With the US Independence Day fast approaching, charity Pro vs. GI Joe has announced the creation of an military-only online gaming network to help troops frag each other.

Powered by the GGL Global Gaming social networking and competition platform, the Military Online Gaming program will connect enlisted gamers across the globe.

The MOG kicks off July 4 with a Call of Duty: World at War tournament, with prizes on offer including an ATV and the chance to play against NFL team the Atlanta Falcons.

Pro vs. GI Joe is best known for organising matches where athletes and celebrities face off online against troops, whose families attend the event to reunite... Read more

The second map pack for Call of Duty: World at War only took four days to surpass a million downloads, publisher Activision revealed today.

Released for PS3 and Xbox 360 users last Thursday, June 11, the $10 add-on brings four new multiplayer maps to Treyarch's shooter.

The game's first map pack, released in March, took an entire week to break a million.

Update: The contest has now ended and our lucky winners have been selected at random. Congratulations to TheIneffableBob, SeraphielX, wrog, oribiasi, pk04 and planetfoo, who can now find a download code sitting in their Shackmessages inbox.

With the second Call of Duty: World at War multiplayer map pack arriving in the Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Store today, publisher Activision has provided us with a few download tokens that'll bring the new maps to Xbox 360 players at no cost.

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Otherwise sold for 800 Microsoft Points ($10), the add-on delivers four more arenas to Treyarch's shooter: Banzai, Corrosion, Sub Pens--traditional competitive maps--and Shi No Numa (Zombie Swamp), which expands the co-op Nazi Zombie mode... Read more

The second downloadable map pack for Call of Duty: World at War will be available for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 players tomorrow, developer Treyarch has announced.

Priced at 800 Microsoft Points ($10), the June 11-due download adds four new multiplayer arenas to the war-centric shooter. Three of those--Banzai, Corrosion, Sub Pens--are for traditional competitive multiplayer antics, with "Shi No Numa (Zombie Swamp)," bringing new content to the Nazi Zombie mode.

No word yet as to if or when the maps will arrive for the PC edition. The first map pack ended up hitting PC as a free download a few weeks after it arrived on consoles.

For a glimpse of the new Shi No Numa level, check out the trailer below... Read more

Treyarch's World War II shooter Call of Duty: World at War has been reduced in price by 50% on Steam this weekend, bringing the final price to $25.

The PC package throws in the first free map pack, which includes "Verruck," the latest addition to the popular Nazi Zombie mode.

Activision today announced that the first map pack for Call of Duty: World at War has recorded over two million downloads.

The $10 pack already broke records in March when it surpassed 1 million downloads in a single week. A second map pack, set to include even more zombie content, is set for release in June.

The second downloadable map pack for Treyarch's popular shooter Call of Duty: World at War will hit PlayStation and Xbox 360 in June, publisher Activision announced today.

As with the first pack, the download will deliver a total of four new maps, with three--Banzai, Corrosion, Sub Pens--for traditional competitive multiplayer and the fourth, "Shi No Numa (Zombie Swamp)," expanding the cooperative Nazi Zombie mode.

The add-on will also bring ten new Xbox 360 Achievements and... Read more

Treyarch has released a new PC patch for Call of Duty: World of War, polishing up multiplayer and bringing Map Pack 1 for free, courtesy of Intel. Get it at FileShack.

The map pack arrived on consoles last month costing $10--a price over one million players happily paid during the first week of sale alone. Alongside three regular multiplayer maps is a new Nazi Zombies map which fleshes out the popular mode.

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Teryarch's first downloadable map pack for Call of Duty: World at War sold over one million downloads during its first week on consoles, publisher Activision has revealed.

The $10 download hit PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on March 19, tempting players with four new multiplayer maps, including one dedicated to the popular Nazi Zombies mode. Details on a PC release are said to be "coming soon."

In comparison, Infinity Ward's only map pack for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare took nine days to break a million. However, that pack saw a staggered release--Xbox 360 first, PS3 two weeks later--while the WaW maps hit both consoles simultaneously.

This week's PlayStation Update is headlined by the Call of Duty: World at War map pack and a downloadable Wheel of Fortune game.

To celebrate the release of both downloads, the first person to solve the Wheel of Fortune puzzle pictured below and post the answer in the comments will win a code for the Xbox 360 version of the World at War map pack.

In case you were wondering, the Shack staff collectively solved the puzzle earlier today--without cheating (much)! That's the kind of talent we have assembled.

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As promised, the first downloadable map pack for Treyarch's Call of Duty: World at War hit Xbox 360 earlier today, and will arrive on PlayStation 3 before the day's end.

The $10 download brings four new maps to the shooter's multiplayer component: Nightfire, Knee Deep, Station and Verruckt (Zombie Asylum). That last map is for the Nazi Zombie mode, and supplies players with more weapons and Perks-a-Cola.

Details on PC DLC are "coming soon," says Activision. But whether you're waiting for the pack to release or just finish downloading, why not check out the latest trailer?

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The first downloadable multiplayer map pack for Call of Duty: World at War will arrive in PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 form come March 19, publisher Activision has revealed. The as-yet-unpriced download brings four new maps to Treyarch's war-torn shooter. One of those maps, Verruckt (pictured above), is for the Nazi Zombie survival mode.

As for a PC release of the DLC, the company noted that information is "coming soon."

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Treyarch has released a new patch for the PC version of Call of Duty: World at War, which you can now find over on FileShack.

The 1.3 patch resolves the Vista sound issues that accompanied the last update and enables players to record and view multiplayer matches, among other changes. Oh, and it's an incremental patch, so you'll need to have installed the 1.2 update to apply 1.3.

The patch notes follow below:

• /record and /demo enabled in MP.
• Server Log File improvements, including:
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Today is the day that PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 owners of Call of Duty: World at War no longer feel such animosity towards their PC brethren, as now players on all three platforms can finally enjoy the re-lit daytime version of the Makin multiplayer map.

PC owners got the map as part of a patch earlier this month, and now the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 editions have been updated as well. The free map is included in the PS3 patch, but Xbox 360 owners will need to download it separately from Xbox Live.

The published PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 patch notes follow below... Read more

Following up on yesterday's hints, publisher Activision has revealed that the first map pack for Call of Duty: World at War will hit PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 in March.

The download will bring four new multiplayer maps Treyarch's World War II shooter, taking players into "the streets of a war-ravaged Berlin in 'Nightfire,' deep into deadly jungles to attack fortified Japanese positions in 'Knee Deep' and through a bombed out underground subway system in 'Station.'"

The fourth map, "Verruckt (Zombie Asylum)," will expand the four-player survival mode against Nazi Zombies, supplying more weapons and new Perks-a-Cola machines.

No mention of pricing was made in today's announcement.

Following the popularity of Call of Duty: World at War's zombie-themed bonus level, Treyarch has announced that the next downloadable map pack for the game will include more zombie content.

"Yes, there will be a new wave of undead coming soon and--while we appreciate everyone's concern (and we don't condone vandalism)--we assure you that these zombies will only be found in the Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack," said a Treyarch community manager on the game's official forums, referring to various 'Zombies Ahead' road sign pranks.

No release date or pricing info has been revealed for the upcoming pack.

Now available on FileShack is the 1.2 patch for Call of Duty: World at War PC.

The update resolves numerous bugs, glitches and exploits in Treyarch's shooter, and adds a re-lit "daytime version" of the Makin map. Full details follow below:

• Free Multiplayer Map! The tide is out and the sun is high - this daytime version of Makin sheds new light on the battle!
• Fixed exploits that allowed for power ranking servers.... Read more

Treyarch's downloadble add-ons for Call of Duty: World at War will "not going to be what we've done traditionally," executive producer Daniel Suarez has teased.

While he was reluctant to offer more details--"I'll leave it a little bit mysterious," Suarez told MTV Multiplayer--he noted that more details should arrive in early 2009.

But while details are practically non-existent, Suarez expressed the studio's hope of delivering more downloadable content than the sole multiplayer map pack that was released for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. "We want to do at least--the hope is--potentially two, maybe three packs out before we're all said and done," he explained.

One thing's for sure, though: that content won't include maps and weapons from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Suarez told the site that no crossover content is planned.

Those that bought the PC and Xbox 360 Limited Collector's Editions of Call of Duty: World at War will be able to earn double experience points from online multiplayer from December 5 thought December 12, publisher Activision has announced.

For double XP access, owners must have activated their Limited Collector's Edition. For the PC, this is done automatically as the serial code is entered during installation, with any server offering double XP. Xbox 360 LCE owners will need to play on the "Officer's Club" playlist for double XP, and must have registered on the official site and then downloaded the accompanying token.

Those that purchased the regularly priced edition of the Treyarch-developed shooter are not eligible to participate in the promotion, nor are PlayStation 3 owners, as the PlayStation 3 did not receive a Limited Collector's Edition of the game.

Priced at a $20 premium--$70 on PC and $80 on Xbox 360--the Call of Duty: World at War Limited Collector's Edition promised an exclusive weapon, a week of double experience and a real-life canteen that was not intended for drinking.

Now available at FileShack is the mod toolset for Call of Duty: World at War.

Tucked away within the 1.10GB archive is everything owners of the PC version will need to start making custom content, such as levels and new game modes.

Developed by Treyarch, the wartime shooter hit PC, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 earlier in the month, accompanied by the Rebellion-crafted PS2 version and n-Space's DS edition.