Leading the charge in the future offerings of cross-platform services, Call of Duty Elite {link no longer active} is now open for Beta registration. Players will be able to link their Facebook accounts to Elite to pull in “Likes” and find friends who are also using the service. Elite also introduces groups and clans which play a larger role in Modern Warfare 3. Similar to fan pages on Facebook, users can track and compare within these mini-communities of players. Clans are more limited and players can only belong to one clan with a cap on how many players can be in a single clan. Available on web browsers, consoles and mobile apps, Elite will work with all future Call of Duty games, including Black Ops with four major sections: Career, Connect, Compete and Improve. Full launch will occur alongside Modern Warfare 3 in November with the Beta already open for use in Black Ops. Largely free, a premium membership is needed for access to full functionality and access to downloadable content. A new video on the beta site captured in Theater Mode The Legend of Karl demonstrates how the service will allow users to take their game to the next level. According to Karl, Call of Duty Elite {link no longer active} is what it would be like if organized sports and social networking had a baby and they gave that baby a flamethrower.
