Activision and Infinity Ward announced their plans for delivering new content for Call of Duty 2 with the release of nine multiplayer maps on Xbox Live online gaming service. The first four maps will be available for download this spring, with playable versions debuting at E3 2006. The remaining five maps will be released in a second barrage in July.
This is another opening by CoD 2 developers to the community following a few difficult months in their relationship.
The four maps slated for release this spring on Xbox Live are: Bonus Map Pack (Vossenack and Wallendar, Germany) which will be released for free, and Skirmish Map Pack (Kalach, Russia and Beaumont-Hague, France) will be sold for 400 Microsoft Points through Xbox Live Marketplace.
In July, the Invasion Pack will be released, for 900 Microsoft Points, this will be a multiplayer map pack featuring five new maps that include:
Antoville, France (Crossroads)
St. Louet, France (Newvillers)
Amaye sur Seulles, France (Normandy)
Alam Halfa, Egypt (Decoytown)
Rostov, Russia (Harbor)