Last up is my personal favorite bit: Improve. It's designed to turn scrubs like me into refined killing machines, by serving heaps of data on your play time.

Like a particular gun? Tutorial videos will offer tips on using them, and you can check out your records to see how many kills you've earned with it, or how accurate (or inaccurate) you've been in the past. Having trouble with a particular level? Heat maps will show you where you've died and where you've made kills, offering you a bit more situational awareness.

Activision didn't offer much information on what would be added once subscriptions are rolled in, though we do know that subscribers will have access to DLC releases. That said, if what I've seen remains free (and there's no reason to suggest otherwise) anything additional that's tacked on will simply be icing on the cake.

We'll learn more about Call of Duty Elite later this summer, when Activision releases news on Modern Warfare 3's multiplayer component. Look for the service to arrive later this year, and stay tuned for coverage once the service's beta starts.

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