Activision announced that 20 content packs are planned for release throughout the year, starting this month.

Modern Warfare 3 fans can expect a wide variety of DLC packs, such as your standard map packs, additional maps for the “Spec Ops” mode, and even extensions to Modern Warfare 3‘s singleplayer campaign.

“With the Call of Duty: MW3 Content Season for Call of Duty Elite we are delivering on our promise of more new content, more often, and with more variety than ever,” said Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg in a statement.

“With three studios collaborating on the first season, the breadth and depth of material on tap is truly extraordinary. It’s rare you can successfully execute both quantity and quality, but thanks to the expertise of our developers, the reach of Call of Duty Elite and the passion of our fans, we intend to deliver.”

The season of Modern Warfare 3 content starts on January 24th with the release of the game’s first map pack that includes 2 new maps called Liberation and Plazza. These 2 maps will of course be available for multiplayer but as well as Spec Ops mode.

Activision says that each content drop, of which there will be 5 between January and March, will be made available to Call of Duty Elite subscribers on Xbox 360 first. Non-subscribers will have the option to pay for the DLC, and PC and PlayStation 3 users will get the content at a later date.

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This Double XP Weekend is on all platforms (Xbox 360, PS3, PC and Wii). You will see 2x the normal earn rate of XP & COD Points. This Double XP Weekend is largely due to the fact that today the first map pack Xbox 360 users saw a month ago, came out today for the PS3 only at the moment. PC and Wii are still coming at an unannounced date.

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It will start at 12PM CST/1PM EST/10AM PST and end Monday morning.

This is the same weekend as Super Bowl 45 as well as the first weekend after the First Strike Map Pack release for the Xbox 360.

Source: MajorNelson’s Podcast from January 30th, 2011

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“It’s in total shambles and unplayable.”

That’s how one reader over at Joystiq describes Modern Warfare 2 on PSN. With PS3 system security in disarray, hackers and cheaters have run rampant on Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty games. Players unwittingly placed into a hacked server can meet the unfortunate consequence of losing all their stats and, unfortunately, it doesn’t appear a fix is in sight.

“Games rely on the security of the encryption on the platforms they’re played on,” … “Unless the security exploit itself is resolved on the platform … updates to the game through patches will not resolve this problem,” he admits, adding, “at this time, we do not have the ability to restore or adjust individual stats.”

Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling explained on the game’s official forums.

Although Bowling adds that “we are looking at every option available to us to help any user affected,” it appears the situation is quite dire, especially when one considers the workarounds Bowling suggests. You can submit a PSN grief report, play exclusively with friends via private matches, or play Black Ops, which does “not rely solely on platform security” — something Infinity Ward promises to learn from in future games.

You can follow Robert Bowling of Infinity Ward at http://twitter.com/fourzerotwo

Source: Joystiq | Infinity Ward Forums

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The Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC version are only supported for 3D. You are obviously required to have the technology to play in 3D. You do not have to buy a separate version of the game either (disc). The ability to play in 3D is included as an option to turn on/off in each version of the game (Xbox 360, PS3 or PC).

For all you Xbox 360 users out there, to also further play in 3D, you must be using an HDMI cord, and not component. It is also only compatible in 720p mode, not 1080i or 1080p.

As taken from the Call of Duty: Black Ops 3D FAQ:

DO I NEED A SPECIAL TELEVISION OR COMPUTER MONITOR TO PLAY THE GAME IN 3D?

Yes. Call of Duty: Black Ops can output 3D signals for televisions that implement an active-shutter stereoscopic 3D technology. Xbox 360 users need a television that supports a “side by side” 3D mode. PlayStation 3 users need a television that supports a “top-bottom” or “over-under” 3D mode. PC users need a monitor that supports Nvidia 3D Vision 3D technology.

NOTE: Call of Duty: Black Ops is not compatible with other 3D technologies and/or modes such as anaglyph, polarized, ChromaDepth, or ColorCode 3D technologies. Active shutter televisions that support only a “checkerboard” 3D mode are also not compatible.

Source: CallofDuty.com

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I will be making an Intel Guide like I did for Modern Warfare 2, and for which I was the first for and was the best out there.

• Sacrifice 10 – Ensure your squad escapes safely from Cuba
• Death to Dictators 15 – Use a single round to bring down Castro
• Vehicular Slaughter 25 – Destroy all enemies on vehicles during the prison break
• Give me liberty, or give me death 10 – Escape Vorkuta
• Slingshot Kid 15 – Destroy all slingshot targets in 3 attempts
• VIP 10 – Receive orders from Lancer
• A safer place 10 – Sabatoge the Soviet space program
• Tough Economy 15 – Use no more than 6 TOW guided missiles to destroy the tanks in the defense of Khe Sanh
• Looks don’t count 10 – Break the seige in the battle of Khe Sanh
• SOG Rules 10 – Retrieve the dossier and the defector from Hue City
• Raining Pain 15 – Rack up a bodycount of 20 NVA using air support in Hue City
• The Dragon Within 15 – Kill 10 NVA with Dragon’s Breath rounds
• Heavy Hand 15 – Use the Grim Reaper to destroy the MG emplacement
• Up Close and Personal 15 – Silently take out 3 VC
• Double Trouble 10 – Use only dual wield weapons to escape Kowloon
• Broken English 10 – Escape Kowloon
• Lord Nelson 25 – Destroy all targets and structures while making your way up the river
• Never get off the boat 10 – Find the Soviet connection in Laos
• Pathfinder 50 – Guide the squad through the Soviet outpost without them getting killed
• Mr. Black OP 50 – Enter the Soviet relay station undetected
• With Extreme Prejudice 25 – Get to the POW compound in the Hind using only rockets
• Russian Bar-B-Q 15 – Incinerate 10 enemies with the flamethrower attachment in the POW compound
• Light Foot 30 – Escape the ship with 2:15 left on the timer in Veteran.
• Some Wounds Never Heal 10 – Escape the past
• I Hate Monkeys 15 – Kill 7 monkeys in under 10 seconds in the Rebirth labs
• No Leaks 50 – Make it through the NOVA 6 gas without dying on Rebirth Island
• Clarity 10 – Crack the code
• Double Whammy 15 – Destroy both helicopters with one TOW guided missile from the deck of the ship
• Frag Master 15 – Kill 5 enemies with a single frag grenade
• Sally Likes Blood 15 – Demonstrate killer economic sensibilities by taking down 3 enemies with a single bullet

Unconventional Warfare 15 – Use the explosive bolts to kill 30 enemies

• Closer Analysis 15 – Find all the hidden intel
• Matinee 15 – Watch a film or clip with a friend
• Gamblin’ Fool 20 – Finish 5 Wager Matches “in the money”
• You Can Do It 15 – Reach rank 10 in Basic Training
• Hands Off the Merchandise 20 – Kill the Pentagon thief before it can steal your load-out
• The Collector 20 – In Zombie mode, buy every weapon off the walls in a single game
• Sacrificial Lamb 15 – Kill 6 zombies after getting shot by a Pack-a-Punched Crossbow bolt
• “Insert Coin” 10 – Access the terminal and battle the forces of the Cosmic Silverback in Dead Ops Arcade
• Easy Rhino 5 – In Dead Ops Arcade, use a Speed Boost to blast through 20 or more enemies at one time
• Stand Down 35 – Complete the campaign on any difficulty
• BLACK OP MASTER 100 – Complete the campaign on Hardened or Veteran difficulty
• Down and Dirty 25 – Complete “SOG” and “The Defector” on Veteran difficulty
• It’s Your Funeral 25 – Complete “Numbers,” “Project Nova” and “Victor Charlie” on Veteran difficulty
• Cold Warrior 25 – Complete “Operation 40″, “Vorkuta”, and “Executive Order” on Veteran difficulty
• Not Today 25 – Complete “Crash Site,” “WMD” and “Payback” on Veteran difficulty
• Burn Notice 25 – Complete “Rebirth” and “Redemption” on Veteran difficulty
• Secret Achievement 15
• Secret Achievement 15
• Secret Achievement 15

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If you are unfamiliar with what maps are included in this DLC, the maps are Bailout, Salvage and Storm. Then also Overgrown and Crash which are maps from Call of Duty: 4.

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But I am more than sure that you players on those platforms get your own Double XP weekend a month after when the maps are not exclusive to 360 anymore.

Source: Robert “fourzerotwo” Bowling’s Tweet

Mark the calendars now! April 2nd – 5th marks the first Double XP weekend on #MW2 for #xboxlive worldwide. New Maps + Double XP = No sleep.

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fourzerotwo tweeted the following:

@NFunmaker That’s already been patched on the PC version and will be included in the next patch for consoles.

when NFunmaker asked the following:

@fourzerotwo you guys looking into the new unlimited care package/emergency airdrop glitch?

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#MW2 Update in Test now: 1887s Balanced. Public “private” Match fix. Infinite Ammo fix. Prestige Hack on PS3 fix. Texture Hack on PC fix.

I’m really happy as well as most of you I’m sure, to see the “private” match crap get fixed. The new infinite ammo will be fixed too (which I did not experience yet, thank god). As my previous post stated, the Model 1887′s are for sure getting balanced! I just hope they get it right this time.

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