointed to strong revenue showing by Chinese game operators, where the top 5 companies made a combined US$5.3 billion in revenues. The list was led by Tencent at US$2.5 billion, Netease at US$1 billion, Shanda Games at US$838 million, Changyou at US$485 million, and Perfect World at US$474 million.

[crimsonheadGCN]

nvm.

[Iacobellis]

Because China has high piracy rates and Nintendo tried to circumvent that by using a system that required the owner to download games.

I feel so misinformed now. I thought the mainstream consoles were banned for some reason. My bad.

EDIT: What reason was it for, then?

[Fancy Corndog]

http://www.zdnet.com/china-online-ga...nt-2062304332/

How does that (7b-9b) compare to U.S., Europe, Japan?

[canvee]

Is the Call of Duty brand even well-known in China?

[blame space]

i hope it has XP

[Jaded Alyx]

Is the Call of Duty brand even well-known in China?

Why wouldn't it be?

[monsterfracas]

So this isn't available in the States? I'm confused.

[crimsonheadGCN]

I feel so misinformed now. I thought the mainstream consoles were banned for some reason. My bad. EDIT: What reason was it for, then?

Well, I might have been partially wrong. There seems to be some sort of console ban in China, but that ban does not prevent Chinese gamers from playing games on the PC, which is the dominate platform in China. The video game market is very strong in China.

There has been console releases though. Nintendo made the iQue Player which was a modified N64 that prevented piracy by having the owner download games and Lenovo made a console last year for the Chinese market. Then there are those knock-off consoles which I assume get released in China.

So this isn't available in the States? I'm confused.

No, it will not be available in the North America or Europe. It's specifically designed for the Asian market.

[789shadow]

Why wouldn't it be?

Because it's China, a counterfeit called Call of Honor or something is probably selling billions there.

[blame space]

"Speak to Honor"

[Nirolak]

How does that (7b-9b) compare to U.S., Europe, Japan?

Well, here was what I could find.

Japan: $5.9 billion - http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/05/jap...e-market-2011/
US (physical only? the article contradicts itself): $17 billion - http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...11-fell-281266
Europe: I'm not having much luck here

[TheSeks]

Hie sexing dong

So I'm not the only one to read it like that, I'm glad.

Maybe if the F2P CoD is good and like TF2, maybe EA will come around and change up BF2: Play 4 Free and make it like BF2... no they won't. ;___;

[HP_Wuvcraft]

Do you know how much CoD Online would sell?

It's fucking the best selling franchise ever.

Online.

[Fancy Corndog]

Well, here was what I could find. Japan: $5.9 billion - http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/05/jap...e-market-2011/ US (physical only? the article contradicts itself): $17 billion - http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...11-fell-281266 Europe: I'm not having much luck here

Ah ok, that's plenty good enough thanks. I had no idea but figured it was common knowledge.

It's specifically designed for the Asian market.

How so, and also why?

All I can think is that maybe because releasing an MMO would only cut into their annual releases, but since China is big on piracy it makes more sense to do F2P stuff there?

I get this feeling like Activision is telling me I can't have Call of Duty Online because I'm going to buy Call of Duty 11, Call of Duty 12, Call of Duty 13, and Call of Duty 14 and I'm going to like it.

[Forkball]

Finally, Call of Duty goes online.

[canvee]

Why wouldn't it be?

Because it is a series that is extremely popular on consoles, on the other hand, consoles are not very popular China. I am aware that COD is available on PC through legal and illegal means. I am simply interested in how popular a western-orientated title such as COD is in China.

[Iacobellis]

Well, I might have been wrong about it. There seems to be some sort of console ban in China for the last 10 years, but that ban does not prevent Chinese users from playing games on the PC, which is the dominate platform in China. The video game market is very strong in China. There has been console releases though. Nintendo made the iQue Player which was a modified N64 that prevented piracy by having the owner download games and Lenovo made a console last year for the Chinese market. Then there are those knock-off consoles which I assume get released in China. No, it will not be available in the North America or Europe. It's specifically designed for the Asian market.

Oh, dumb me was thinking this was a console game. I knew PC gaming was very dominant in China, but I can't see something like Call of Duty making quite a huge dent. Aren't RPGs the goto game genre there?

[Shalashaska161]

Smart move really. Gotta crack that Asian market somehow. Though I have to wonder if the CoD brand will have much pull over there.

[kittens]

Huh, interesting.

[Syphon Filter]

Do you know how much CoD Online would sell? It's fucking the best selling franchise ever. Online.

no, its not the best selling franchise ever.

[Matt]

It's fucking the best selling franchise ever.

Well, that's not true.

[ThatCrazyGuy]

Does the china market like the fps genre like that?

[Iacobellis]

I'm not trying to make myself sound conceited in any way, but I suspect this is fake only for the reason that the timer isn't synced with the clock on my computer. I have it set automatically using an online server, but hey, my computer could be incorrect.