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COD4 GOTY edition confirmed for US

Rerelease of Activision and Infinity Ward's lionized FPS ships out to retail on April 3 for the Xbox 360; Variety Map Pack adding four new multiplayer maps packed in or $10 on XBL.

Ever since its initial deployment during the first part of November, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare from Activision and Infinity Ward has been peerless in the sales charts, wresting control of the top slot away from Microsoft and Bungie's Halo 3 and never looking back. With Activision claiming the crown of best-selling game of 2007 for COD4, the publisher will be stop-lossing the modern-day shooter for another tour with Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - Game of the Year Edition, scheduled for release for the Xbox 360 on April 3.

As noted by leaks from UK news outlets earlier this week, COD4: GOTYE won't include any new or upgraded features. However, it will come packed in with a redeemable token for the Modern Warfare Variety Map Pack, which will add four new multiplayer maps to the game's lauded online component. The four new player areas are: Creek, an open village area; Broadcast, a close-quarters in-door environment; Killhouse, an abandoned warehouse; and Chinatown, a low-lit map set in the not-so-war-torn city of San Francisco. Those who already own the game will also be able to purchase the map pack on April 3 through Xbox Live for 800 Microsoft points ($10).

In anticipation of the map pack's debut on Xbox Live, GameStop will be hosting a live preview event at two locations in New York City and San Jose. To the first 100 attendees will go a free token to download the Variety Map Pack, and the first 250 people to arrive will have a chance to compete for various prizes, including GameStop gift certificates.

Activision did not indicate whether the COD4: GOTYE rerelease or the Variety Map Pack would also arrive for the PlayStation 3 or PC, and had not responded to requests for comment as of press time. However, Infinity Ward did say on its official Web site for the game in February that the then-unnamed map pack would be available for XBL and the PlayStation Network this spring.

140 Comments

  • Greater_Area

    Posted Jul 11, 2009 8:57 pm GMT

    I just got the GOTY edition. It does not say anything about the maps. Or is there something that I am not understanding? Someone explain please.

  • Deadskull129

    Posted Apr 23, 2008 5:16 pm GMT

    I'll freakin hate IW and Activision if they don't f**cking make these new maps for the PS3. So they better be on it to make the new maps....

  • Urrego

    Posted Apr 21, 2008 1:31 pm GMT

    I'm not gonan pay 10 bucks it shoudl be free!
    that upgrade is not worth paying 10 dollars out of sixty dollars I paid for CoD4. its not even like huge uprgrade only maps ,still same gameplay but its too expensive 10 bucks for just maps!

  • LURCH87

    Posted Apr 18, 2008 11:32 pm GMT

    cool more maps can't wait to kill my cousin on those LOL.

  • dwn2550

    Posted Apr 17, 2008 4:09 pm GMT

    are the new maps comming out on the ps3 ?

  • Duel_King_X

    Posted Apr 15, 2008 2:36 pm GMT

    I got my 360 last xmas and i didn't get cod4 yet. Thank God i didn't cuz now i can get the maps for free. yay free DLC

  • mercenar3

    Posted Apr 13, 2008 12:24 pm GMT

    ten bucks is like 2 big macs...its not that much when you think about it.

  • chrisj

    Posted Apr 8, 2008 4:43 am GMT

    oh dear yet another middle finger pointed at the ps3 owners.......we cant have the new maps until spring tht harsh...they better be free on the psn.... lol

  • bobbo888

    Posted Apr 7, 2008 10:38 am GMT

    Most of the people complaining are the little kids who don't have credit cards and can't buy the new maps and shouldn't be playing anyways.

  • jwb-2007

    Posted Apr 5, 2008 12:32 pm GMT

    i got the maps three of them are wiked but shame killhouse is on a rubbish game type

  • devilscry

    Posted Apr 3, 2008 3:20 pm GMT

    Well.....what i want to know is, when are the maps coming out? I thought they were coming out today

  • ThAdEa82

    Posted Apr 3, 2008 12:22 pm GMT

    First, I would not pay $10. Its not a lot of money flat out thinking dollars and cents, but it's not worth it no matter how many upgrades they make to a game...i paid my share. Imagine $10 from everyone on cod4 online! daaaamn! plus there are more and more games doing this and im not going to have $10 accumulate into $100 every time i want maps. Also, If you are going to re-release a game, with this as the only difference (packaging aside), shouldn't the people with the original game get this "update" for free? It should have came with the game to begin with much like microsoft's countless upgrades to windows...free, it should be. "To account for production costs of these maps"...um, i did pay 60 bucks right...inflation is up, prices are up...my salary is the same.....free!!!! America, get a better concept of money...

  • Chickasaw87

    Posted Apr 2, 2008 4:37 pm GMT

    I'll pay my $10 dollars right away but i still wish that they were free I mean $2.50 for a map is a little pricey. And don't get me wrong its a great game. Pry the best game made so far.

  • DevinneChaos

    Posted Apr 2, 2008 8:52 am GMT

    OMG ten dollars is not alot of money.. this is one of the best games ever made and i will happily spen 10 dollars.. alot less than the 60 dollars i wasted on vegas2... and it will be free eventually if you wanna wait forever but ill buy em as soon as i can..........

  • epking

    Posted Apr 2, 2008 4:14 am GMT

    i don't see what the big deal is. I'll happily pay $10. I've probably gotten 72 hours of gametime out of COD4 .....and it's not like COD4 is a ripoff 8 hour $60 game. For those that $10 breaks the bank.......well, either wait till it's free or keep playing the old maps. Or.....better yet, quit whining and get a job so 10 well spent dollars on a fantastic Multiplayer game isn't that big of a deal anymore.

    I'M definately happy that we have new content. I love XboxLives DLC. I don't see why people **** so much about it. To me, it's just added game content at a reasonable price. The only thing on marketplace that I think is really stupid is the $3 themes and gamer pic packs......but even still, it's no big deal because I just don't buy them.

  • JackRipper6

    Posted Apr 1, 2008 9:58 pm GMT

    i cant belive there not Free. thats so stupid.

  • Cmcarpenter

    Posted Mar 31, 2008 3:30 pm GMT

    I am going to buy the new maps for sure because I am a Call of Duty 4 enthusiast! I cant wait to play the new maps for the first time

  • resident-shell

    Posted Mar 31, 2008 2:28 pm GMT

    I might actually buy this since my disc just got annhialated yesterday when I accidentally jerked my Xbox putting in the ethernet cable, but then again 60 dolllars is a lot of money for a game I've already gotten so much play out of. I'll probably wait to hear if the new maps are fun.

  • d_love

    Posted Mar 31, 2008 2:14 pm GMT

    800 points ($10) is definitely pretty steep, considering PC players will get these maps for F-R-E-E. Damn you Microsoft!

  • Platinum_Fire

    Posted Mar 31, 2008 1:40 pm GMT

    k2theswiss "how is this greed?"
    Well lets look at games in the past...CS for example was awesome. They went from beta to 1.6 without every charging players for new maps, weapons, skins...They didn't even charge you for the game necessarily, you could have bought HL and you got it for free. They had amazing support for the game and didn't charge a penny for any of it after the initial buy. However, companies realized the stupidity of gamers and decided to capitalize on it and they started charging because they could get away w/ it... I for one will not buy this crap, and maybe it'll be like halo and eventually become free

  • BGeezus

    Posted Mar 30, 2008 9:27 am GMT

    They should start rewarding players for playing their games, instead we capitalism at its finest !

  • randyynot

    Posted Mar 29, 2008 7:51 pm GMT

    i think the players that did prestige ten (or nine) times...should get the maps for free.

  • sonicbow

    Posted Mar 29, 2008 3:54 pm GMT

    if no one buys teh maps then Microsoft will start releasing the map packs for free

  • dandg23

    Posted Mar 28, 2008 11:32 pm GMT

    i hope they get let them for free in two weeks like they did with halo 3 the heroic map pack i think i'll save my money

  • TrueGamer2

    Posted Mar 27, 2008 9:23 pm GMT

    man that sucks i wish i saw this before i bought call of duty 4 the other day.

  • iknine

    Posted Mar 26, 2008 7:08 am GMT

    Well 800 points seems a bit of a rip but I think for those of us who are addicted to the game will still pay the price, I suppose this would cover production costs (LOL)

  • oshaun123

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 9:58 am GMT

    this freakin sux i was hoping for it to at least be cheaper than 800 points but it seems like they didnt get enough money out of us for buying the game

  • fox5alpha

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 7:18 am GMT

    Ten Dollarz?!!1 That's like two whole gallons of gas. Good thing that's only 3 bucks in Canadian.

  • FordFairlane

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 8:56 pm GMT

    All of the people wondering what the folks who bought this on release get:

    You get all of the hours you've already spent enjoying the best multiplayer shooter to come out in a long time. The GOTY folks are starting from scratch. The new maps should totally re-energize the online game.

  • k2theswiss

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 5:19 pm GMT

    bigpimppapa "I cann say only one word GREED"

    how is this greed? every year the game of year always come out with new case with stuff on it, the GOTY edition is for those hardcore fans or people who hasnt got it yet. the 10 bucks for the maps in marketplace. wow thats alot of freaken money. production cost money they need get there money back from the production of these maps so wtf you want them do? give them out for free when it might have cost them like 80k just to produce, pay works to test debuck pay artist, bills. ya thats alot greed

  • lilwoorephavoc

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 3:31 pm GMT

    it's a little too late for this...I'm playing R6V 2 now !!

  • NatendoWhisky64

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 9:59 am GMT

    I won't buy the GOTY edtion because it only features new maps, but I will purchase the new maps on live later on.

  • adam2987

    Posted Mar 23, 2008 4:55 pm GMT

    Fjackel "Yeah well PC got their own maps not the same here that the 360 didn't get and they got it before us also and they also had the christmas crash, Xbox 360 didn't have that or ps3, But who cares about the ps3 this game sucks on the ps3."

    And how does it suck on the PS3?? Its the same bloomin game!!

    I don't understand you...

  • silence286

    Posted Mar 22, 2008 10:27 am GMT

    I got one word for you bigpimppapa, Business. People forget that the game industry is a business. A big one at that, so if you don't want to dish out the money for the maps, don't. No one is forcing you.

  • morpheusnj

    Posted Mar 21, 2008 6:22 pm GMT

    will this be $60 or $70?

  • dragonfist101

    Posted Mar 21, 2008 5:29 pm GMT

    deeeeeaaaaamm cant wait 2 play on these maps...hahahha

  • bigpimppapa

    Posted Mar 21, 2008 3:27 pm GMT

    I cann say only one word GREED

  • ChickenHounk911

    Posted Mar 21, 2008 9:46 am GMT

    So wait a minute, if you supported the game from day 1, you have to PAY for the maps but if you were a non-beleiver, and chose the "wait and see" approach, you get REWARDED with a token for the maps? I don't get this...

  • tengu7667

    Posted Mar 21, 2008 8:41 am GMT

    800 points for the maps? Thats kinda steep.

  • reject09

    Posted Mar 21, 2008 8:14 am GMT

    call of duty shouldve been game of the year. i dont know what everyone saw in bioshock.

  • mysterylobster

    Posted Mar 20, 2008 8:01 pm GMT

    "Don't you have to be a GOTY in order to make a GOTY edition ?
    IGN, Gamespot - SMG
    1up, Game Informer - Bioshock
    Every other site, mag .....non relevant."

    Gamespy. Don't you feel smart.

  • bradly_2795

    Posted Mar 20, 2008 7:13 pm GMT

    @delusional696:
    The Halo map packs only give 3 maps each time so 4 maps is a step up. Plus COD4 is an awesome game whether you buy the extra maps or not.

  • delusional696

    Posted Mar 20, 2008 5:28 pm GMT

    $10 for four maps? F**k you.

  • carljohnson3456

    Posted Mar 20, 2008 4:13 pm GMT

    "ghost867 Kinda stupid they'd release a Gold edition so soon. End even more stupid they wouldn't put the DLC on the disc. Let's hope that at least the most recent title update is on the disc. Let's also hope this comes to PS3 and PC. The whole thing seems kinda stupid if you ask me."

    I agree.

  • AtlanticRock

    Posted Mar 20, 2008 4:06 pm GMT

    Good thing i didn't buy CoD4 today(which I planned on doing)... now i'll just wait a couple weeks and get the GOTYE. holla!

  • Superstrokey

    Posted Mar 20, 2008 2:35 pm GMT

    10 bucks for 4 maps is a great deal! I hope the maps come to PS3 at the same time as the 360

  • smileatdeath11

    Posted Mar 20, 2008 2:21 pm GMT

    $10 is much, but i would pay $15 for new COD maps

  • 360player_eq12

    Posted Mar 20, 2008 12:49 pm GMT

    how about give the people that got the game on day 1 a free token for the maps also......

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    Richmaester6907

    Posted Mar 20, 2008 12:03 pm GMT (hide)

    WOOOO it beat halo take that!!!!!!!

  • Chief_Kuuni

    Posted Mar 20, 2008 11:55 am GMT

    sweet, guess there is a reason I haven't bought the game yet, have rented it and love it. Will get the game of the year version

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