Downloadable maps for 360 COD3 debriefed

Activision heads back to the front lines of downloadable content with its latest WWII shooter; free map, $10 map pack coming postholidays.

While several publishers struggled with getting the correct formula right for downloadable content over Xbox Live, Activision didn't seem to have any problems.

For its Xbox 360 launch title Call of Duty 2, the publisher released bonus multiplayer map packs, ranging in price from free to $10. Through August, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick said that more than $1 million had been made from downloadable COD2 maps alone.

The company is hoping for similar financial success from its latest game in the series, Call of Duty 3. Today, Activision revealed that it is releasing six new multiplayer maps for the game sometime after the holidays.

One map, titled "Champs," will be given out for free. The map is set in Port Royal de Champs, France, and is sized for small to medium groups of players. The remaining five maps will be bundled in the Valor Map Pack and sell for 800 Marketplace points ($10).

For more on Call of Duty 3, read GameSpot's review.

84 Comments

  • Sathiroth

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 5:54 pm GMT

    when is the Valor map pack coming out ?

  • evanawda2005

    Posted Jan 2, 2007 6:32 pm GMT

    i cant wait to get the new maps,there is only 9 maps in the game, i want more maps,i'll probebly get them all,i cant wait,does anyone know the date that they will be coming out??

  • Flamesack112

    Posted Dec 30, 2006 10:14 pm GMT

    i hate micro franchising (the godfather)

  • wqgfewfewwferfw

    Posted Dec 27, 2006 1:37 pm GMT

    I will buy it!

  • Da1ShrpSh0trGrl

    Posted Dec 27, 2006 4:02 am GMT

    That's not fair! We already paid $60.00 for the game and now they are trying to make money out of us for some additional maps that's $70.00 Old school consoles don't used to rip off us like that. It was about the gamers not the money

  • mike-oxbig

    Posted Dec 24, 2006 6:35 am GMT

    Just give me a dam patch for this game for gods sake! its the only game that crash's on me all the time! i paied £40 for this game and its faulty! i dont need more maps i need stability!

  • Lafitte

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 5:38 pm GMT

    Hedfix its not a patch is a add-on.

  • theKSMM

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 5:37 pm GMT

    Some additional content for free, some for a price...I'm not mad at that arrangement at all. At least they're continuing to support the game.

  • Hedfix

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 1:25 pm GMT

    I'd rather wait for a full game than something that's still needing a patch months after release.

  • CyberJedi

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 11:22 am GMT

    I am not buying anymore maps!!

    This year alone i have played some many WWII games, i killed so many Germans but yet they keep on coming back in sequels.

    I cannot win this war anymore!! The nerve to ask another USD10...

  • V4LENT1NE

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 9:15 am GMT

    I aint buying maps for this game, if they are anything like the ones now I will pass.

  • gamez-elite

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 8:58 am GMT

    rta: Uh, wha?

  • datniccah187

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 7:00 am GMT

    i think i'm going to pick up cod3 soon, seems like its pretty straight.

  • rta

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 4:49 am GMT

    Activison lost their minds a long time ago.

  • rick-garza

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 3:45 am GMT

    well yes it all is very true.. why spend 50 to 60 dollars on a game then 10 bucks for maps?? if i do end up getting this game.. ill just do like i did with halo 2.. wait til the maps are free then mooch off of them for once

    P.S. If it was'nt for developers hurrying the process of the game being made.. no such thing would be patches.. but we would have lots of kids b*tching about the game not coming out for awhile.. so enjoy what you have and don't cry about it and if you think its a cheap rip off.. why the hell did you buy the game in the first place??

  • Hedfix

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 3:12 am GMT

    To all those going 'Yuh I'm gunna buy dis nowe' why don't you tryipicking-up on the fact that most of the posts here point out how bad it is online and that it is crying out for a patch.

    I'm going to buy this when they fix the online ranked modes and not before. Do NOT support Activision trying to become the next EA!

  • F1sTDaCuffS

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 1:46 am GMT

    rank is fixed as of today? i dont know what your talking about.

  • eggsiboss

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 1:22 am GMT

    aaaarararrarrararararararararrarargh, right im totally annoyed now, COD 3 DOESNT EVEN EFFING WORK PROPERLY ONLINE AND THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR MORE MAPS, MORE! WTF IS THIS, I CAN ONLY PLAY CTF AND HAVE NEVER HAD A RANKED MATCH YET I CANNOT BELIEVE THESE GUYS!

  • Lazy_Marine

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 1:22 am GMT

    Activision is going the path of EA. the small content pack does not justify $10.

  • Intrakitt

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 1:14 am GMT

    5 maps, 10 bucks? The math just doesn't add up...What would ever make me think that a multiplayer map would be worth anything? It's got to be a damned good multiplayer map. 2 bucks for a map, retardedness...

  • freaky_monkey

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 12:29 am GMT

    When they release chargable maps over critical patches its clear where their priorities lie and what they think of the customer. I for one wont be buying COD again (unless its in the bargain bucket) and will be redirecting my finances to EPIC and GeOW.

  • fahad2mail

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 10:38 pm GMT

    Not bad.

  • cajunXLVII

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 9:44 pm GMT

    "I wouldn't call paying $300-$600 every 2-8 months for a new graphics card and or processor"

    only the stupid would believe that.

  • Creighton805

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 9:06 pm GMT

    Shibby

  • F1sTDaCuffS

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 8:17 pm GMT

    now that ranked matches are fixed IM BUYING.... best online game for xboxlive right now !!!

  • Supreme_Fantasy

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 7:47 pm GMT

    I must get this game.

  • thekey

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 7:41 pm GMT

    cajunXLVII
    "thats it, scam customers for another $10 over the ripoff overpriced $60 console games before the new smell wears off.

    pc gaming is cheaper with better controls."

    I wouldn't call paying $300-$600 every 2-8 months for a new graphics card and or processor "cheaper"

    Becaus if that were the case I wouldn't even wast my time with console gamming at all.

  • NeleNel

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 7:26 pm GMT

    Cool! Can't wait to DL these maps to never play them cause their online is garbage.

  • ryokinshin6x3

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 7:05 pm GMT

    forget patches, how bout getting the game to work before release? patches are suppose to be for mixing minor problems, not to unbreak half of the game

  • Danold

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 6:43 pm GMT

    Epic > Activision

    Epic will give extra content for free, they know how to treat their customers well.

  • DLUX85

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 6:08 pm GMT

    lol, they want more of our money and they havent even gotten the game working yet! wow... just wow!

  • dan1043

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 5:22 pm GMT

    the online sucks. it takes nearly an hour just to get one game on live, and then after that another hour.

  • KTRINKWASSER

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 4:47 pm GMT

    Hahahaha I just turned on COD3 and there was a patch! I downloaded it and installed it and it fixed.... NOTHING. Thanks guys.

    Underachievers Please Try Harder.

  • KTRINKWASSER

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 4:43 pm GMT

    Ive never played this online. Why? BECAUSE IT STILL DOESN'T WORK. I'm not paying for new maps when I can't even play the old ones. And even when I AM able to play it online I still won't pay for them. Hell im tempted to call Activision and ask for $30 because I only recieved half the game I paid for. You figure they would've done it right this time... I figured it too... but I guess I was wrong.

    FIX THE DAMN GAME FIRST. MAPS LATER.

  • readyss

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 4:41 pm GMT

    TryMe01
    like the resr of the readers, PATCH THE DAMN GAME! ---------it's out

  • cobrax80

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 4:34 pm GMT

    can't wait

  • TryMe01

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 4:33 pm GMT

    like the resr of the readers, PATCH THE DAMN GAME!

  • ConManWithGun

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 4:27 pm GMT

    now all I need is COD3 and im set

  • -HCMF-

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 4:21 pm GMT

    FIRST THEY NEED TO FIX THE RANKED GLITCH...

  • crunchb3rry

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 4:02 pm GMT

    Uhm...these morons might want to patch the game before giving out maps for a mode that a lot of people can't get to work. I'm surprised they even rolled these out. It just makes them look twice as ignorant.

  • freaky_monkey

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 3:55 pm GMT

    They wouldn't charge for these maps if the idiots didn't go out and buy them. Seriously is it that hard for them to have a small post production support team that make the occasional free map? After all they have already fleeced the player out of $60 a pop AND released 2 CODs within a year.

  • nuttabutta

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 3:27 pm GMT

    mark32570 ALL DLC for GOW is going to free...INCLUDING maps

  • mark32570

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 3:25 pm GMT

    "after playing Gears of War im not happy with this game anymore...
    free content is where its at,learn from EPIC free free free free free free"

    So when they release new maps for Gears of War, and charge for them, which they will, then what will be your excuse?
    I don't see anything wrong with charging for map packs. You know, they could just not make any at all.

    P.S. - I'm still beside myself at how over rated Gears is. I just don't get it. It's a really good game, but no more. To each his own I guess.

  • chiefmegadeth

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 3:18 pm GMT

    Well charging for your maps is terrible i didn't pay for the call of duty 2 maps and i aint paying for this batch,
    Ok this game has sold really well and in stead of repaying us,they want to charge us.Bull crap!

    after playing Gears of War im not happy with this game anymore...
    free content is where its at,learn from EPIC free free free free free free

  • cajunXLVII

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 2:49 pm GMT

    thats it, scam customers for another $10 over the ripoff overpriced $60 console games before the new smell wears off.

    pc gaming is cheaper with better controls.

  • Cube_of_MooN

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 2:19 pm GMT

    New maps are nice, but if I can't play them because of no patch, what's the point?

  • ultimate_zero

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 2:12 pm GMT

    its bad enough people pay $60 dollars for the game.

  • DJTOMMY812

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 2:10 pm GMT

    i dont think they are gonna make 1 mil this time since online just plain sux with no good patch

  • gatsbythepig

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 2:01 pm GMT

    More maps!

  • RESIDENTEVILTWO

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 1:45 pm GMT

    Big Deal...Multiplayer is way overrated.

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