Hopefully everybody enjoyed the double XP period for Call of Duty: Black Ops in May – neither Treyarch nor Activision wanted to see any of the PS3 fans miss out just because of the technical issues. Now the next round of Black Ops action is locked and loaded: the long-awaited Escalation DLC pack will be available in the PlayStation Store on Friday, June 10th.
Escalation features five big chunks of content – four multiplayer maps and one star-studded Zombies experience unlike any other. For fans of competitive combat, your new battlegrounds await:
- HOTEL takes the sunny splendor of a luxirous Cuban casino resort and turns it into a bullet-riddled war zone. Details like the blown casino safe and poolside bar offer some unusual cover for run-and-gunners, but thanks to the high vantage points at opposite ends, it’s also a great map for snipers.
- Why not visit the ZOO? The big cats and deadly reptiles left this abandoned Russian animal park long ago, but the overgrown, dilapidated facility still plays host to the world’s most dangerous game. Hide below in the bear lair or snipe from above on the monorail track – you’ve got the run of the place.
- If you’re looking for a slice of classic Americana, check out the small-town motel and diner near the ambushed CONVOY. The freeway overpass has collapsed, leaving a missile stranded above and rubble littered below – not to mention a pre-fab house, apparently in transit by truck when the attack hit, now toppled on its side in ruins. Talk about trailer trash.
- STOCKPILE looks like an ordinary town in remote Russia…until you find the warhead hidden in the building in the center of town. Use switches to slide the huge steel doors up and down – good for restricting access during objective-based games.
Last but not least, CALL OF THE DEAD goes meta on zombie lore itself with a unique setup: Cinema’s zombie godfather George A. Romero is making his latest undead epic – starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Robert Englund, Michael Rooker, and Danny Trejo – only to have a real zombie apocalypse break out, infecting the director himself and causing him to stalk you throughout the level. All the stars performed their roles with full motion capture and voice-over, so when you and three friends take on wave after wave of the zombie horde, you’ll do so as some of Hollywood’s most famous monster mashers. Proof positive that there’s a zombie killer in all of us.
Escalation will be available in the PlayStation Store on Friday, June 10, and to celebrate, the double XP will flow once more – enjoy twice the rewards for your efforts through Sunday, June 12. It’s also a perfect time to try out some my unorthodox multiplayer strategies that will keep your opponents guessing.
Enjoy next weekend – I’ll see you online!
I’ll only give props to one thing on this entire article and that’s the author, Dan Amrich. I’ve never seen anyone respond to so many comments as you have. Does it normally hurt Sony to respond to their users’ comments? Kudo to you for being the first to make an effort to respond, I’ll be sure to watch your posts more closely than anyone else on here.
I can see schools out for alot of people just by reading the comments.
finally
hi
ok i think people wit first strike will get it for free will we? and My friends send me send this 2 all your friends or like 20 or 50 friends you will get it free is that true?
Y can’t ppl w8 Sony probably lost millions of dollars giving all u whiners ps+ and 2 free games nd now u guys r whining again because u cant get a discount on an escalation map pack???! wow just no pleasing some pp, we should all just be working together to hack Microsoft to get revenge on those xbox players(lol Jk on that part)
Yeah! Finally we are getting Escalation Good job Playstation NetworK!
man i cant wait for the new maps i’m getting tired of the old zombie maps and thoes fake people now i can play some call of the dead and get to play as real people and use semtex grenades and i wanna crack the easter egg to get the wonderwaffel
I wont come out till the 12th of June probalely because First strike didnt come out until 2 days after it had been released :(
All i got out of this was pay your money for more map packs
wafflemonkey1234 yes wait ave you got 3 emails yet
YES THAT ACTI CANT CHANGE ANYTHING ABOUT THE GAMEPLAY AFTER 5 YRS BEING A MULTI MILLION POUND COMPANY
i don’t know why everyone is whining about map packs get over it and stop bashing sony and treyarch they give free online so we should be happy xbox users have to contend with microsoft points and have to buy the DLC
WE ARE NOT ‘FAKE’ PEOPLE IF WE HAVE A PSN ACCOUNT AND I AVE LOTS OF FRIENDS MANNEQUINS DONT PLAY BLACK OPS , NOR DO THEY TYPE.
YOU MEAN ACTI AND TREYARC ACTI AND TREYARC DONT MAKE ONLINE
CALL OF DUTY ELITE IS FREE
GODZILLAB ACTUALLY BAD JOB ACTI AND TREYARC
SONY LOST MILLIONS OF DOLLARS BUT ACTI AND TREY DID NOT + THEIR FANBASE IS MOSTLY ON XBOX BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS MAKE THE PS3 EDITION THE WORST ONE TO BUY THEY SHOULD NOT AVE A FANBASE AT ALL IF THEY DO THIS AGAIN . + KINO DER TOTEN LOOKS LIKE A WII GAME
MANY PEOPLE CALL THIS DEAL BETWEEN MICROSOFT AND ACTIVISION UNFAIR……………………….. I CALL IT DISCRIMINATION
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+ ballagh on June 5th, 2011 at 1:24 pm said:
#459 – It is because Microsoft and Activision/Treyarch sign a deal where Microsfot paid them to get first dibs on the DLC. Makes you really want to keep purchasing their product huh?
TO RIGHT MATE AND NOW IN THE EYES OF THE WORLD WERE THE VICTIMS
+ ballagh on June 5th, 2011 at 1:24 pm said:
#459 – It is because Microsoft and Activision/Treyarch sign a deal where Microsfot paid them to get first dibs on the DLC. Makes you really want to keep purchasing their product huh
NO I DONT KNOW WHY I BOUGHT FIRST STRIKE IM ONLY GETTING ESCALATION THROUGH GAME SHARING
WE WONT BE PLAYING ANYTHING IF THE ACTUAL DATE IS JULY 10 .
I VE JUST NOTICED SOMETHING IF JULY 10 IS THE ACTUAL RELEASE DATE PS PLUS WILL BE OVER BY THEN SO WE WONT GET A DISCOUNT ANOTHER DISCRIMINATION PLAN FROM ACTI ALWAYS TRYING TO SELL DOG CRAP DLC FOR RIP OFF PRICES CHECK OUT BATTLEFIELD BAD COMPANY 2 VIETNAM THATS REAL DLC AND ITS CHEAPER
TALKING OF USING THE SAME FORMULA GUITAR HERO 5 IS NO DIFFERENT FROM THE FIRST ONE ANOTHER REUSED PIECE OF CRAP YOU CANT SELL WITH MONEY THE ONLY REASON GAMING MAGS GIVE BIG SCORES BECAUSE GUITAR HERO ONE WAS OBIOUSLY GOOD SAME WITH COD 1
ON THOSE POSTERS AT THE TOP IN THE DARK KILLER DISAPEERS MAKING IT SAY THERES A ZOMBIE …….IN ALL OF US AND ON THE CREDITS OF THE POSTER IT SAYS BRAINS
ACTIVISION DOSENT HAVE THE ‘POWER OF THE PLAYER’ BECAUSE THE POWER OF THE PLAYER IS THE PLAYER GETTING UP AND TURNING THE PS3 OFF AND FORGETING WHAT THEY JUST PLAYED
y is everyone acting like little kids its one week quit acting like its the end of the world we’re still gonna get it also when 1st strike came out PC had to wait 2 MONTHS!!!! OK so stop crying grow up and just wait the one little week.
I am like everyone else I will love it come friday… I have stayed loyal to sony and will continue to do so…
you sent me and email saying that it is comeing out june 6 monday today what happen to that date
I’ll definitely be getting this one. I didnt care for the zombie map in First strike but I cant pass up seeing the zombie godfather Mr. Romero coming for my brains. But uhmm… Where’s Ving Rhames? When i think of zombies he’s the second person to pop up in my head after George. Sarah Michelle Gellar was a vampire slayer… not a zombie killer (that I know of). I dont know who Michael Rooker is off-hand, Danny Trejo is pretty much acceptable in anything in my opinion, same with Robert Englund. But meh, I’m still gettin it.
ADD ME PSN:Karnivll.
They should give us this map pack free as part of the Welcome Back, or atleast half priced seeing as how
we got that premium stuff for a full month
FRIDAY! FRIDAY! FRIDAY! Only 4 more days then we Merck fools on new maps! Im down with that. We waited a month for the network what’s 4 more days. Everyone needs to try to prestige this week so you can prestige again on DP Weekend!
@145 It’s true all of us americans DO suck.
why do you think that cod black ops escalation will be any less glitchier than it was the map pack comes and the glitches stay
HEY R FIRST SINGLE OFF OUR ALBUM SHOULD BE AVAILBLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON ITUNES ABOUT THE SAME DAY..FORGET ABOUT IT!!!! THE SONG SUITS THE GAME…. BODY IN THE TRUNK (WASTE MANAGEMENT) …..NOW DOES NEBODY NO IF MW3 ONLIINE IS GNNA B LIKE BLK OPS
will escalation be the same price like first strike? first strike price is 14.99
i recieved a message that PSN was going to give every one $100.00 on there acount and the all new map pack. i also gave another message i got said PSN was giving us $15.00 to buy the map packs. what is true???
will we get it for free since psn was down for so long i hope we do
well at least it is coming out thats better then its never coming out
I hope that they have capture the flag when u pick it cause first strike doesn’t have capture the flag
xbox sucks thats why there 100 dollars and PS3 is 300 dollars
holl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
what is wrong with the word jumblies?
I posted that I wanted to play as Sarah Michelle Gellar cuz she has some and Sony monitored it and removed it. Also, no more support for Activision’s games unless we get an equal release date. We pay the same price, but for ported late content. Enjoy the Bill Gates love affair.
Why did it have to be so late, i had everything ready for it. There is also a good side to it for me though. I have a pizza party in my class because i got student of the month, and secondly my dad will be home, and last escalation is coming out. :) :) :) :) :)
I have a question people keep sending me messages saying our protest work send this to all of ur friends and then type in this code and you’ll get $50 and escalation map pack for free. Is this true or not? please tell me what this is about.
I don’t get why some of you guys are all complaining about it being a week later so what get outside and get a tan. this is the first bit of reliable information we get and some of you guys are criticising it? Just go out and get an xbox ya i said it and pay 60 something dollars a year so you can get your map packs a month earlier. And for people who don’t like black ops why are you searching about the game then.
i want to just get and never let go when it comes out
sony rocks nom like dum xbox crap
Ok, everyone there was no set date on the maps last time I checked. I checked last wendesday and they did not say Frieday, probably becuase the store was just getting back up. Also the error probably would of stopped lot of you from downloading since so many people were trying to get in. But I do have two questions, 1. What time do the maps come out on frieday, would it be at 12:00am because my friends are saying at 5:30 in the morning. and 2. Are they still $15.00 or does ps plus lower that becuase i just do not want to rely on my friends word. Thanks