Call of Duty: Black Ops DLC Maps Feb 1 2011

First Strike Achievements

http://www.callofduty.com/intel/439


The Eagle has Landers (35G) – In Ascension, escape on all three lunar landers.

They are going THROUGH! (35G) – In Ascension, kill at least 5 zombies with 1 Gersch device.

Space Race (45G) – In Ascension, Pack-a-Punch a weapon before round 8.

Chimp on the Barbie (35G) – In Ascension, kill a space monkey with a fire trap.

Stay sharp and claim a nice 150G for yourself. Panic, and you're dead. Find out how tough you really are when Call of Duty®: Black Ops First Strike first hits Xbox LIVE® on February 1st, with more info coming soon for the PC and PS3.

Check out this gameplay footage from Call of Duty Black Ops:
First Strike Trailer

http://www.callofduty.com/media/videos?media_id=381

Updated Information on map pack.

Though four new maps are being added to multiplayer, none of the current maps are being removed from the matchmaking playlists according to Treyarch Community Manager Josh Olin. That might change in the coming months, but for now, the matchmaking cycles will simply increase with four new maps available for every mode, including Wager Matches.

IGN Video link
http://www.ign.com/videos/2011/01/17/call-of-duty-black-ops-first-strike-trailer

Berlin Wall
The largest of the new maps prominently features its namesake, bisecting the map (there's a hole players can cross through) and essentially pitting East vs. West. There are plenty of tall buildings offering good spots for snipers. The most promising feature is an area called "No Man's Land." This big open space offers a shortcut, but provides no cover and is guarded by automated turrets. Pro tip: Run fast.

Discovery
A large map set in the Antarctic at an abandoned German outpost from World War II. A seemingly bottomless chasm separates the map. The catch? The icy bridges that lead players over the chasm can be blown up. Yes, you have an all new use for your C4.

Kowloon
You might remember visiting here from the single-player campaign, but the area was rebuilt completely for multiplayer. Olin promises a lot of verticality in the map. To help get around, Kowloon is the first and only map to offer ziplines. You'll get down to lower areas quickly, but you're completely exposed on the zipline. You know there will be campers waiting to pick off anyone who takes the risk -- so be smart about using these.

Stadium
The smallest map in First Strike, Stadium is still going to be bigger than something like Nuketown. Even though it's mid-sized compared to the full Black Ops offering, there's not a lot of open space. Sorry snipers! Stadium is for close-quarters combat. Olin advises players equip motion sensors or tactical insertion in any objective-based modes.

Zombies Mode Map - Ascension
Set in an "abandoned Soviet cosmodrome," Ascension features the regular cast of Zombies players (Takeo, Nikoli, Dempsey, and Rictoffen). But it does include new enemies, including Space Monkeys who steal perks. Uh.... what? New weapons include the Gersch Device or "Black Hole Bomb" and Matryoshka Dolls. Those damned dirty monkeys will be swiping new perks that include Stamin-Up and PhD Flopper, the benefits of which we're not quite sure.

The first map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops hits Xbox Live early next year.

Microsoft's Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb brought the news on his weekly podcast. The pack is called "First Strike" and includes four original multiplayer maps and one zombie map for 1200 Microsoft Points ($15) on Feb. 1, 2011.

Here are a few details from Treyarch's Dan Bunting:

Discovery - Antarctic German research station, abandoned from World War II.

Kowloon – Inspired from the single-player campaign based off of Kowloon city in China. It's a rooftop map.

Stadium – Hockey rink in northeastern United States.

Berlin Wall – Takes place at Checkpoint Charlie. Is a battle between East and West Berlin.

Ascension - Zombie map.

No word on when First Strike will be available on PC and PlayStation 3. At E3 2010, Microsoft announced it signed a multi-year agreement with Activision that will see all future Call of Duty map packs released first on Xbox 360 through 2012.


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