NEW Black Ops ESCALATION Map Pack DLC 2 Preview

New details regarding the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops map pack have been revealed, via GAME Australia's website. It's difficult to garner too much info, but the pack in question is called 'Escalation' and looks to feature a new Zombies map, in addition to the new multiplayer arenas.

Once again, it's tough to gather any real concrete info from this reveal, but a map... in a zoo? That's bound to be... interesting. From the wording it also looks as though each map has been designed around specific objective based game types.

The date on the advertisement is May 3, but we're unsure whether that's just the date the expansion will go on sale at retail, or whether that's the date it'll go onsale digitally as well.

More news as we get it.

Information About The Maps :
As you read, the incoming map pack will include a familar format as before -- 4 new multiplayer maps, and one survival zombies map. $15 USD is nearly a certainty, unleashed on Xbox 360 for a premiere month at 1200 Microsoft points.

Excited as we all are, speculation runs wild. We'll give you a breakdown of all notable visuals in the images, which may give away details involving each map.

1 -- Zoo: As if it were slapping you in the face, expect this map to feature a familar "living map" style feature, where tigers and other wildlife may cause you pain should you get too close to their pen. Great potential for cover in shrubbery and large map size can easily be done on this map.

2 -- Hotel: Expect this map to be a fairly well open map, possibly featuring a wide-open lobby with multiple floors and balconies. Staircases tossed about in rear rooms allow access to upper floors as nearby elevators should be broken. Mid-size map is plausible, should outdoor area be provided as well.

3 -- Convoy: Another outdoor map, displayed clearly as highway, giving "lanes" for snipers in this elongated map a distinct possibility. Large scale map most likely in this case to allow for many buildings along the highway catering to fast-paced firefighting.

4 -- Stockpile: Expect an urban environment in this setting, likely with snow effect to shorten your field of view. Relate this map to the Modern Warfare 2 "Derail" map, without the huge train at the center.

Now you're wondering why it says 3.5.2011, America? This is an Australian leak, and the rest of the world works in Day.Month.Year format. Sorry.
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If you're interested in further speculation, a headlining map in this pack has been listed as a scrapped map during the late design phases on the Black Ops Wikia.

More detail on the possibilities of Hotel as listed on the Wikia:

Potential render : http://www.reviewsonq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/LoadscreenHotel-450x253.jpg

Respective minimap : http://www.reviewsonq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/CompassHotel.jpg

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[1kiba5]

oh god he screamed at me in the end o.o

[codsoldier135]

this is telling me the new maps wont be small, thank god!

[LevenatorMedia]

Hope the zombies is actually good and doesnt have those fucking monkeys

[sm111194]

igh amazing

[rollercoasterfan294]

i'm excited for the new zombie map

[TheChrizrockz]

awesome