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!
He is saying July 10th but i thought it was June 10th ……. What is it?
I Can’t Wait…
here is what i wonder, why do people hate COD?
i keep getting messages saying that i will get free 50$ on playstation store and free escalation iif i send the message to 50 people is this true or not.(also thnx for finally getting escalation)
this map pack looks beast!
how much is it
i hope sony can give us the WaW MAP PACKS I REALLY WANT THEM SO BADLY
I THINK IT WILL COST 15$
can u plz reply if you can give us the WaW map packs i want them badly
wow guys. stop complaining. if you’re so annoyed that the release isn’t what you thought it was, then don’t play. Sony and Playstation are doing a great job with the Welcome Back Program. I mean a free month of PS+ if pretty good. just stop complaining. THANKS SONY. YOU GUYS RULE!!!!!!!!!!! :D
The new escalation map pack should be free for us psn users, i mean really we waited for a whole month for psn to come bak on and all we get 4 are patience is two crappy games that r not even cool and playstation plus for 30 days, come on i know psn can do a whole lot better than that, think about and if u agree thumbs up
YES!!! in three days. WOOHOO!!!!
it should be free because we were meant to get it 4 days ago but NOOO you have to push it to the TENTH OF JUNE!
you let us down srsly. give it to us for free. for free!
yes finally i have seen enough negative comments to acti so i can think that xbox is spoilt by acti and july 10 better not happen but other wise acti and call of duty elite are ultra cool though really good job on it find the legend of of karls intro to call of duty elite on dan amriches site just type in one of swords cool site dan any word on discounts because i havent been imformed yet cod black ops is awesome i take it back it back its better than any other cod game mw3 is going to rule
Can’t wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i’ve been wanting to play call of the dead since it came out to xbox, why do they get it a month to 3 months before us……………….. its just sad. Sony, you need to take a step a head of Microsoft and get the maps up before xbox for once and make xbox players mad that they didnt get it before us PSN players. You guys would be 10 times better than you are if you could do that………… Try to work on it.
Sincerly, PSN player, Biff627
Hey crockiller7 go get some sunlight dude everytime i look at this ur always talking
Dan your condescending attitude seems pretty ignorant at this point. These people are your customers and they deserve a bit of respect. Do you want to know why we are all so misinformed and dont have any sources or examples to show you? Because you guys never told us anything. Is that really something you are proud of? It seems to me that in your replies you are bragging about your company’s incompetence. If you would have told us the release date instead of leaving it up to our own interpretation there would be no confusion. You guys just decided to wait until the date that historically (1 month after XBox) it would release to inform us of the actual date. Are you really confused why so many people are upset by this post? Its because the company that they shell out their hard earned dough to obviously doesn’t give a crap about them. Unlock the damn maps that are already on our consoles and let us play. I’m sorry if I’m being a jerk but it’s just one dissapointment after another with you guys.
its gonna take more than map packs to make black ops decent…my advice treyarch…give call of duty back to infinity ward they knew what they were doing .____.
last day of school friday im goin to go get a psn card and gettin the pack automatacally
lol’z sony work on working fasterto get map pack online before they do, plz?
plus thanks for the information.
thanks for everything :)
jus seen the trailer to Call of the Dead… looks cool. anyone have a clue how much this map pack cost? i could care less about the maps, i hate black ops multiplayer. but i do love zombies. would be cool if u could jus buy Call of the Dead alone.
@571 sony cant do anything about gettin it before “they” do. “they” paid for gettin it a month before we do for a few more years. which i think is a waste of money cuz eventually were gonna get it.
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Yeahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!
map pack costs 15 euro lol
or 6.66 dolars i think
momia75? waw map packs are already out. LOL!
Can anyone verify if it’s true that we will get a $50 credit on PS Store and COD Escalation map pack free? I was just forwarded the message and forwarded to everyone on my friends list like I was supposed to. It had a redeem code for escalation I think?
WOW EVERY COMMENT I READ IT HAS TO BE NEGATITIVE I KNOW IT WOULD BE COOL IF WE GOT IT FOR FREE BUT MAN STOP COMPLAINING
I’m not complaining. I will pay for it regardless. I just saw the forwarded message from a friend and was wondering if anyone knows anything about.
Cant Wait This Is The Parkerd Using His Dads
This is some bull crap i was ready to pay for it and everything what happen so that it would not come out June 3 i not complaining we are still getting it but every thing was up and ready what the heck happened but i can wait 2 more day
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CAN WE THE MAP PACKS AT 12:00AM IN THE MORNING BECAUSE THAT IS GOING TO BE JUNE 10 AND PLEASE DAN AMRICH I NEED A ANSWER SO I CAN KNOW
I MEANT CAN WE BUY
can anyone answer the damm price for this sh#t? its been delayed and a high anticipated map pack, this should be discounted, sonys fault for shi&&y security, and will the map pack be a midnight launch? that would be great
Ive been asking around on the blogs for a while but still no answer, is there a certain time when escalation will be released? i dont care about the price just when i can purchase and if theres any chance 12.00am uk time because we have had to wait an extra month to xbox and an extra week because of the store being down we all no you have done your absolute best to get the store up and running again in time for the dlc but 12am becuase it is the 10th really thanks
So we have waited longer than Xbox contract requires. Will the map pack at the very least be released at 12:01AM EST? I realize the double xp will not start until 10:00AM EST. It is the very least you could do at this point.
i hope it will be out midnight so i can buy it in the morning. i have a lot of jobs to do plus is it out july 10 or june 10?
june 10 confirmed just go on black ops multiplayer menu and it says escalation coming june 10
europe gets it b4 america
does any body know at what time it will be released? because my mom found a website that says at 4AM central time friday. psn: jesse123111
is it 14.99$ ?
I live in north amarica, what time can I download escalation? Add me I’m looking for clan or if your good at zombies. I get to lv 36 kindo
Do u kno wat the price is
lol
@blbyir morin a means on black ops. @morina u can only get them on black ops hardened edition.
IS it going to be free?
Double xp on all maps or just Nuketown24/7 which is fine but level 50?
It comes out tommorow im happy
yay.. that all i have to say!