Well where to begin, as there has been much news involving the Call of Duty franchise recently.  Activision has confirmed Jason West and Vince Zampella that were former presidents of Infinity Ward [Modern Warfare 2 & Call of Duty 4], have recently been laid off due to unspecific reasons.  With this news you might wonder where the direction of the Call of Duty franchise is heading.  Well in addition to that news Activision has also confirmed they have added another developer in the mix to make Call of Duty games.  Game Developer Sledgehammer will be making another Call of Duty game to be released in 2011.

This is Activision seeing how much potential money a Call of Duty game can make and now they are going to try to pump out as many Call of Duty games as quickly as possible.  It is almost inevitable that this will dry up the franchise after making a certain quota and leave the Call of Duty name in the dust.  This makes three different developers that are on Call of Duty games; Infinity Ward, Treyarch and Sledgehammer.  Here is a brief overview of what we will see released in the future of the world of Call of Duty:

• Modern Warfare 2 Map Pack 1 – March 30th, 2010
• Modern Warfare 2 Map Pack 2 – TBA 2010 Date
• Treyarch TBA Call of Duty Title – Fall 2010
• Sledgehammer TBA Call of Duty Title – 2011

The Treyarch game has been rumored to be bringing the Call of Duty franchise to Vietnam.

The video above shows the two DLC packs that will be available for Assassin’s Creed 2.  The first being released in January entitled the ‘Battle of Forli’ and the second being released in February entitled ‘Bonfire of the Vanities’.  The first DLC pack will run you $3.99 while the second will cost $4.99.

In the coming soon section of the Xbox Live Marketplace, a Joystiq reader has spotted some DLC that will be coming soon.  Those being:

• Borderlands – Madd Moxxi’s Underdome Riot
• Call of Duty: World at War – Map Pack Bundle
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed – Hoth Bonus Level

The Hoth mission for The Force Unleashed was previously only to be available in the retail version of The Ultimate Sith Edition of the game, but it appears it will now be available for download.. wallet raping.

All the map packs for Call of Duty: World at War are currently half off from now until November 1st.  All packs are 5 bucks or 400 Microsoft Points so that 12 maps for $15.  Not a bad deal but with Modern Warfare 2 coming out so soon, you might not have much time to play them.

The PC version of Call of Duty: World at War has finally got Map Pack 3 which includes 3 mulitplayer and the Der Riese zombie map.  The game also has a new patch available. Both the Map Pack as well as the patch are free.  Here is what’s in the patch:

* 3 new Multiplayer maps: Battery (mp_drum), Breach (mp_bgate), Revolution (mp_vodka)!
* New Nazi Zombie map: Der Riese (nazi_zombie_factory), an all-new Zombie map set in a secret Nazi research facility featuring the Pack A Punch Machine, Teleporters, and many more undead hordes!
* Exploits pertaining to Demo playback.
* Favorites list now ignores filter settings.
* Fixed S&D round counting error when roundlimit is reached.
* New feature: in-game Add to Favorites.
* Friends list: green online indicator.
* Starting the game in Safe Mode will no longer toggle the “Soften Smoke Edges” graphic option.
* Fixed various crashes.
* Mods: Client will no longer join a modded Co-op server via Game Invite unless they have that mod loaded.
* Mods: Client running a mod will be asked to unload the mod if they attempt to join an unmodded server.
* Mods: All singleplayer levels can now be run with a mod loaded.

Download the patch here or the mod tool here.

KiloGaming.com is holding a nazi zombie tournament on the new map ‘Der Riese’ for Call of Duty: World at War.  There will be teams of 2 and it’s free to join.  Who ever reaches the highest level will win two 1600 Microsoft Point cards (one for each team member).  So if you think you are a nazi zombie master and own Map Pack 3 for CoD:WaW for the Xbox 360, then head over and sign up.  Make sure you have your team of two ready.  Here is the link to sign up.

Well since there is a new nazi zombie map out for CoD: World at War that means people will now become once again obsessed with trying to do glitches on it for some reason.  Personally I do not use them, I think nazi zombies is more fun with out glitches and TheGrimBunny.com does not condone them.  That being said here is one of the first 2 barrier glitches on the new nazi zombie map ‘Der Riese’ with its signature gay music to go along with it.

Further more some of you might be wondering how to get that achievement call Elevate Your Senses – Activate the FlyTrap.  It is actually quite simple and can be done as long as you have an upgraded weapon from the Pack-A-Punch Machine.  You will need to shoot a switch outside of the map.  Standing just outside from where the pump shotgun is located, shotting the switch, you will see lights fly in the sky and hear a voice say I want to ‘play a game’.  The game is find 2 teddy bears and a monkey.  Here is a video tutorial:

Call of Duty: World at War has it’s third map pack out now available for download through PSN and the Xbox Marketplace.  The pack will include 3 new multiplayer maps (Battery/Revolution/Breach) and the new nazi zombie map, ‘Der Riese‘.  ‘Der Riese‘ will have a ton of new features to the nazi zombie mode including teleporters, new weapons and the ability to upgrade your weapons at the ‘Pack a Puch’ station.  Map Pack 3 will cost you 800 Microsoft Points ($10).  Here is a list of what you can upgrade your weapons to:

30 Cal => B115 accelerator
BAR => The Widow Maker
Colt 45 => C-3000 b1at-ch35
Shotgun Double Barreled => 24 Bore long range
Shotgun Double Barreled Sawed Grip => The Snuff Box
FG42 => 420 Impeller
Gewehr43 = > G115 Compressor
M1A1 Carbine => Widdershins RC-1
M1Garand => M1000
MG42 => Barracuda FU-A11
MP40 => The Afterburner
.357 Magnum => .357 Plus 1 K1L-u
PPSh-41 => The Reaper
Shotgun => Gut Shot
STG-44 => Spatz-447 +
Thompson => Gibs-o-matic
Type 100 => 1001 Samurais
Type 99 => The Eviscerator
Panzerschrek => Longinus
PTRS-41 => The Penetrator
M7 Launcher => The Imploder
Kar98k => Armageddon
Ray Gun => Porter’s X2 Ray Gun
Wunderwaffe DG-2 => Wunderwaffe DG-3 JZ
M2 Flamethrower => FIW Nitrogen cooled

Well I’m probably going to be one of those people strictly buying Map Pack 3 for Call of Duty: World at War just for the new Nazi Zombie map.  The Map Pack 3 pack will have 3 new multiplayer maps (Battery, Revolution and Breach) along with the new nazi zombie map Der Riese.  This will be available for download this Thursday, August 6th through the XBL Marketplace and the PSN.  The new zombie map will add even more achievements and trophies to the game as well as new weapons/traps.  You can view the new achievements and the official trailer for Der Riese here.

So soon after Call of Duty had it’s second map pack for DLC, is now a third one coming August 6th.  It will once again feature three new multiplayer maps as well as a new nazi zombie map entitled ‘Der Riese’.  Der Riese will have teleporters and stations to upgrade your weapons and even give them a different look as well as new weapons (the bowe knife/monkey bomb).  The DLC will add 10 new achievements to the game and they are as follows:

• 40 Knives!:
Kill 40 zombies with the bowie knife.
• Acquire Waffle Weapons!:
Obtain the Ray Gun, DG-2, and the Monkey Bomb at the same time in a game.

• Der electrican!:
Link all teleport pads before round 7.

• Frequent Flyer!:
Use the teleporter 8 times.

• Locksmith!:
Open all doors in the map.

• The Might of the Monkey!:
Use the Monkey Bomb.

• Perkaholics Anonymous!:
Survive untill round 20 without buying a single perk.

• Pack Addict!:
Upgrade 5 weapons at the Pack A Punch Machine.

• Wacker Packer!:
Upgrade any weapon in Pack A Punch.

• Elevate Your Senses!:
Activate the Fly Trap.

Activision has announced that Call of Duty: World at War will be recieveing it’s third map pack this August.  The pack is entitled ‘Locked and Loaded‘ and will once again include three multiplayer maps and one zombie map.  Multiplayer maps included are ‘Revolution’, ‘Battery’ and ‘Breach’ along with the new zombie map entitled ‘Der Riese’.  No official word on pricing yet but it is assumed to be the normal $15 and if WaW keeps releasing map packs this often, gamers won’t have any money left for the holidays.

Via Destructoid

PC players of Call of Duty: World at War have been waiting for their chance to play the new Nazi zombie map ‘Shi No Numa’ and now they can and it’s for free.  The second Map Pack is included with the games latest patch and will also include CoD-TV which a feature that will allow you to view the game from a spectator mode at any time among other things.  PC players have been asking for this since the original Call of Duty game which had it.  The patch aslo include tweeks such as improved dog spawning and improvements to zombie pathing, plus the three new maps. If you don’t already have it you can download it here.

The user created ‘Undead Revenge’ map pack was just released and contains 25 new user-created maps for the ‘Nacht der Untoten’ game mode.  ‘Undead Revenge’ includes versions of Chinatown and Carentan as well as Berlin Bank(above), Invasion, Western, Dead Sand Elite, River and more.  The pack is 1.44 GB and is only available for the PC.  Here are more details and pictures of it and you can download it from FilePlanet here.

Follow the double XP Independence Day Weekend trend with CoD: World at War.  The double XP starts July 3rd at 10:00AM P.S.T. and will run into July 16th until 10:00AM P.S.T.  Don’t worry if you don’t live in the U.S. because the double XP is worldwide.  A playlist update will also be added putting the Map Pack 2 Maps in the core and hardcore rotation.

Lanai Gara also known as ‘Fidget’, has been playing games for a while now, her favorite game once the infamous ‘Duck Hunt’.  She once played Counter Strike for 21 hours straight but her current game of choice is Call od Duty: World at War.  When the beta for the game was released you could have seen her at #5 on the leaderboard but now that the game has been out for a while now you will see her sitting proudly at #1 for Free For All.  She is a Ubisoft ‘Frag Girl‘ and has co-founded Team V-Gaming, a 120 person team.  It has been a bad stereo type that girl gamers just don’t exist in the wild or they are just plain bad.. well check out Lanai Gara’s blog on the FragDolls site for more pics and info about her along with the rest of the frag dolls.   Just watch out for her whooping your ass in public Free For All.

Here is the link to download the song heard in the Call of Duty: World at War Nazi Zombie Map Pack 2, Shi-No-Numa Trailer (also in game) with out the zombies and gunfire in the background. It is called ‘The One’ by Elena Siegman in mp3 format. If the link expires, please comment and I will provide another one. Here are the lyrics:

All my life I’ve been debating.
All the crows, they sit there waiting, wondering what I’m going to eat
Until I have it, I cant breathe
I only see you on the floor, your heart’s not beating any more.
My lust for you just can not wait.
Your skin, it tastes like choc-o-late.
Staring blankly at the sun.
Wait for my time to come.
Your happy life, it makes me sick, all the screaming sounds like music…
Losing all my holy dreams, some one tell me what they mean
There’s a iron smell of blood in the air, but I can’t find it anywhere…

I’ve been waiting for someone to find me… become apart of me…
I’ve been waiting for you to, come here, kill me and set me free…
I’ve been waiting for…

Blood’s flavor is so metallic, it’s smell makes me go phrenetic…
Textures that I find in you is a thick viscous glue…
Like, some nights I become so keen, with all I touch and all I see…
There’s a iron smell of blood in the air, and now I see it everywhere…

I’ve been waiting for someone to find me and become apart of me…
I’ve been waiting for you to come here and kill me and set me free…
Oh…
I’ve been waiting for the one.

I’ve been waiting for the one… (Echo)
I’ve been waiting for someone… (Echo)
I’ve been waiting for you to come here and kill me…
I’ve been waiting for…

I’ve been waiting for someone
to find me and become… apart of me…
Oh…
I’ve been waiting for you… to come here… and kill me… and set me free…
I’ve been waiting for…..

Yeah-yeah…

I’ve been waiting for you to come here and kill me…
I’ve been waiting for…