Here's a bit of a surprise: a third map pack for Call of Duty: World at War has been announced today. As per usual, the map pack will feature three new multiplayer maps, as well as one new zombie map for cooperative players.

With the release coming sometime in August for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, expect a $9.99 price this item.

http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/100/1005335p1.html

As noted in my review for Call of Duty: World at War, Map Pack 3 releases this week (on August 6th).

Has anyone else gotten the map pack yet? I've played some of the zombie map so far... which is the most insane one yet.

I made it to level 65 the other day, which is great.

Has anyone prestiged?

I prestiged for the first time the other day, since I'll probably just end up getting rid of the game in the coming months. What about everyone else?

Seems you are mainly talking to yourself Chrome so I'm guessing no? :P

For the Xbox 360 community, the first set of new maps will be available exclusively on March 30th. Unfortunately, no pricing details or availability for other platforms has been revealed for this add-on content.

http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/107/1076111p1.html

Interestingly, the upcoming Map Pack package will contain five maps, two of which are originally from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

I wonder if this means the older map packs are being redone or if they're being ported?

http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/107/1077464p1.html

No pricing details are given, but this initial Modern Warfare 2 map pack is being released on May 4th for the PlayStation 3 and PC platforms.

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/108/1082611p1.html

I'm not sure if these details would be accurate or not, but I have this image sent to me in a GameStop e-mail depicting two Wii games... The Beatles: Rockband and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

I'm estimating from this that Activision is planning on downgrading the game at some point like what was done with the first Modern Warfare.

The next Call of Duty game will be staged in Vietnam. Hopefully, Vietnam Zombies will follow...

http://pc.ign.com/articles/108/1086904p1.html

The Nazi Zombies co-op game has been announced for inclusion in Call of Duty: Black Ops. However... the same maps that you've already played in Call of Duty: World at War are apparently what will be included in the start. Also... it's only been mentioned that having access to the zombie mode will be available through purchase of the Hardened or Prestige editions of the game (the ones that cost extra to buy).

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/111/1112423p1.html

It looks like brand-new zombie maps will be coming along as well. Although, the story isn't too clear on the details.

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/112/1124219p1.html

Two armed robbers stole four cases of Call of Duty: Black Ops (totaling over 100 copies of the game), cash, and some game systems from a GameStop in Maryland over the weekend.

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/113/1132863p1.html

Ugh! Once again Activision is overcharging for the DLC content coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops. For $15 you'll get four new maps and one new zombie map. This is the same amount of content featured in Call of Duty: World at War, which back in early 2009 and on only cost you $10 each time they sold it.

http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/114/1140985p1.html

For $15 you can get Monday Night Combat.

You can also get Dead Nation for $15, and a number of other games. I know they lowered Warhawk's price to $15 too, I think. I'd have to check it out again to see if it's still at that price through the PlayStation Store.

NPD has tracked that Call of Duty: Black Ops has topped the charts as the most profitable game in North America. 13.7 million units have been sold across multiple platforms.

By comparison, the #2 best-selling game is Wii Play with the Wii remote and #3 is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/115/1154965p1.html

The second map pack for Black Ops comes out on May 3rd for Xbox Live (and probably early June for everyone else).

Called "Escalation," the DLC will feature four new multiplayer maps and one new zombie board known as Survive. No pricing has been revealed, but you can bet the asking fee will be $15.

http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/115/1159790p1.html

There's news about the PC release being out now or coming soon, just as there is news about the PlayStation 3 date coming June 10th (for $15, of course).

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/117/1172562p1.html

the zombie map is very fun. It's huge and there's a lot of stuff to do on it. On the other hand, the multiplayer maps are okay, but they are not as varied as the last map pack.

It's just been over a month and already a new Call of Duty map pack is on the way... with the release coming on June 28th. Activision and Treyarch are really milking peoples' money here.

The map pack itself is dubbed Annihilation, with four new multiplayer maps and one zombies, as per usual. Even though they don't say it, you know this is going to sell for $15. And naturally, it's hitting Xbox first with the rest later.

http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/117/1176888p1.html

Just in case anyone's interested, the third map pack will be released next week on the PlayStation 3.

I've played the new zombie map already, which I didn't really care for.

http://www.hackinghome.com/cod-mappack

A new Call of Duty map is hitting Black Ops yet again, today in fact, known as Rezurrection. Four maps are included, and only one new (called Moon). Interestingly, all of the maps are actually zombie maps, most of which are ones you've played from the past in World at War. Except now they're remastered. This map pack will also cost you $15 once again. Bleh.

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/03/call-of-duty-black-ops-resurrection-dlc-coming-this-quarter/

Mark Bradford, a 46-year-old based in England, recently assaulted a teenager he had met online in a Call of Duty match. With endless taunting from the 13-year-old, this man found the kid's address, went to his house, and strangled him.

After a trip to court... it would seem Mark has no issue playing the game with the kid anymore.

http://games.ign.com/articles/119/1197534p1.html