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COD: World at War Map Pack 1 is free on PC

DarkZero: Josh Olin, Community Manager at Treyarch has confirmed that the PC version of Map Pack 1 for Call of Duty: World at War will be made available for free on PC. The same DLC went live mid march for 360 and PS3 at a price of 800 Microsoft Points (€9.99 | £7.99).

The DLC set new records on Xbox Live, selling over 1 million copies in the first week of availability.

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celldomceen16245d ago

what about the consoles? this is nonsense!

evrfighter6245d ago

it's because this is what pc gamers expect as it's been sort of like pc gaming tradition for years before console online gaming. Where you guys call it DLC, we've been calling something like this a "patch" for years. Map packs have almost always been included in patches should the developer continue to support their game. and most have actually.

EA tried the "pay for dlc" approach in the form of booster packs (a couple maps, a few new weapons and vehicles) for the battlefield series. The idea I'm sure looked nice on paper but they failed horribly. Almost nobody played on the booster pack maps is the only indication I can give you for how bad they sold.

Actually M$ did this before EA with the mechwarrior series. They added new mechs to mechwarrior 4 in the form of mech packs. My guess is it didn't fare well either as I'd prolly run into a couple of kodiac's and highlander's every few games or so.

celldomceen16245d ago

oh dont worry i know all about that but im still appropriately upset as a console owner.

Bnet3436245d ago

Don't forget PC gamers pay upwards of $1000 for PC parts and fancy nice computers while console people keep it below $500.

y0haN6245d ago

uh.. you can build a system for cheaper than a PS3 that can max out this game.. you fail.

kwicksandz6245d ago

PC versions of multi plats are often 10 -20$ cheaper as well.

Console owners get the shaft good and proper.

St06244d ago

This is why i never buy DLC for console games, their just ripping people off and they don't care. The only games company that gives out free maps and stuff are Epic and their UT3 game on PS3, but not xbox (yet), something to do with MS wanting them to charge for it or somthing

JsonHenry6244d ago

I love it when people complain about the price of a PC. Hell, for less than what you paid for your console I can build a PC than can run all the current games.

Also - you have to have an HDTV to play your console the way it was meant to be played. And how much did you pay for that? At least $500 for a used 32" HDTV. So your $1,000 price tag on a PC is equal to or less than what you paid for your console setup.

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Bnet3436245d ago

Console owners are owned yet again.

DNAgent6245d ago

So basically there are people who got this on consoles and bought free content. XD

celldomceen16245d ago

basically glad i didnt by that sh#T

dragunrising6245d ago (Edited 6245d ago )

I think I'm done buying DLC. If PC gamers get it for free and pay $10 less at that, console gamers should get the same treatment. I won't pay a premium so others can freeload. Does anyone know why console users get shafted? I'm pissed :-(

Edit: I think I know why PC gamers get free DLC. 1. They never paid for DLC. 2. They throw a fit of rage when they don't get their way. 3. They pirate the offending publisher and game until they offer said DLC for free. There is no reason that console games should have to pay if another gets it for free.

@ blackmanparade- Intuitively that makes sense. However, if the developers aren't making money on DLC for the PC...why make it for them? Outside of pirating the game in revenge, I can't think of a reason.

TheIneffableBob6245d ago (Edited 6245d ago )

Console users pay for DLC because they're willing to pay for it, for whatever reason.

PC users expect to be given free updates for their $50.

The DLC is available to PC users for free because it keeps the gamers happy, a goal all developers should strive for and a goal which many developers reached when they weren't tied to big corporations. An angry fanbase is something you do not want. It will cost the publisher far more than releasing content for free.

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Black Ops 6 Terminus Island Is Now On Call of Duty: World at War

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies Terminus Island map is recreated for World at War and it looks scarier than the original version!

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

ChasterMies744d ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken744d ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing69744d ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker744d ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo744d ago (Edited 744d ago )

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing69744d ago (Edited 744d ago )

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos744d ago (Edited 744d ago )

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt744d ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken744d ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.

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65 Year Old Gamer Racks Up Ridiculous Stats After Playing 1 Game for 15 Years

A very devoted fan of Call of Duty: World at War racks up incredible in-game stats while playing regularly for the past 15 years.

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franwex1039d ago

Well, he definitely got his money’s worth.

Abnor_Mal1039d ago

Same as Shirley Curry playing Skyrim for years. In the next Elders Scrolls game they should have her in the game as some form of npc.

andy851039d ago

She is, I read she will be a character. Not a dig in any form but I hope she's alive when it releases

Relientk771039d ago

That's over 7,000 hours geez. What crazy stats

nitus101038d ago

Actually it is very easy to up the number of hours you have been playing a game. Basically all you need to do (assuming you have a PS4 or 5) is to place the console into stand-by without exiting the game, so if you do this a one hour gameplay actually becomes a 24 gameplay or longer.

boing11038d ago

What? So the game is still runinng when you put it to sleep? What?

EvertonFC1038d ago

It's actually sad not an achievement but hey we need the full story details.

Knushwood Butt1038d ago

There's someone on my friend list that has more than 6200 hours on Uncharted 4.

vTuro241038d ago

7k hours over 15 years isn't that crazy. The fact that he's been playing the same game for 15 years is more impressive.

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anast1039d ago

And then you got people that want to finish a game every week.

Rhythmattic1038d ago

Nailed what is the Spectrum... For good and bad, Quality or Quantity..Or the unreasonable to reason for. ;)

jznrpg1038d ago

Of course you will hit a ridiculous stat after 15 of anything.
My main character for Everquest had over 500 days played in the first 6 years of the game. I was young then and had a lot of time on my hands. I don’t think I could duplicate that again until I retire and not sure I could match it if I tried.

EvertonFC1038d ago

500 days in 6 years is nothing lol, you do realise how many days in a year right ?

poppatron1038d ago

I might be getting the maths wrong here, I think 500 days in 6 years works out at an average of just over 6 hours every single day. For 6 years. That’s pretty serious

EvertonFC1038d ago

Edit: wrote this early this morning, I understand it's lots of hours now lol at myself 😂🤣😜

RedDevils1038d ago

The only way to achieve this, is by having no life outside of video game lol.

Outlawzz1038d ago

Strange choice of game but hey that's some devotion. Congrats to them!

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