Modern Warfare 2 map pack due spring 2010

By Tom Magrino, GameSpotPosted Sep 30, 2009 5:31 pm PT

Activision, Monster Energy promotional material confirms add-on for anticipated military shooter will arrive for PS3, 360 next year.

The fuel that will keep Modern Warfare 2's multiplayer running.

Activision Blizzard certainly knows a thing or two about hauling in cash, as evidenced by the publisher's billion-dollar April-June quarter. In a post-earnings call, Activision Publishing president and CEO Mike Griffith tipped off investors and analysts as to how it plans to extend Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's sales beyond the game's rapidly approaching November 10 release, saying that the game will get a pair of map packs post-launch.

Today, Activision revealed the time frame for one of those map packs, as part of a giveaway for Modern Warfare 2-branded Monster Energy drinks that will go on sale in October. As part of a set of promotional materials provided to various media outlets, the Monster Energy packaging notes that 5,000 winners will be offered a free Modern Warfare 2 map pack, which has a "planned release" in spring 2010.

Activision declined to offer more information on the giveaway and would not comment on whether the spring 2010 map pack would be the first available for Modern Warfare 2. The Monster Energy prize opportunity also includes 100 copies of the game and 10,000 Modern Warfare 2 dashboard themes for the Xbox 360 and PS3, as well as a free can of Monster Energy drink.

Not even drinks are immune to the Modern Warfare 2 hype juggernaut.

The publisher has already enjoyed significant success with downloadable map packs for Call of Duty. In July, Activision said that the first two map packs for its most recent installment in the franchise, the 11-million-unit-selling World at War, have achieved combined sales of 4 million units. A third World at War map pack went on sale in August.

For more information, check out GameSpot's previous coverage of Modern Warfare 2.

460 Comments

  • AlfaxD_Centauro

    Posted Nov 9, 2009 3:21 pm PT

    I thought this DLC was exclusive for a while on Xbox 360.

    Now I can get for PS3 =).

  • invictuslemming

    Posted Nov 8, 2009 9:30 pm PT

    *Prediction for the future*


    Some crazy gamer will die of a heart attack while playing CoD:MW2 without sleep for days and drinking Monster energy drinks. The family will Sue both Activision and Monster in an attempt to make money from their loss.


    We will sigh, laugh and question why these silly lawsuits occur...


    You know I'm right

  • GodOfSyn

    Posted Nov 8, 2009 7:50 pm PT

    Hey I'm one of the 5,000 who won 2nd place prize. I was able to choose between 360 or PS3 version of the map pack. The only thing is, I didn't get to talk to any friends since I was at work at the time I won it, so I picked it for the PS3 thinking I would give those friends some playtime with the new game but regret choosing that version and will be getting the 360 version of the game, so I'm not sure what I will do with my free redemtion code for the PS3 versino of the game, maybe I'll get that version too, so I can play with those friends lol who knows, its going to be epic though w00t!

  • Potat0e_Masher

    Posted Nov 5, 2009 3:17 am PT

    monster tastes really bad

  • Zathic

    Posted Nov 4, 2009 5:35 pm PT

    @Jared2013 - Yes.

  • marshin7

    Posted Oct 31, 2009 11:40 am PT

    wel i could care lestt i have like 5,500 points

  • Jhraxlin

    Posted Oct 30, 2009 8:31 am PT

    I'm not a fan of that, that means I have to spend more money on the game to play with people on those maps... I'll probably be a sucker and get them anyway, but that still ain't right.

  • Jared2013

    Posted Oct 27, 2009 4:58 pm PT

    Quit complaining. Is it really so hard to set away thirty dollars from Christmas?

  • Gamma_Fit

    Posted Oct 22, 2009 5:34 pm PT

    Great!!! More good news.

  • Col-Struckin

    Posted Oct 21, 2009 7:53 pm PT

    i don't care as long as they are not as bad as the horrific maps that came out with CODWAW. That was what made that game really really bad.

  • harshfence

    Posted Oct 18, 2009 8:10 pm PT

    I don't understand why everyone complains about something that is they are not going to change, and in fact, DLC will become more prevalent in the future. It is a proven money-maker for the industry. Bottom line, the game will be awesome. I will pay $80 for the hardened edition and I will get both map packs. I have no choice of what to pay and I have no say in what they set the prices at. If I want the goods, I have to pay.

    What would you do if it were learned that the maps have already been completed? Would you not buy the game because you would feel that you were being ripped off? No. You would buy the game anyways because you know you would be missing out.

  • aaronfilmltd

    Posted Oct 18, 2009 12:25 pm PT

    @Ho1den Caufield

    No, you're right, it isn't feasible to complete a map pack in a month. I got that. But that definitely won't change the fact that the two map packs alone for this game will make you pay 80 bucks total on this game rather than the regular 60, and that's if you aren't blowing more cash on a collector's edition. You wanted me to be more exact with costs, so there you go.

    And how do you know IW hasn't got the time to finish the maps? How do you know they haven't already finished them and they're just waiting to throw them out for download? Do you work for them? No, you don't, so there's no way of knowing.

    awarriorg makes a good point. I respect IW as much as anyone here, and I'm looking forward to be able to play the game, but don't sit there and say "oh no guyz IW would never do such a thing, theyre the nicest, most hardworking company in the industry!!!!1!," because it's not true. It doesn't matter how respectable or hardworking a company is, a business is a business. Period. And if a company can hold on to a few maps to make thousands more dollars in sales, you'd better believe they'll do it.

  • wjcj100

    Posted Oct 10, 2009 1:30 pm PT

    Go to modernwarfare247.com to see weapons and MORE!!!!! SPREAD THE WORD

  • bigcrusha

    Posted Oct 9, 2009 3:48 am PT

    @Ho1den_Caufield

    Thats good for you, I was expressing my opinion, gamespot gave us a voice for a reason

  • Ho1den_Caufield

    Posted Oct 8, 2009 8:51 am PT

    @bigcrusha,

    Did I not just say that?

  • Ho1den_Caufield

    Posted Oct 8, 2009 8:49 am PT

    No, I am not mad about it and I dont care if you get the DLC or not. All I am saying is it is not feasible to come up with new maps in the short amount of time till release date.

  • awarriorg

    Posted Oct 7, 2009 11:07 am PT

    @Gamespot

    I think we're gonna need some emotion icons.

  • awarriorg

    Posted Oct 7, 2009 11:06 am PT

    @ Ho1den Caufield

    Whoa?! Take it easy Japanesee. No need to get mad about it. Don't you know how to sense a little humor from words. Reread my post if you have to. My Lord, someone is very rownry. CoD: MW2 rules! LOL!!! I'm going to buy all the DLC, then when the GoTY Edition comes out I'm getting that too. LOL!!! There, you happy now. It is what you wanted to hear...right?!

  • awarriorg

    Posted Oct 7, 2009 10:53 am PT

    @bigcrusha

    You've thrown down some good words bigcrusha. It takes time to make a great map pack.

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