Ridley Scott (and others) working on Call of Duty Elite content

@ClarkyAC Michael Bay turned the offer down. Not enough explosions.

@ClarkyAC Michael Bay sucks

@SamuelK

I heard it was because Bobby Kotick called Michael Bay, Hilter, so Michael Bay decided to find a new game. XD

@ClarkyAC
A Michael Bay material would require a better machine to handle all those explosions.

@FuriousMailman

Actually Ridley Scott is busy working on an not-Alien-prequel... prequel.

@YakuzaElite
I 'think' they are doing short films.. for the Elite website... I don't quite understand it either.

they should just focus on the game if you ask me.. and this Elite thing should be free. I think this content is supposed to somehow make the cost seem necessary.

@Ninjanun

The game won't be complete without Maebe and Michael Jr.

@kentuckyfried It would need everyone. But I totally though AD when I read the names. :/. I want that show back.

@bricewgilbert

"as Ridley is a pretty good commercial director ...."

I laughed.

@Jetleo1

I'm pretty sure that there are going to be some gamers that are interested in what the director of Alien, Blade Runner, and Gladiator is going to do.

@Jetleo1
...as long as the check clears, i doubt if they care.

@eat it

Or what the director of BLACK HAWK DOWN is going to bring to a MILITARY SHOOTER.

@eat it Gamers, yes. People in love with CoD enough to pay for it's special service? Too busy playing the game to watch the series. The Scotts have a hellacious pedigree, but it'll be leaked versions of the series on YouTube and such that will get watched most. The people who are willing to pay for Elite most likely would use it and get back to playing CoD and skip the episodes. If you're paying for a game service, you most likely are going to play it every chance you get. I know I'll watch the episodes when they're leaked (Guys made Gladiator? I CAN'T pass it up), as will many others, just not the Elite members the show is made for since they'll be ingame.
TL:DR - If you pay for Elite, there's a 70% chance you spare no time for anything besides 360 Noscope Headshots.

@gangcar I already know the show will be epic...too bad the people they're making the show for (Elite paying subscribers) will most likely skip over the episodes in favor of getting back to their favorite game. Luckily, the rest of us who DO want to watch it have YouTube. Come on Scott brothers, let's see what you can do with Call of Duty.

@Zal You have now summed up every FPS online fanbase in existence.

@TUROK1134 Let's see here...Quake 3, TFC, CoD2, Tribes, early Battlefield...basically every shooter before CoD4 made everything easy was devoid of the whiny badmouthed 10 year olds we have today. Too bad I didn't have a PC yet, I missed an epic gaming era...

@Jetleo1 You missed out on some mad fun... And whiny, annoying 20-30 year olds.

@Baroman

Are you seriously doubting Activision's marketing team?

Next you're gonna tell us how apple doesn't know how to sell its products.

@eat it I have not once bought any of apples product yukkk....no they can't sell products well (in the uk anyway... most people are stelaing apple products of late anyway ahah :L) i have allways been a PC guy.. i actualy like to play games and use applications on my computer thanks and as for portable music like the ipod.. my htc desire hd is more than good enough :)..... had some apple headphones ages ago which i got given... they broke withing 2 weeks...... point is this type of marketing is so lazy and stupid.... just like when someone on youtube puts a picture of a women on the thumbnail it actualy gets more views... clever but lazy!... but thats my opinion.

@eat it also i am not mocking ridley here in anyway.. black hawk down was just..... wow hahah ~:D

@eat it Actually, apple DOES suck at marketing.
"If you don't have the app store, you don't have the thousands of apps on it."
Me: "Oh really, well show me what I'm missing."
(Goes on to show just how easy it is to download a Flight booking app on a $1000 1gb/s connection)
Me: "Umm, couldn't you just use the built in browser to book the flight? And besides, if you're going to take a plane, wouldn't you book it WAY beforehand at home on your computer? Besides, how many people fly so often it warrants a mobile phone app?"
"iPhone - now $99 (with a 5 year contract, by the end of which we'll have released 7 more phones, all marginally better than yours and all $300 until the price drops when the next one releases) with a network."
Me: "That's it? No game demos, no useful apps, just a plane ticket buyer and some fine print? Psssht."
Let's not forget the biased PC vs Mac commercials that went over how Mac was good while skipping how it sucked AND also said all PCs were afflicted with issues that only happen if you abuse your computer for years...PC: "I'm all work, no play." Mac: "And I'm ALL party!" (Said at a time when mainly only Flash games could run on Mac)
Steve Jobs needs to hire a better marketer...

@Excessive

if he is filming commercials or videos I don't think it will matter if you recognize his name. they are paying the man for quality directing that will resonate with a younger crowd

he made alien, blade runner, gladiator, robin hood, hannibal, black hawk down ... and his brother has done a bunch of pretty cool movies too, man on fire, domino ... pretty sure they'll be able to do something that's cool

@benheckendorn
yeah, your'e right, thats his only film.

@maxxgold
Seeing as Blade Runner is widely (and rightfully) agreed to be his best film, I would think it makes perfect sense.