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Activision is to release a new Limited Edition version for Call of Duty: Black Ops. The SKU was first outed by US retailer GameStop but has since been confirmed by the publisher on consumer blog Joystiq. The game will retail for the same price as the current title but will …
Read More »COD Annihilation DLC due this month
Activision has announced that the next Call of Duty: Black Ops DLC will go live on June 28th. Entitled Annihilation, the map pack contains four new multiplayer arenas and a new scenario for the popular Zombies mode. As with the previous two DLC packs, First Strike and Escalation, this will …
Read More »Third Black Ops DLC dated
A leaked GameStop poster has revealed that the next DLC for Call of Duty: Black Ops will be released on Tuesday June 28th, according to Kotaku. Called Annihilation, the download will include four new multiplayer maps – Hangar 18, Drive-In, Silo and Hazard. It will also include another map for …
Read More »E3 2011: COD Escalation hits PS3 this week
Call of Duty: Black Ops’ Escalation map pack will be released for PlayStation 3 on June 10th. The DLC features four new multiplayer maps and the Zombies mode’s new Call of the Dead expansion, which stars George A. Romero, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Robert Englund and more. Black Ops’ developer Treyarch …
Read More »LA Noire’s Rockstar Pass arrives
After refusing to offer any details following its reveal by Microsoft earlier in the month, the LA Noire Rockstar Pass has suddenly appeared on the Xbox Live Marketplace. It had been scheduled for release on May 18th. However, far from resembling EA’s Online Pass or anything or the sort, the …
Read More »Capcom introduces Smurfs DLC cap
Players of Capcom’s hit iOS title Smurf’s Village will, once having installed the latest update, find that the game has introduced a cap on the game’s micro-transactions. From this point on the game will limit users to five in-game purchases every 15 minutes. PocketGamer reports that the move has been …
Read More »EA reveals first Crysis 2 DLC
Publisher EA has announced the first DLC for console and PC shooter Crysis 2. Called The Retaliation Pack, it includes four new multiplayer maps – Shipyard, Park Avenue, Transit and Compound. It will be released online on May 17th. No price has yet been announced. Of course, the PSN release …
Read More »Digital drives online results at Activision
The evergreen Call of Duty IP has lead Activision to a stronger than expected quarter, with both sales and revenue up year-on-year. Sales climbed from $1.3bn to $1.4bn for the period and profits shot from $381m to $503m. Digital was the star performer, with sales climbing 30 per cent year-on-year. …
Read More »‘The sooner gaming is digital-only, the better’
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Read More »WIN: Black Ops Escalation
The latest DLC release for Call of Duty: Black Ops goes live today, and we’re offering one lucky MCV reader a chance to grab the content for free. Black Ops: Escalation includes four new multiplayer maps as well as a brand new zombie level starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Robert England, …
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