Call of Duty Elite will be shutting down on Friday for good, after initially launching in 2011 with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

According to Gamespot, Activision will not be bringing Elite back, and the service had been dwindling since last year, as it coincided with Modern Warfare 3 and Black Ops 2. Activision is instead pushing the new Call of Duty app that works with Ghosts and future titles. The game developer is making up for the closure by rewarding everyone who has logged in since Jan. 1 with double XP in a two hour session.

For more information on what will happen with player's Elite stats, scores, teams, and functions, head over to the Activsion FAQ page here.

Game developers Infinity Ward have released a new Call of Duty: Ghosts patch this week that fixed a number of bugs, errors, and added new features to the game.

The patch arrived on five platforms - PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and PC. Some fixes include stability, anti-cheating, and weapon balances. Game modes such as Extinction and eSpots got updates as well. New features include improved leaderboards, a CoD app, submenus, and more.

See the complete list of updates on the CoD blog here.