Activision has officially pinned down the release date of the second map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops.

Accidentaly leaked by Australian retailer GAME last week, the second pack called "Escalation" will contain five maps; Zoo, Hotel, Convoy, Stockpile, and a brand new zombie map called Survive.

"Today Activision has announced Escalation, the next game add-on for Call of Duty: Black Ops and that it will be available first to Xbox LIVE members on Tuesday May 3rd," reveals Major Nelson. "Escalation, the second downloadable content pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops, contains 5 all-new maps; featuring 4 Multiplayer maps and an epic Zombies experience with all-new playable characters. In Multiplayer, battle it out in Hotel, on the roof of a Cuban luxury hotel and casino against the vivid backdrop of old Havana; Convoy delivers intense, close-quarters combat at the scene of an ambushed US military convoy; Zoo takes you on a wild ride in an abandoned Soviet Russian Zoo, with danger at every turn; Stockpile pits players in a remote Russian farm town housing secret WMD facilities.
For Zombies fans, "Escalation" features a unique Zombies experience."

Treyarch Studio Head, Mark Lamia added: "In crafting the Escalation multiplayer maps – Zoo, Convoy, Hotel and Stockpile – the team developed them to be distinct experiences in their own right, giving players the variety they crave in both setting and gameplay. And I don't want to spoil any surprises for Zombies fans, but Call of the Dead takes it to a whole new level."

The Escalation Pack will be available first on Xbox Live as part of a three year exclusivity deal between Activision and Microsoft that was announced at E3 last year. A PS3 and PC release is expected to be announced soon. No price has been revealed yet.

Via [Major Nelson]

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