A major outcry by PS3 Modern Warfare 3 players as Activision announced that the first maps for Call of Duty Elite members would launch on January 24th to XBox 360. They did not mention any release information for PlayStation 3 as of this post.

Nine months and 20 ELITE content drops in the Call of Duty: MW3 Content Season. Check out this behind-the-scenes video of two new multiplayer maps coming January 24 to Xbox LIVE. Become an ELITE Premium member to get first access: http://bit.ly/xUZy48

The common outcry is why did we pay full price for Elite but we are not getting the map paks at the same time as XBox…

This may be a rude awakening for Activision… We will update this as we hear more.

Update

Robert Bowling just confirmed that XBox is first: https://twitter.com/#!/fourzerotwo/status/156822320734932992

Yes. The content comes out first for @Xbox Elite Premium members, then shortly after for subscribers on other platforms.

After a year of major game releases, the game industry & gamers from all over the world are set to pick the best of the best for the 2011 Video Game Awards.

Shane Bell (Urgent Fury CIO) & Doc (The Tester (Season 1) & Replay w/ Doc) join Commander Fury to preview a few of the categories & make their 2011 VGA picks.

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Story by Mike Fahey @ Kotaku.com.

Following up on the success of Transformers: War for Cybertron, Activision and High Moon Studios return to the planet of the Autobots and Decepticons next year with Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, and they’re bringing the king of the Dinobots with them.

The original headline of this article was simply “Motherfucking Grimlock”, but I decided to err on the side of being informative. Now that we’ve gotten that over with, it’s motherfucking Grimlock! The leader of the Dinobots (and the Autobots on several occasions, depending on the continuity you subscribe to) takes his rightful place by Optimus Prime’s side on the cover of next month’s Game Informer, on store shelves October 14.

The game follows the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons to its fateful conclusion: the exodus of both from their dying planet. How High Moon Studios handles that exodus remains to be seen. Will we get the Ark and Nemesis shootout in deep space from the cartoon? The leaving a few good bots behind storyline from the IDW comic book series? Something entirely new?

I am obviously way too excited about this. Here’s a quote.

“High Moon Studios is an extremely talented development team having raised the bar of gameplay and Transformers authenticity in their games,” said David Oxford, Executive Vice President at Activision Publishing. Transformers: Fall of Cybertron is an extraordinary project both for the studio and the Transformers gaming legacy – the stakes are higher and the scale much larger than ever before, and we absolutely cannot wait for fans to see all the new characters and epic action that awaits them.”

There, all better. Transformers: Fall of Cybertron is slated for release sometime next year for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. It will feature motherfucking Grimlock.

Story by Call of Duty Community.com.

Anyone who plays Call of Duty, knows that Custom Matches are a big part of why we play, from proving your point in a 1 on 1 quick-scope battle, to laughing at your friends in Mike Myers. This year, Modern Warfare 3 will take the Custom Match experience to a new level, allowing some new and some fan favorite game types to come to the field. They are:

One in the Chamber

Infinity Ward is bringing back this fan favorite to satisfy the needs of those craving the wager match, although it is worth mentioning, that this time there is no prize. Just the knowledge that you are better than your comrades.

Gun Game

Again, another fan favorite and something I’ll be falling over myself to play when the game is released to see which guns I like to play with. Definitely something to look forward to.

Infected

An age old game mode that never ceases to amaze, this is by far the best way to find out the best hiding spots in the game and how to get there. An aside to this, is that this has been called several names over the years. Mike Myers is one of the names, and also Zombies was a name given to it.

Drop Zone

Almost like Headquarters, except that it’s call Drop Zone. Oh, and given that it is called that, Care Packages drop to the glee of the team in command of the zone. I have visions of horrific “death by box” kills in killcams on this one.

Team Juggernaut

Didn’t get a lot of information on this one, but as far as we can tell, it’s Team Death Match with a Juggernaut on your team. Pretty straight forward huh?

Juggernaut

Now, this also sounds like a “Pro” version of Mike Myers. 1 person is a Juggernaut, your job is to kill him, then you become the Juggernaut. Easy right?

If you rather watch someone explain these game modes to you, have a look and see what WoodysGamertag has to say about the game modes.

I can definitely see some awesome lads (or ladies) nights in where these game types are put the test. Personally, I think this will really make for a better game as far as Modern Warfare 3 is concerned as it will mean a longer shelf-life!

As you can see, Infinity Ward have taken on some fan favorites, and produced some fine sounding other game modes. It really shows that they have taken some time to make sure that the Custom Matches are as good as the online ones. If you have any questions, please feel free to visit us at the forums: www.callofduty-community.com/forum/

Story by Luke Plunkett @ Kotaku.com.

Say what you will of the basketcase this franchise’s singleplayer has become, one thing it still does very well is multiplayer.

Which, you know, is the reason 95% of people buying this game buy this game. So…it doesn’t really need a trailer at all! But thanks for making one anyway, Activision. Appreciate it.

Story by Michael McWhertor @ Kotaku.com.

Call of Duty Elite, Activision’s new social network and stat-tracking service that will launch alongside Modern Warfare 3—and work with last year’s Call of Duty: Black Ops—is largely going to be free to use. But there are very good reasons for investing in Elite.

At the war game maker’s Call of Duty XP gathering, Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg finally put a price on the premium subscription it plans to offer to Call of Duty Elite members: $50 USD per year. That’s ten dollars less than the cost of purchasing a year’s worth of downloadable map packs at $15 a pop, Hirshberg says, which millions of Call of Duty fans seem content to do annually.

(Call of Duty: Black Ops players have purchased more than 18 million map packs since the game’s launch last November.)

Players who purchase an annual premium membership to Call of Duty Elite will receive “every piece of downloadable content [for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3] for the year,” Hirshberg said during a press preview at this weekend’s Call of Duty XP convention. He estimated 20 pieces of content in all, including map packs, missions for Modern Warfare 3‘s Spec Ops mode, additional unspecified game modes and more. Premium Elite subscribers will also get it first and faster, he said.

“In the past, we offered it four times a year,” Hirshberg said of standard Call of Duty map pack releases, typically sold as a bundle every few months. “Premium will get it monthly.”

Maps and other content downloaded via one’s premium Elite subscription will still be yours even if you let your premium membership lapse, the company said. Players won’t be required to maintain an ongoing paid subscription (a la Sony’s PlayStation Plus) to access their digital goods downloaded through Elite.

Premium Elite memberships also allow players to take part in daily competitions for virtual and real prizes—iPads, for example. Activision says these competitions “aren’t just for the pros.” Players of all skill levels can take part, they say, with competition matches “managed and refereed by real people 24/7.”

The premium subscription fee also lets players level up their Elite clans through specific challenges. Leveling up one’s clan unlocks virtual items like camouflage for weapons, badges and name tags, even double XP weekends on a clan-by-clan basis.

It also includes video storage capacity eight times what a free membership offers, access to “expert strategy and analysis from the best players in the world,” and the ability to watch Elite TV, the premium episodic video content being created by Hollywood talent like Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, and Tony and Ridley Scott. Bateman and Arnett will deliver “Noob Toob,” which Hirshberg described as “gamers provide the videos, they provide the smack talk.” The Scotts will bring “Friday Night Fights” to Elite TV, a program built from Modern Warfare 3 game footage.

Call of Duty Elite’s annual premium membership will cost $49.99 USD, according to Activision. Players will be able to subscribe via Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Store. Activision also expects to sell Elite memberships at GameStop stores.

It will also include one year of premium Elite membership to players who purchase the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 “Hardened Edition,” Activision confirmed.

Call of Duty Elite, currently available in beta form as a web-based client, will also come to consoles (Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3) and mobile devices (iPhone, iPad and Android). I got a chance to preview the Elite interface for the Xbox 360—a free downloadable application, I’m told, just like the mobile versions—and found it identical to the web interface.

Elite’s mobile apps may feature less functionality than the full-sized versions, but Hirshberg promises iOS and Android versions will still be “deep and rich.”

Call of Duty Elite launches wide on November 8 alongside the release of Modern Warfare 3.

Story by Michael McWhertor @ Kotaku.com.

Year after year, how can Call of Duty‘s massive online shooter remain fresh? With Modern Warfare 3, the game’s developers have focused on what works—player progression, extensive customization, tons of maps and game modes—and are blowing it out.

Activision offered a first look at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 the night before Call of Duty XP officially kicks off. I liked what I saw, even if I’m not the kind of Call of Duty player capable of a 15 kill-long killstreak.

It’s still the same hyperfast, 60 frames per second kill or be killed war game at its core: lots of guns, plenty of carnage, tons of explosive action. But developers Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer games are experimenting with a few new gameplay innovations that are designed to both deepen the experience and make playing multiplayer a little bit easier on the casual Call of Duty fan.

Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling promised “more changes to the core experience than we ever have before” and “the most balanced multiplayer experience we’ve ever done” at a preview of the game at Call of Duty XP. He and Sledgehammer’s Michael Condrey blazed through a long list of new additions and tweaks to the very successful multiplayer formula of Call of Duty.

They even dove deeply into the waters of Call of Duty Elite, which you can read about right here. On the multiplayer side, here’s what’s new in Modern Warfare 3.

Modern Warfare 3′s New Strike Packages and Pointstreaks

Before I get into the meat of what Strike Packages mean for Modern Warfare 3, say goodbye to the killstreak. And say hello to pointstreaks, all 28 of them. No longer will player kills be the only way to build up streaks. Sure, kills still count, but in MW3, completing objectives in gametypes like Capture the Flag and Seek and Destroy will reward players with points they can cash in to call in recon drones, attack helicopters, sentries and other power-ups. Kill assists count toward pointstreak numbers too, letting supporting players, not just the dominant virtual marksman have all the fun.

Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling explained the change at Call of Duty XP, saying “the killstreak system was optimized for one game type: Team Deathmatch.” Now, players will be rewarded more handsomely for actually completing each gametype’s objectives.

Modern Warfare 3‘s pointstreaks come in three groups, dubbed Strike Packages. Players can customize their classes with one of three Strike Packages, adding a new layer of personalization to COD multiplayer. The three types are Assault, Support and Specialist. Each has its own list of ‘streaks. Here they are.

If you like “big body counts, the Assault package is for you. With Assault, you can call in UAVs and care package drops, naturally, but this is also where the big guns live: assault helicopters, AC130, Predator missiles, mortar strikes, Juggernaut suits. Assault brings the pain. Your streak count will reset every time you die, if you go for the Assault Strike Package.

Support is about “helping the team win,” not just stacking your body count. Sounds nice, doesn’t it? For the less aggressive team player, Support deals in ‘streaks that lean more defensive. This includes the option to drop a remote gun turret, call in a hacked airdrop, deploy ballistic vests to your team, drop an EMP or, ultimately, call in an Osprey gunship that also delivers five airdrop packages (one of them hacked). With Support, your streak count will not reset upon death.

Finally, Specialist is all about perks. Become a super soldier with Specialist, which lets players stack on additional perks. You’ll get up to six perks—including Sleight of Hand, Hardline, Recon, et al—as the ‘streaks pile up. After your eighth kill, however, you get every perk available to you. You become a monster.

Here are a few of the new perks coming in Modern Warfare 3.

• Recon – Explosive damage paints the target on the mini map
• Blind Eye – Undetectable by air support/sentries
• Assassin – Undetectable by UAV, portable radar, thermal, heartbeat
• Quickdraw – Faster aim down sight
• Stalker – Move faster while aiming
• Marksman – Identify targets at longer range

Some perks you wont see return in MW3. “No One Man Army, no Nuke, no Commando and no Last Stand,” Infinity Ward promises.

New Progression

Another big change to Modern Warfare multiplayer is Weapon Proficiencies, a new leveling system for firearms. Basically, the more often you use a weapon in MW3, whether it’s an assault rifle, handgun, shotgun or sniper rifle, the better that weapon gets. In real terms, this means players can reduce gun sway, decrease recoil and add more attachments over time—among other things.

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Modern Warfare 3′s New Gameplay Modes

Competitive multiplayer in Modern Warfare 3 will be expanded with at least two new prominent gameplay modes, Kill Confirmed and Team Defender.

You may have seen a snippet of Kill Confirmed in the leaked-early multiplayer trailer. That’s the one with the big glowing dog tags that drop from corpses. Those dog tags are how players confirm kills in this Team Deathmatch variant. Kills don’t count as a point for your team until you or one of you allies grabs a dead man’s dropped dog tags. That adds an intriguing layer of strategy to Team Deathmatch, as opposing players can grab the dog tags of their fallen teammates before you do. And if they see one of their comrades lying dead, dog tags floating above their body, they’ll know where your headed if you want to score.

Team Defender, which I didn’t get to preview, is a Capture The Flag variant, just without the flag return. Hold onto an enemy flag for as long as possible, sticking together as a team to survive.

There will also be new Private Match game types added to MW3, each of which has been “significantly enhanced to allow players to create new, customizable game modes” that they can share with friends. “Through [Call of Duty Elite], subscribers can vote on favorite new modes and those modes could make their way into public playlists,” Activision says. Here are those new Private Match modes.

• Infection – The infected kills enemies to recruit them for the infected team.
• Drop Zone – Hold the Drop Zone for Team Points and Care Packages.
• Team Juggernaut – With the support of a juggernaut, kill players on the opposing team. The first team to reach the score limit wins.
• Juggernaut – Kill the Juggernaut to become the new Juggernaut.
• Gun Game – Be the first to dominate with every gun.
• One in the Chamber – Gain ammo by eliminating enemies. Be the last to survive.

We’ll have hands-on time with Modern Warfare 3 (and much more) from the Call of Duty XP convention this weekend.

Story by oferrar1o @ SFX-360.com.

The list of Hardened Edition extras in the photo that Wired.com (See Pic Below) received includes:

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 game with unique disc art.
One year of membership in Call of Duty Elite.
“Founder status” on Elite with exclusive in-game emblem, player card, camouflage, clan XP boost and other exclusive benefits.
SteelBook case.
PlayStation Network exclusive: “Animated Timeline Theme.”
Xbox 360 exclusive: “Special Ops Juggernaut Xbox Live Outfit.”
Limited-edition “field journal” with more than 100 pages of “authentic military sketches, diagrams and written entries.”

Story by Nemesis.

Here is a new video interview of Robert Bowling telling us a little more about Spec-Ops Survival Mode and the various Perks, Armory, and Weapon Upgrades that you can purchase with the COD Dollars that you get within the game mode instead of ranking up. Modern Warfare 3 will be out on November 8, 2011 for the Playstation 3, Xbox 360, PC, and the Wii.

Thanks to GamerSpawn for the video.

Story by Admin @ XboxDailyNews.com.

Warfare 3 Killstreak and Perk List has been leaked. Lots of different web sites from all over the world have been posting up the leaked killstreak and perk list. With no word on who first leaked this and no official release from Infinity Ward or Activision, there is no real way of knowing how much, if any of this list is true.

Perk Slot 1

Extreme Conditioning: Sprint longer distances +: Climb obstacles faster

Sleight of Hand: Faster reload +: Faster weapon swapping

Scavenger: Reload ammo from bags +: More ammo to start

Blind Eye: Undetectable by support stuff +: Launches lock on faster;, extra damage to support

Recon: Explosive damage paints target on mini-map. +: Bullet damage paints targets.

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Perk Slot 2

Hardline: 1 less kill required for killstreak +: 2 assists count as one kill towards killstreak

Assassin: Immune to UAV, Portable Rader, thermal and heartbeat. +: Immune to Counter-UAV and EMP

Overkill: Carry two primary weapons. +: 2nd primary weapon can use two attachments.

Quickdraw: Faster ADS +: Faster recovery from throwing grenades.

Blast Shield: Like Flak Jacket + : Immune to stun and flash grenades.

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Perk Slot 3

Sitrep: See enemy explosives. +: Hear enemy footsteps louder.

Dead Silence: Move silently +: No fall damage

Stalker: Faster movement while ADS. +: Delay Claymores

Marksman: Tag targets from long range. +: Hold breath longer when scoped.

Steady Aim: Increased hip fire accuracy. +: Faster ADS after sprinting.

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Assault Killstreaks

4 Kills – Care Package 5 Kills – IMS (3 or 4 landmines that cannot be stunned or flashed.) 5 Kills – Predator Missile 5 Kills – Sentry Gun 6 Kills – Precision Airstrike 7 Kills – Attack Helicopter 7 Kills – Little Bird Flock (Mini helicopters that patrol the map.) 9 Kills – Little Bird Guard (Big helicopter that follows you.) 9 Kills – Reaper (Mortar Team with 5 predator missiles.) 10 Kills – Talon (Mini Tank, like the one in Homefront) 12 Kills – AC-130 12 Kills – Pavelow 15 Kills – Juggernaut Armor (Juggernaut suit from Spec Ops) 15 Kills – Osprey Gunner (Chopper Gunner that drops an emergency airdrop)

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Support Killstreaks

4 Kills – UAV 5 Kills – Counter-UAV 5 Kills – Ballistic Duffel (Entire team gets Juggernaut perk until they die.) 5 Kills – Airdrop Trap (Drops hacked Care Package) 8 Kills – SAM Turret 10 Kills – Remote UAV (Target enemies with missiles) 12 Kills – Remote Turret (Sentry Gun you can control. Works like Camera Spike in Black Ops) 14 Kills – Stealth Bomber 18 Kills – EMP 18 Kills – Juggernaut Armor (Care Package drops armor) 18 Kills – Escort Airdrop (Same as osprey gunner, except you don’t control it, and it drops 4 care packages, and 1 hacked care package.)

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Specialist Killstreaks

2 Kills – Gain an extra Perk 4 Kills – Gain an extra Perk 6 Kills – Gain an extra Perk

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Deathstreaks

4 Deaths – Juiced (Lightweight) 4 Deaths – Martyr 4 Deaths – Final Stand 5 Deaths – Revenge (Last person that killed you is now on your radar) 5 Deaths – Stopping Power (Only for one kill) 6 Deaths – Dead Man’s Hand (Suicide bomber)

Story by Call of Duty Community.

Yesterday we wrote about the new Express Playlist. The Express Playlist is a big part of title update #12 for Black Ops on the Xbox and that’s why it’s getting extra attention.

We know David Vonderhaar likes to keep in touch with the community and actually listens to the community and the feedback he receives from it. After receiving feedback about the Express Playlist, Vonderhaar & team have decided to make some adjustments to the Express Playlist. Vonderhaar writes on Twitter:

Express with moar Demo and less CTF? Sounds reasonable and totally doable. I was a bit iffy on CTF because of the respawn timer. Will adjust for next scheduled playlist update. Sometime between now and 2 weeks from now. Best I can offer. Keep that feedback rolling in.

The details for patch 1.12have finally been posted on the Black Ops forum and this is what the patch notes look like:

• Addressed an issue with attack dogs causing them to “warp” under rare circumstances.
• Fixed an exploit allowing players to purchased locked classified weapons
• Fixed an exploit that allowed players to get above 15th Prestige using Combat Training/Player Match menus.
• Improvements to spawn system.
• Addressed some bugs with Custom Game Settings for CTF related to Touch Return Disabled
• Added Rezurrection DLC support (Launching August 23 first on Xbox 360!)
• Check for the Moon theme and Zombies soundtrack in the in-game store once you’ve downloaded the new DLC!

Once again, great job with the updates Treyarch and David Vonderhaar, thank you for listening to the community.

Story by Call of Duty Community.

Don’t panic when you boot your Xbox 360 and find that there is a new update Black Ops. Treyarch quietly released an update for the Xbox 360 version of Black Ops. Usually we can find the “patch notes” on the official Black Ops forum but so far, the dedicated update thread on the forum remains un-updated.

The biggest difference people will notice is a new playlist. The Express Playlist. In case you’re wondering what the Express Playlist is, the description says “30 second lobby timers. Fast paced game modes. No Second Chance or Ghost”. A playlist with 2 of the most annoying perks disabled and a lobby timer of 30 seconds instead of 60 seconds? Sounds too good to be true.

So far the feedback I’ve read is mixed. Since I’m a PS3 owner I hadn’t had a chance to play it yet, but if what ThunderS7ruck says is true, I’m really looking forward to it.

Obviously, this update also includes support for the upcoming map pack, Rezurrection.

If the patch notes were placed on the official Black Ops forum, it would look something like this:

• Support for Rezurrection map pack, available August 23rd on Xbox LIVE!
• New Playlist – Express

Story by Mp1st.com.

Noah Heller, Product Manager at Beachhead Studios, reveals some of Modern Warfare 3′s features.

In a recent interview, Noah Heller shed some light on the new clan system by saying,

Clans have levels so you can level your clan up. If you max out your clan’s level, you unlock a weekend of double XP for everyone in the clan.

Clans are free and paid, so you can be in the same clan with the free and premium guys. Just, the premium guys can contribute to the clan leveling up a little bit heavier.

It’s worth noting that the cap on the number of clan members is 100. It seems like paid members can pull their weight more heavily in a clan’s progress, so it’s safe to assume that the premium guys get more points towards, e.g. Double XP Weekend.

Like many multiplayer aficionados, I love double XP weekends, so this gives me one more reason to use Elite. Obviously, because I’m a part of a mp1st, a site that mainly covers multiplayer, the paid version of Elite is a must for me.

What about you? Are you going to subscribe to Elite or use the free version? Please share your thoughts in the comment section.

Story by Brian Crecente @ Kotaku.com.

“You’ve got a whole group coming down the street at you,” my co-op buddy calls out to me.

But I’m not looking at the street. Instead, I’m staring straight down at the ground. At my feet there is a cloth sack, an improvised explosive device. A circle fills as I defuse the bomb.

Crouching on the second-floor balcony of a nearby collapsing Berlin building, Sledgehammer community manager Guy Behm pulls off a couple of shots with his sniper rifle, knocking down two of the approaching armed men.

Bomb defused, I swivel and open fire on the remaining group, clearing the street of enemies, but only temporarily.

We’re playing Invisible Threat, a cooperative Spec Ops level in November’s Modern Warfare 3. Behm explains that the goal of the match is for me to defuse eight bombs hidden throughout the map without getting killed.

I’m down on the street, swathed in a bombsuit that includes a helmet that slightly limits my view. Behm is in his overwatch position armed with a sniper rifle and predator missiles which can be used to scout and pinpoint hidden IEDs.

During the first play-through I work my way carefully down the street, defusing the first three bombs fairly easily. Behm sends off a second missile, locating three more of the bombs as I scramble into a nearby store, taking fire from a wall of enemies.

The bad guys come at me in waves. After clearing them out there’s usually enough time to make it to a bomb, but not completely diffuse it before a new wave comes in.

I’m down to the last bomb, waiting for Behm to find it when things go sideways. Scouting the area for the hidden IED, Behm accidentally slams the missile nearby, killing me.

In a second attempt, we only make it four bombs in before dying. While both of my attempts at clearing the Special Ops missions were with Behm’s help, Activision told me that the mission can also be played solo, but then you have no overwatch, not even a computer-controlled one.

Of course the game has other Special Ops missions, the developers just weren’t talking about them at Gamescom this week. Many are cooperative, but not all, I was told.

Story by Stephany Nunneley @ VG247.com.

The Call of Duty Zombie Labs has identified you as a genuine authority on the art and science of killing zombies, and feels its recent research will prove invaluable to you. It has recently identified a rogue zombie population on the Moon – a horrific population of the angriest undead it’s seen yet. Therefore, it has begun battle preparation for Lunar Deployment.

The following video presentation will bring you up to speed on some unconventional tests conducted here recently.

The Call of Duty Zombie Labs strives to understand every facet of zombie physiology and psychology in order to help experts like you keep the Zombie onslaught at bay. The firm believes there are few who are as qualified as you to disseminate this critical information, and help it recruit every die-hard zombie killer out there capable of rising to the biggest challenge yet.

This message will self destruct in a few seconds — okay, we can only take credit for this last bit here because we found the actual announcement above from PR more creative than anything we could come up with at the moment. The video below is for Rezurrection, the upcoming Black Ops DLC, and at the end you get to see some lunar footage.

Rezurrection, which was originally included in the Hardened and Prestige Editions of the game, includes Moon along with four re-mastered maps: Nacht der Untoten, Verruckt, Shi No Numa and Der Riese, the Zombie factory.

It also includes an enhanced Zombies Soundtrack including three tracks never before available for purchase.

Rezurrection is set for release on August 23 on Xbox Live for 1200 MS points, with PC and PS3 getting it at a later date.

Story by Admin @ XboxDailyNews.com.

Infinity Ward’s Creative Strategist, Robert Bowling has today revealed a couple of new details about Modern Warfare 3.

He revealed via twitter that Dive to Prone has been removed from this years game in yet another move by the team to further balance multiplayer gameplay.

It was also mentioned that new multiplayer modes would be coming to Modern Warfare 3 except Bowling didn’t share any information on what these modes would be.

“There’s no dive to prone in#MW3but I can’t talk about MP specifics yet, but there are new modes.”

Story by Matthew Bennett @ Gammersspot.com.

Robert Bowling, Infinity Ward’s Creative Strategist has today confirmed that the One Man Army perk will not be returning to Modern Warfare 3.

On a recent One Of Swords Podcast he said;

“It (One Man Army) is removed from Modern Warfare 3.” 

It would appear that Infinity Ward has been putting a lot of effort into balancing the multiplayer in Modern Warfare 3

Story by Stephany Nunnelly @ VG247.com.

Activision has released a video featuring Treyarch giving a behind-the-scenes look at the Black Ops pack, Rezurrection. The DLC was originally included in the Hardened and Prestige Editions of the game, and includes the Moon level, four re-mastered levels of Zombie lore: Nacht der Untoten, Verruckt, Shi No Numa and Der Riese, the Zombie factory that started it all, an enhanced Zombies Soundtrack including three tracks never before available for purchase. It is set for release on August 23 on Xbox Live for 1200 MS points, with PC and PS3 getting it at a later date.

Story by Stephany Nunneley @ VG247.com.

Activision and GameStop are holding a Get in the Game pre-order promotion for Prototype 2, and you have to do to enter is pre-order the game and go online between now and September 1.

The contest is open to US and Canadian players, 18 and older, and once you pre-order, go online and enter a random drawing to win a trip for two to Radical Entertainment in Vancouver, Canada and become a character in the upcoming open-world actioner.

“Thanks to this great partnership with Activision and GameStop, we have an incredible opportunity to offer gamers something truly unique,” said Ken Rosman, studio head at Radical Entertainment. “In addition to just seeing themselves in the game, the winners will actually be able to locate their virtual selves and shape-shift Sgt. James Heller into their likeness.

“Radical wouldn’t be where it is today without our fans, and this is just another way for us to thank them for all their support.”

Full rules and regulations for the US are here, and Canadians should click here.

Prototype 2 is slated for a spring 2012 release on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.