About a month ago, Call of Duty Online was finally revealed and announced as an “exclusive” for the China market, with the country’s biggest operator Tencent Games snagging the publishing rights.
A mix-and-mash of various Call of Duty games, the online version seems like the perfect heaven for the franchise’s fans. While a group of English fans are loathing how China get to player the game for free, it seems Activision Blizzard might be turning a slow U-turn on this stance. Enter the Q2 2012 Financial Report Q&A.
Eric Hirshberg is the CEO of Activision, and no doubt his words will be closely scrutinized. Call of Duty Online for English launch? It might not be near, but I am guessing we will be getting there, eventually.