Treyarch's Dan Bunting was a guest on the latest episode of the Major Nelson podcast and he went on to reveal the first downloadable content package for Call of Duty: Black Ops. "First Strike," as the new content is called, is a timed exclusive for the Xbox 360 and will be out on February 1 for 1200 MS Points/$15.
The pack will contain four new multiplayer maps and one new zombie map. The maps Discovery and Kowloon are based on areas from the single-player campaign, Berlin Wall is a map set at the famous Checkpoint Charlie in Germany and the best of the new maps is Stadium, set in a hockey rink/athletic complex. Yes, really.
The new zombie map is called Ascension and no info was really given on this map. Expect more news including screenshots in the coming weeks.
February seems like a good time to keep fans engaged in the shooter, especially with Homefront and Bulletstorm releasing in the same period.
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No thanks.
Hell, I'd pay for it if only to support Treyarch for making the best Call of Duty game since the series started.
The second best was Big Red One.
DAZZLER
2. Those people have the freedom to preach their narrow minded views all over the internet.
People will never learn...
I never actually played World at War, but I found the zombie mode in this game very underwhelming - but perhaps that's because I've played too much Killing Floor, L4D, or L4D2.
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@cande4me- this will sell big, have you seen how many non-gamers are playing the shit out of this.
Doesn't sound as good as any of the MW2 maps, anyway.
Give. Me. Afgan.
Not a chance in hell I would pay that much for DLC for such an overrated game!
B. Despite playing Black Ops on the 360 i won't be getting these maps because I'm nearly bored of the game already after only a couple of weeks and feel the entry price was more than it was worth alone.
C. Don't want to send the message that it's OK to have what i consider the biggest dick-move in this industry: timed exclusive DLC.
so, uh yeah.
I've really enjoyed becoming initated with the Call Of Duty franchise. Shame they continue to overprice their content.