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15 March, 2010

Infinity Ward has detailed the Modern Warfare 2 "Stimulus Package" downloadable content and said it will cost 1200 Microsoft Points (£10.20 / €14.40).

Stimulus Package consists of five multiplayer maps - three new, two brought back from the original Modern Warfare - and is due out on 30th March.

The new maps are called Bailout, Storm and Salvage. Bailout is a wide map set in an overrun apartment complex with long sight lines. Storm is a series of abandoned warehouses in the midst of a thunderstorm and is good for larger team battles and objective gametypes. Salvage is a smaller, snowy effort in a junkyard.

The two returning maps, meanwhile, are Crash and Overgrown. Crash is an urban map with a downed helicopter, while Overgrown - one of the stars of the original Call of Duty 4 multiplayer beta - is a wide open map suitable for snipers.

Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling revealed details of the pack on this week's Major Nelson podcast and said that the returning duo had been spruced up slightly but with no major changes to layout.

Microsoft has previously said that the first two Modern Warfare 2 map packs would be exclusive to Xbox Live, and Eurogamer recently learned that both are exclusive for 30 days.

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doulema
15/03/10 @ 08:25
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So almost 15Euros for 2 maps they just transferred from the older MW and 3 new maps? What an offer.
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15/03/10 @ 08:26
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Just: wow, that is ludicrous. HMV will give me £25 for my copy of MW2 so I think I'll take the cash and run!

/pines for days of post-release free maps :-(

/pats PC
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Brianstorm
15/03/10 @ 08:27
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Obscene.
giant_frying_pan
15/03/10 @ 08:31
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"You are excited about Modern Warfare 2!"

*clicks Undo
Peew971
15/03/10 @ 08:31
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I guess they decided since no one really argued about the higher RRP for the game, they could get away with higher priced DLC. The sad thing is, everybody will be furious about the cost of the DLC but most people will end up buying it. Vote with your wallet people!
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15/03/10 @ 08:31
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Were there any map-package news for the PC version?
Harmonica
15/03/10 @ 08:33
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£3.40 per each new map.

Yeah...

I'm a sucker for the old maps, but the new ones have to be insanely good quality, and even then, there's only three of them.

Activision really are complete bastards.
DDevil moderator
15/03/10 @ 08:35
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Ouch! Thank God Bad Company 2 now has my attention.
Tomo
15/03/10 @ 08:35
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I've not followed the pricing of similar DLC for other games' map packs, but that really sounds like it's taking the piss.

Selling maps has always felt slightly odd to me having downloaded countless maps for nothing back in the days of Quake 2 and Quake 3.

Still, just like the idiots who paid 55 quid or whatever it was for MW2 on release, they'll lap this up too.
berryl227
15/03/10 @ 08:36
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Right serious question to all how do you feel about DLC in general?

To be honest im torn with it. For me the DLC which adds value to my experience is one which extends longevity of the original SP (fallout etc) whilst map packs very often split a thriving community. I have bought my fair share of map pack DLC in the past but i just dont know wheteher it actually extended or improved my enjoyment of the game.

So going to give this one a miss and save a few pennies. If this means I stuggle to get a game then I will have to move on to new things. im already fearing the DLC for BFBC2....
dupplawt
15/03/10 @ 08:36
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So you rip-off your fan base for the actual game, now you rip them off for 'new' maps. Get out Activision.
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15/03/10 @ 08:37
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For 15 € I know much better things to do than getting 5 new maps (while only 3 of them are really 'new'). After they ran Guitar Hero into the ground Activision is doing it again, this time with CoD. When we see Lego Call of Duty: Beatles, it's time for the Apocalypse.
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15/03/10 @ 08:37
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Theyre pretty blatant about wallet raping the fanbase arent they.

edit: mind you, wasnt the entire single player game just a map pack of the first, minus randomly exploding cars and infinite spawns?
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15/03/10 @ 08:38
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1200 points for 3 new maps and two old ones????? My god you disgustingly greedy bastards!!! I'm glad MW2 wasn't that good and I deleted it off the HDD already, and also glad MOH will serve my war shooter needs this autumn.

Sad that this rip will make them a fortune as people throw their money at them :(
Nath_monn
15/03/10 @ 08:39
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I think I'd rather just play cod4 to enjoy all the orignal maps, rather than pay 1200msp for the pleasure of two. Besides cod4 had the right balance, and decent flow of gameplay, instead of the noob hole that is mw2.

Ha 1200 msp, I feel sorry for the poor little bitches suckling on the teets of actihells cash cow. Thank fuck I got a promo copy of mw2, no money has been spent on this shit game and no money will be.

I bet it's gonna be like waw too, buy the maps or get Kicked every other game!
Xerx3s
15/03/10 @ 08:43
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Heh. A big FU to IW then. Too much awesome stuff out atm to waste so much money. 2 of the maps are nothing but rehashes ffs. They have some nerve.
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15/03/10 @ 08:45
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whoa, 1200 points...i guess activision has done some research and found out that gamers will shell out that much. thanks alot you dlc-buying idiots. vote with your wallet this time around!
PatAU
15/03/10 @ 08:49
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they will vote with their wallets and sadly pay 1200 spacebucks for it.

Next map pack will have 4 maps at 1600 spacebucks.
Jonny5Alive7
15/03/10 @ 09:00
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Overgrown? I really dislike maps where you get sniped constantly, argh!

1200 is quite a lot for some new maps, but I probably will end up getting them because I will probably end up getting my money's worth out of them.
peteb
15/03/10 @ 09:00
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...and yet Perfect Dark XBLA is 800 ms points.
CaptainQuint
15/03/10 @ 09:01
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I'm gonna trade in MW2, I don't play it. Battlefield Bad Company 2 wipes the floor with it.
kratos-i-am
15/03/10 @ 09:03
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Just a quick question...
Don't most people who have MW2 also have the original MW?
Perhaps Infinity Ward should consider giving the 2 maps from the original free to those that own it?
But I guess it's Activision after all.. Pigs are probably more likely to fly...

In all honesty though do the original maps even need to be in MW2 seeing as I could just play them in the original COD4?
TeaFiend
15/03/10 @ 09:12
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Similar price to Gears 2 innit?
Nath_monn
15/03/10 @ 09:14
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Nah of course the maps don't need to be on mw2, their initital charm that made these maps so good, is going to be deminished every single time you get predator missled, or chopper gunned, or sniped with thermal scope.

I'm so bitter towards mw2 I hoped and longed for it to be something it isnt, saddly all we got was a charmless multiplayer braw, with a lot of the original joys lost somewhere between a care package and a ac130, shame.
The_Inquisitor
15/03/10 @ 09:19
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If they were going to rework old maps into this latest DLC, I would have preferred something like they done with China Town, which was lifted from CoD2 and given a new paint job. MW1 is still popular online, I can't see the initial benefit of reusing those maps.

When I first saw 5 maps, I thought it was good will gesture for the fans, what a fool I was.
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15/03/10 @ 09:19
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Good god this is getting silly. Take note DICE. You need to be the good guys, 2 maps for 400 and 3 for 600 seems spot on to me. Any weapon or vehicle unlocks less. All this stuff should get cheaper and even become free over time too.
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15/03/10 @ 09:20
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Strange to charge 1200p for a "Stimulus Package"?

Shouldn't they instead change money from all the users which are not benefitting from the map pack, while the users who use it, get it for free? Seems to be more fitting for something called a "Stimulus Package" :P

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TruWari3r
15/03/10 @ 09:23
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Let's see what to do on March 30th

mw2 stimulus map pack 1200 points
bfbc2 vip map pack 2 free

I know what I'll be playing
icematt12
15/03/10 @ 09:30
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1200 points, a game or 5 maps for something I don't really play? CoD is on a slipperly slope.

Maybe Kasumi will be more price appealing.
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optimusprym8
15/03/10 @ 09:30
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Luckily I bought it from Sainsbury's for £26 and traded it in for £35 so screw you Activision, BFBC2 is a much better game in so many ways
mcmonkeyplc
15/03/10 @ 09:35
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Here's hoping Bad Company 2 completely fucks MW2 over. Fuck you Activsion.
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15/03/10 @ 09:37
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lol id be more interested if they were releasing new maps for cod4 than this. They have completely ruined the cod online experience for me with poor maps, thermal scopes and motion trackers in mw2. Bring back the skill based gameplay of cod4 where good tactics and practice stood over cheap tricks and endless air strikes.

after the execellent zombie modes and new maps ind cod5 its smacks of another cheap cash in to release 3 new maps and transfer to old ones for that price, i dont have a 360 but i wont be anxiously awaiting there arival on ps3.
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DestructiveBambi
15/03/10 @ 09:38
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I'm so glad I traded this in now, no way would I ever pay that much just for a few extra maps! Especially with so many games to choose from that are coming out this year.
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15/03/10 @ 09:41
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Well that's a nail in the coffin, mind you haven't played the broken mess called mw2 since receiving BC2
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15/03/10 @ 09:43
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i sense the tide turning away from acti pretty fast ...

but i guess they see a pricey lawsuit on the way!

edit: ps: I know ACTI researchers read these comments, so you can take this one done: stop shooting yourself in the foot, you are not immune to failure (EA 5 years ago)
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Cpl.Hicks
15/03/10 @ 09:44
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Battlefield BC 2's maps released on the same day are free..........
paul.doh!
15/03/10 @ 09:47
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Even if it had additional Spec Ops scenarios I would think 1200MSP would be too high. BFBC2 is great fun so I'll stick with that. A really crap trend that i suspect will be adopted by more companies
cozeny
15/03/10 @ 09:56
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Gross. Infinity Ward and Activision can fuck my cock. BF:BC2 has my attention now anyway.
frankfurter209
15/03/10 @ 10:02
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Five dollars a new map. I refuse to count the MW1 maps as "new". Who's honestly surprised? The most nakedly, unashamedly greedy game company of all time taking DLC exploitation to new heights. Nicely done, and anyone who buys this is a fool undeserving of his money
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suicida
15/03/10 @ 10:05
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Right serious question to all how do you feel about DLC in general?

To be honest im torn with it.

Me too. I'm starting to think of most DLC as a cynical ploy by publishers to extract cash from gamers. What started as an innovative way to add new features and extend the lifespan of games and reward the fans has become a corporate hell of cuntery and exploitation. When menu options are left greyed out in game menus (hello, Assassins Creed II) and you pay for an unlock code for content already on the disc (Bioshock 2) you know stuff is being held back deliberately during development to sell later. This stuff would've been included in the game a few years ago.

And the prices are getting ridiculous too... 1200 points for 5 maps is a rip-off, fuck you Activision. Vote with your wallet and don't buy it.
kimchibaka
15/03/10 @ 10:07
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Didn't we originally get a couple of extra free maps for MW before the map pack (Shipment and one more)?

I seem to remember paying £7.99 at the time for that map pack...

The old maps aren't even among the best ones. District and Crossfire would have been far more welcome. How's Overgrown going to play with the new Killstreaks?!

I'm more and more tempted to return to CoD4.
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15/03/10 @ 10:07
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What a *&^%ing rip off! I would have probably taken them at 800pts but 1200 is taking the piss! Seriously this is mugging everyone off!
link'sdad
15/03/10 @ 10:18
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Just say no to Activillain
Beano
15/03/10 @ 10:19
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Mordern Warfare, Smodered Waffles... give me more maps for MAG instead! :)
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15/03/10 @ 10:25
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They shouldn't be charging more than 800 points for this, even if there are 5 instead of 3 and 4 as is the norm. 2 aren't even new! You have to expect a business to want to make money and Activision know they can milk an extra 400 points out of it's fans easily, they'll be laughing all the way to the bank over this! Lets go see how much rage spam is on the IW forums right now...
Timbercottage
15/03/10 @ 10:39
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Meh
Harmonica
15/03/10 @ 10:39
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Obviously CoD is dead as a game series, barring some kind of phoenix-like regeneration by other future devs.

It's a positive for those who think sequilitus was much evidenced by most of MW2. Ex-IW devs are going to make some awesome games in the future.

But it's sad because the core formula of the online experience, mostly as existing in CoD 4, was so utterly pure and well devised. I think it was a shooter as finely honed as any of the classics.

As good as BF:BC2 is, it doesn't quite compare for me as a pure shooter. It makes up for it with other things, but I'll miss the feeling of killing dudes in CoD.
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15/03/10 @ 10:45
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......wow.

This is far too expensive for 5 maps. Mind you its not surprising since they got away with charging £55 for the full game, mind you I doubt many paid the full price. If it was 800 points I may of bought it but at 400 I think everyone would of bought it and called them god damn heroes
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Will not be getting those maps for that insane price. Go Fuk IW....

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