After the recent Annihilation map pack leaks Activision have gone on record to officially confirm the third map pack and its release date. In a press release posted by the publisher the release date is confirmed for June 28th on Xbox. Treyarch’s studio head Mark Lamia gives a few words on Annihilation whilst also revealing the name of the new Zombies map: Shangri-La. “With Annihilation, Black Ops fans will get four exciting and unique multiplayer settings with Hangar 18, Drive-In, Silo and Hazard. [...]

Take a humorous look at Black Ops’ upcoming Escalation Content Pack with the ‘Get a Taste of Escalation’ trailer. Escalation contains 5 all-new exceptionally varied maps; featuring 4 Multiplayer maps and Call of the Dead, an epic Black Ops Zombies experience with all-new playable characters. The Escalation Content Pack will be available first on Xbox Live on May 3, 2011.

Treyarch have just released a Black Ops Escalation map pack multiplayer preview in which the developers at Treyarch give a behind-the-scenes look at Zoo, Hotel (which features working elevators), Convoy, and Stockpile (which features operational garage doors). There is also a brief look at the new Zombies map, Call of the Dead, at 0:25. “Escalation”, the second downloadable content pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops, contains 5 all-new exceptionally varied maps; featuring 4 Multiplayer maps and an epic Zombies [...]

The Call of Duty world has been rife with speculation over the next Call of Duty game, presumably Modern Warfare 3. But Black Ops is far from finished, building on the momentum of Call of Duty’s fastest-selling DLC add-on First Strike, comes the second DLC: Escalation. Escalation, as reported earlier, has been confirmed to feature four new multiplayer maps and a brand new Zombies map, as well. The reveal comes to us not directly from Activision or Treyarch, but from [...]