Map Pack 3 has been finally released at 5am EST this morning. It is available for only the Xbox360, and PS3 at the moment, and we will be awaiting news for the PC version of Map Pack 3.

This is a gameplay video of the new Nazi Zombie map that will be arriving in Map Pack 3 in August, provided by Game Trailers.

From CoD.com:

Building on the success of Map Pack 1 and Map Pack 2, we’ve decided to continue support for CoDWaW and announce the upcoming release of Map Pack 3. Today, we’re happy to bring you the first details.

Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 3 further expands the awesome COD multiplayer experience with four brand new maps.

Fight for ocean territory in "Battery," an armored island surrounded by anti-ship mines and shore to ship cannons. Watch out for sniper fire as you defend Russia's most coveted resource in "Revolution," and keep a sharp eye out through the dense, overcast city streets in "Breach," set at Berlin's historic Brandenburg Gate. Zombies return in all their undead glory with "Der Riese" (Zombie Factory), a Nazi research facility featuring the weapon upgrading Pack A Punch Machine. Use the teleporters to escape in an instant and fight to the death in pursuit of the map's 10 new Achievements/Trophies.

Map Pack 3 is slated for release this August. Keep an eye out here at CoDWaW.com for more information regarding Map Pack 3, and follow @JD_2020 on Twitter for the latest news as it breaks!

Finally, the CoD:WW PC v1.5 patch has arrived.

Fixes:

• CO-OP hosts can now kick players from their lobby
• Improved dog spawning in MP
• Addressed an issue with Zombie pathing
• Fixed an instance of the player model displaying incorrectly
• Some unhandled exception errors have been addressed
• Improved server browser’s refresh functionality when the Source is set to ‘Favorites’
• Added support for CODTV
• “cg_DrawFPS 1” now only displays FPS and cg ms/frame
• Added RCon command "teamstatus" to display players’ team information

Additionally, the following Modding items have been addressed – modders take note:

• Mods: Added joinsquad script function
• Mods: Players can now join CO-OP lobbies that are hosting map names with more than eighteen characters
• Mods: Users can now load custom maps when the usermaps folder contains fifty or more custom maps
• Mods: Removed the loading of duplicate assets that contributed to the ‘2048 materials’ error
• Mods: Increased the amount of mods displayable in the Mods menu
• Mods: Fixed a crash related to the mod.arena file

Download CoD:WW Patch v1.5

Linux Bins

This is for all the linux servers. It has all the features and fixes as above. It is not mean't for players.

Download CoD:WW Linux Bins v1.5

Mod Tools v1.3

This package includes all of the new Shi No Numa stuff, and a few fixes.

- DLC2 zombie .map prefabs.
- DLC2 zombie zone_source files.
- DLC2 Updated new scripts.
- DLC2 xmodel, xmodelparts, and xmodelsurfs files.
- DLC2 xanim files.
- DLC2 materials and material_properties files.
- DLC2 FX files.
- DLC2 weapons, vision, ui_mp, maps, collmaps, and animtrees files.

Download Mod Tools Package v1.3

From JD at the CoD.com forums:

Just a quick heads-up,

PC Patch 1.5 is going to release this Friday - more details to follow. But be ready for a weekend of Shi No Numa! =).

For a list of what Patch 1.5 updates, see the stickies at the top of this forum.

Regards,
-JD

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This is the Official unboxing of CoD:MW2 Prestige Edition with Infinity Ward's Community Manager FourZeroTwo. You will see all the cool addons with the Prestige Edition on CoD:MW2 that amazingly include real, working Night Vision Goggles!

Infinity Ward's Community Manager FourZeroTwo has announced on his twitter the official box art of Modern Warfare 2, which includes the Call of Duty title on the name. Weirdly, months ago, FourZeroTwo said that Modern Warfare 2 would not have the Call of Duty title because they wanted to bring Modern Warfare into its own series. I don't know the reason for the change, but I am really happy towards this.

Quote from JD:

Hey PC fans,

I wanted to take the time to go over the Patch 1.5 details with you all. There is no release date yet. This patch is in test right now and assuming that there aren’t any problems, the following updates will be made:

PC Patch 1.5:

• CO-OP hosts can now kick players from their lobby
• Improved dog spawning in MP
• Addressed an issue with Zombie pathing
• Fixed an instance of the player model displaying incorrectly
• Some unhandled exception errors have been addressed
• Improved server browser’s refresh functionality when the Source is set to ‘Favorites’
• Added support for CODTV
• “cg_DrawFPS 1” now only displays FPS and cg ms/frame
• Added RCon command "teamstatus" to display players’ team information

Additionally, the following Modding items have been addressed – modders take note:

• Mods: Added joinsquad script function
• Mods: Players can now join CO-OP lobbies that are hosting map names with more than eighteen characters
• Mods: Users can now load custom maps when the usermaps folder contains fifty or more custom maps
• Mods: Removed the loading of duplicate assets that contributed to the ‘2048 materials’ error
• Mods: Increased the amount of mods displayable in the Mods menu
• Mods: Fixed a crash related to the mod.arena file

I’d like to call attention to the CoDTV support – we’ve been working closely with Garetjax, the creator of CoDTV.tv over the past few months. It is important to note: we did not create or integrate CoDTV into Call of Duty: World at War; rather, we implemented the necessary support functionality into the game client for his CoDTV program to function. Visit CoDTV.tv for additional updates on that project.

Finally, we are continuing to work on support for Map Pack 2 on the PC. I have no specific information to provide on this yet, but I will update the community when there are more details.

Regards,
-JD

CoD.com Source

Map Pack 2 is available now on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace and the Playstation Store.

To celebrate the launch, Treyarch is offering a long Double-XP weekend!
It starts today (June 11) and ends Tuesday, June 16 @ 10:00AM PST.
To learn more about Map Pack 2, visit the Map Pack 2 page here - and be sure to download Map Pack 2 today; we'll see you on the battlefield!

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Treyarch has announced that Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 2 will be released tomorrow for only the Xbox360 and PS3. It will include the 3 multiplayer maps Banzai, Corrosion, and Sub Pens. It will also include for the new Nazi Zombie gametype, "Shi No Numa" (Zombie Swamp).

Sadly, no word of the PC side of the map pack, so keep your fingers crossed.

Infinity Ward Community Manager Robert Bowling explains why they have "removed" Call of Duty from the Modern Warfare 2 title.

Robert Bowling (aka. FourZeroTwo), Community Manager of Infinity Ward presents at E3 with a Stage Demo. Enjoy :)

HD Modern Warfare 2 Reveal Trailer

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Thanks to BASHandSlash for this.

These photos come from the most recent version of Game Informer which shows the first 10 page article about Modern Warfare 2.