PC and PlayStation 3 players anxiously waiting for the Uprising DLC pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 won't have to wait much longer. Activision has announced that the pack will be out on May 16 when the Xbox 360 exclusivity period is up.

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If you own an Xbox 360, and particularly if you only own an Xbox 360, the Gold requirement for online play and services can be a pain. This weekend, Microsoft is offering a cooling salve, in the form of free access, so you can join those with disposable income in watching movies and hearing preteens shout racist epithets at you for stealing their kill.

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When we heard that the Uprising for Black Ops 2 would feature mob movie icons fighting zombies in Alcatraz prison, that it would be paying homage to mafia classics. With a new trailer, Activision is showing just how on-the-nose the so-called "Mob of the Dead" can be with its referential cheek.

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The upcoming Mob of the Dead map set on Alcatraz Island will be part of the Uprising DLC for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 on April 16, and Activision has released a trailer discussing how Treyarch developed the story and captured the mood of the historic prison island.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 2's Uprising DLC pack is coming, and the Replacer is back with reinforcements to take over your day-to-day duties for you so you can play the game. A new trailer shows off just what mundane tasks this replacement team will do so you don't have to leave your couch.

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Today Activision officially confirmed rumors from earlier in the week regarding the "Uprising" map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. The map pack is coming to Xbox 360 on April 16, and includes four new maps and a zombie map with a mobster twist.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 seems to have spilled its next downloadable content pack, with yet another promotional poster that names some maps and dates. This one is called the "Uprising" pack, and is said to be coming on April 16 to Xbox 360.

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So you've bought Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 for $60 and paid $50 for the map packs for but you still want to spend more money on it, what do you do? This being the Internet, you pay $2 to wrap guns in bacon. From today, Activision is rolling out microtransactions for little bits and pieces in Cod Blops 2, including extra slots and storage space and cosmetic items like extra Calling Cards and, yes, bacon skins for weapons.

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The Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Revolution downloadable content has been on Xbox Live since January 29. That means it's about time for other platforms to get in on the party, which they will starting February 28.

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This year's Call of Duty game is expected to fall short of the lofty sales figures of Black Ops 2. While little is known about Call of Duty 10, Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg told investors today that the game will be shipping Q4 this year, meaning the franchise has not missed a single year since its debut in 2003.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 2's Revolution downloadable content is coming next week to the Xbox 360 for $14.99, and sometime later for PC and PlayStation 3 fans. Activision has produced a new trailer teasing the big event, and what it lacks in footage it makes up for in an insane commercial premise.

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To tie 2012 up all nice with a bow before burying it in the woods out back, Microsoft has revealed the most popular Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade, Xbox Live Indie Games, and Games for Windows Live titles from that dead year, dead dead dead dead. Unsurprisingly, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 was the most-played Live game, while, you've guessed it, Minecraft topped XBLA.

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Huzzah! In case that extra $50 you had in your wallet was weighing you down, you'll finally be able to cast away such burden by buying a DLC season pass for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.

Whereas Xbox 360 players have been enjoying Nuketown Zombies for over a month already, PS3 and PC players will finally be able to download the bonus map next week, January 17th, Activision announced on Twitter. This bonus map comes in addition to the four other DLC map packs you can pre-pay for with the season pass.

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The previously-leaked details for Black Ops 2's first DLC pack have now been confirmed. Activision has officially announced the "Revolution" add-on, which adds four new multiplayer maps, one new zombie map, a new zombie game mode, and a new weapon.

As expected, the add-on will be available first on Xbox 360: $14.99 on January 29. Other platforms will follow at "a later date," which usually ends up being about a month.

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Purportedly leaked promo images for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 seem to have spilled the beans on the game's first map pack. The "Revolution" pack is set to include five new maps, and will launch on Xbox 360 first on January 29.

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