call of duty blops map pack released today

the latest map pack expansion for multiplayer gaming in Call of Duty Black Ops launches on Today.

Activision Blizzard’s latest map pack is the second release of downloadable game content for Black Ops. And as past map sales have proven, this launch will likely generate as much revenue as a new blockbuster game launch on the consoles. Given the timing, Microsoft’s Xbox Live is going to be a big beneficiary of the map pack release and the Sony outage.

Activision Blizzard has said that users have played the Black Ops game online for more than 2 billion hours since its launch in November. You can expect more Call of Duty fans to log into the Xbox Live service starting today, since they won’t be able to play on the PSN or on Sony Online Entertainment’s PC online games, which were shut down pending an intrusion investigation.

In that respect, Activision Blizzard has timed this launch of new content well, as it will bring back players who have stopped playing the game.

The new map pack will have five maps, entitled Zoo, Hotel, Convoy, Stockpile, and the zombie map Survive. The price wasn’t listed, but previous map pack First Strike was sold on Xbox Live for 1200 Microsoft Points, or $15. . First Strike sold more than 1.4 million copies on Xbox Live on its first day of sales.

Call of Duty Black Ops is one of the best-selling video games of all time, with sales of more than $1 billion since the launch in November. Activision Blizzard previously launched its First Strike map pack in February.

if video games are the new Hollywood, map packs and downloadable content are smart ways to satisfy the insatiable thirst that some gamers have for sequels. Instead of coming years later, though, these downloadable expansions to existing games keep players addicted to a recently released title.

Activision Blizzard said some time ago that it had sold more than 20 million Call of Duty map packs, generating more than $300 million in sales. So it’s clear that map packs are a big business, and video game publishers may want to avoid publishing rival games on May 3, since gamers will be a little busy.

On the weekend of May 6, Black Ops players can earn double the amount of experience points in each match they play.

On the weekend of May 6, Black Ops players can earn double the amount of experience points in each match they play.

Thanks for the heads up, not bought the new map pack yet but have First Strike.

What are the new maps like? Is one set in a zoo?

Anyone played the new Zombie map?? Any good?