Call of Duty fans should mark their calendars and prepare for Invasion, as Activision and Infinity Ward has revealed the third massive DLC Pack for Call of Duty: Ghosts.

Launching on June 3rd first, exclusively on Xbox Live for Xbox One and Xbox 360, Call of Duty: Ghosts Invasion delivers four new multiplayer maps from unique locales around the world, each with hidden secrets and unique Field Orders. Invasion also includes “Episode 3: Awakening,” the next chapter in Extinction’s four-part episodic narrative taking players deep into an alien underworld to discover the truth behind the Cryptid attack.

Invasion’s four new small-to-medium-sized multiplayer maps feature the fast-paced gameplay Call of Duty fans crave, each one donning a distinct look, feel and unique killstreak. “Departed” is a medium-sized map set in a rural Mexican town during the Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration. The colourfully decorated streets, vendor carts and storefronts provide ample cover for run-and-gunners and players that complete the map’s unique Field Order will unlock the Death Mariachi killstreak. Armed with dual-wielding pistols, the Death Mariachi settles scores, with each kill turning enemy players into another member of the band and a temporary squad mate.

“Pharaoh” is the abandoned archaeological site of an ancient Egyptian palace. Players will have to be on the lookout for collapsing monuments and urns full of flesh-eating scarabs, among other surprises in this multi-level map. Inside the palace, gamers will battle through multiple chambers ideal for close-quarters combat and short-range weapons, all under the watchful eye of Anubis, the half-jackal/half-human, protector of the dead, who will handsomely reward players who unlock this map’s Field Order.

Invasion’s third map, “Mutiny,” transports players to a remote Caribbean island harbouring an eerie pirate hideout complete with abandoned trading posts and prison cells. Speed and stealth are a must as players navigate the narrow and intertwining pathways. However, let ye be warned that gamers taking up positions on the pirate ship moored in the centre of the map will become vulnerable to enemy fire from the numerous flanking routes created by the map’s horseshoe shaped dock. Players that unlock “Mutiny’s” Field Order will find themselves escorted by two ethereal ghost pirates, who will happily send enemy combatants down to Davey Jones’ locker on their behalf.

Invasion’s fourth multiplayer map is a refreshed version of the fan-favourite map from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, “Favela.” Since its original release, the Brazilian shantytown has seen substantial change. Buildings once under construction are now complete, while others have crumbled into a state of disrepair. Players must avoid falling to their death as they traverse the map from one building to the next, with ramshackle scaffolding creating varied pathways between structures and enemy snipers taking advantage of the long sightlines. Players who complete the Field Order in “Favela” will be able to call in heavy air support from a nearby Y-8 Gunship to bring the rain with a 105mm cannon, a 40mm auto-cannon and a 25mm cannon.

Anchoring the Call of Duty: Ghosts Invasion DLC Pack is the next instalment in the game’s Extinction mode episodic narrative, “Episode 3: Awakening.” In Awakening, the team descends into the perilous alien underworld to strike at the subterranean fortress of the Ancestors – the mysterious puppet-masters behind the Cryptid invasion. Armed with a range of new hi-tech weapons and equipment, the team must penetrate a series of defensive barriers to reach the Ark and unlock the secrets of the Ancestors’ psychic powers. As the final battle draws closer, the fate of the Earth and the future of the human race hang in the balance.

Call of Duty: Ghosts Invasion will be available on June 3rd first, exclusively on Xbox Live for Xbox One, and the Xbox 360, with other platforms to follow.

Six new personalisation packs, the Soap Legend Pack and many more customisation items are now available on Xbox Live. The release date for other platforms will follow.

The Soap Legend Pack allows players to battle it out as the iconic Captain John ‘Soap’ MacTavish with an accompanying themed weapon camo, reticle, playercard, patch and background.

For more information on all the customisation options for Call of Duty: Ghosts visit the in-game store now or callofduty.com/ghosts/dlc/micro-items

Last week’s Call of Duty: Ghosts PC update that introduced the new Chaos Mode to Extinction is now rolling out on other platforms. The update also adds new Casual Extinction and Hardcore Extinction options.

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Infinity Ward is launching DLC for Call of Duty: Ghosts on Xbox platforms that will add narration to multiplayer matches by the one and only Snoop Dogg. As you terrorize the battlefield, Snoop becomes your own personal hype man, which sounds like just about the most amazing thing in the world. Want something a little gruffer? A voice pack featuring Full Metal Jacket drill instructor R. Lee Ermey is also in the works. Each DLC pack is priced at $2.99.

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Activision and Infinity Ward will be offering a Call of Duty: Ghosts Onslaught DLC Free Trial on Xbox Live this coming weekend. Starting Friday, 21st March and going through Monday, 24th March, gamers on Xbox One and Xbox 360 will be able to try out the DLC at no cost.

The free trial includes the four new small-to-medium multiplayer maps – Fog, BayView, Containment and Ignition; the dual-purpose Maverick weapon; and the first installment in Extinction’s four-part episodic narrative – Episode 1: Nightfall.

Come Friday, owners of Call of Duty: Ghosts will just need to sign-in to Xbox Live, download the Call of Duty: Ghosts Onslaught DLC Pack 1 from the in-game store and jump into a match.

Reports are beginning to surface of a massive ban wave that appears to be primarily targeting PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 users playing Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Ghosts. While most of the bans are presumably just, a number of users are claiming bans were issued to them through error and are looking to resolve the mistake.

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Gamers clamouring for all-new Call of Duty: Ghosts content can set their calendars for Devastation, the second of four massive DLC Packs, set to launch on 3rd April. Available first, exclusively on Xbox Live for both Xbox One and Xbox 360, Devastation delivers a new assortment of content to Call of Duty’s multiplayer.

The DLC Pack features four new small to medium-sized multiplayer maps, including a mountaintop Mayan temple, a mangled container ship, a giant excavation digger in South America and a fully reimagined version of Infinity Ward’s fan-favourite map “Dome” from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – each with their own unique Field Order. There’s also the all-new “Ripper” tactical 2-in-1 weapon and “Episode 2: Mayday” – the second chapter in Extinction’s four-part episodic narrative which includes multiple mod-able versions of the Venom-X weapon and closes with a battle against a monstrous, 100-foot tall Cryptid alien boss, aptly named the Kraken.

Additionally, as a special offer available starting today for players on Xbox Live, Call of Duty: Ghosts DLC Season Pass owners get instant access to Devastation’s all-new “Ripper” weapon, which features the unique ability to quickly convert from Sub Machine-Gun (SMG) to Assault Rifle and back again in the midst of battle and can be used in all Call of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer maps.

Devastation delivers four distinctive new maps with the fast-paced gameplay Call of Duty fans love, each with their own surprises. The first map, Ruins, is located on a Mexican peninsula and set amidst the remnants of a mountaintop Mayan temple, with multiple levels providing verticality for longer-range weapons and underground pathways perfect for close-quarters encounters. Savvy players that find and complete the unique Field Order will be able to trigger the map’s volcano to erupt and enjoy watching enemy players attempt to take cover as fiery debris fall from the sky.

The map Collision, is a mangle of debris scattered atop a container ship pinned underneath a crippled bridge in New York. This small map is ideal for run-and-gun tactics. Players that dominate “Collision” and complete the map’s specific Field Order will be able take control of a heavily armed aircraft and rain down destruction from above.

Behemoth takes the battle aboard a massive excavation platform in South America. Long sight lines open this map up to longer-range weapons, while the compact interiors of the control rooms are ideal for SMG’s and Shotguns. Completing “Behemoth’s” Field Order will allow players to control an attack helicopter armed with a deadly, armor-piercing Rail Gun as it circles the excavator searching for enemy combatants.

Devastation’s fourth map, Unearthed, drops players into a reimagined version of “Dome,” the fan-favourite multiplayer map from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. With a new look and all-new secrets, “Unearthed” is a compact map for all player types, who must navigate an alien artefact dig site in order to unlock the map’s Field Order and unleash the power of the Cryptids, as well as locate the map’s secret alien weapon.

Call of Duty: Ghosts Devastation also arms players with the Ripper – a new, tactical 2-in-1 SMG/Assault Rifle that can be used in all of Ghosts’ multiplayer maps. The Ripper is a highly unique weapon because of its ability to quickly switch back and forth from SMG to Assault Rifle on the fly. A deadly addition to Ghosts’ arsenal, the “Ripper” is the ideal companion across a variety of map types and tactics, providing players unprecedented flexibility with medium to short-range capability as an SMG and medium to long-range as an Assault Rifle.

For Extinction fans, Episode 2: Mayday, highlights the Call of Duty: Ghosts Devastation DLC Pack. Following the dramatic events that took place deep within the Alaskan wilderness at the Nightfall Program research facility, the Quick Reaction Force team now heads onboard a mysterious Chinese research vessel drifting abandoned in the Tasman Sea in the South Pacific Ocean. Players will uncover a much deeper conspiracy as they pursue Captain Archer and discover what has become of Doctor Cross. Armed with multiple mod-able versions of the Venom-X weapon powered with Cryptid technology, players will come up against yet another new alien species referred to as the “Seeder,” as well as go head-to-head with a massive, 100-foot tall Cryptid enemy from the depths of the ocean…the “Kraken.”

For the first time in Call of Duty history, Activision and Infinity Ward, in partnership with Xbox, will be hosting a free Call of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer demo on Xbox Live this coming weekend.

Starting Friday, 7th March at 6:00 p.m. (GMT) and going through to Monday, 10th March, gamers on Xbox One and Xbox 360 will be able to jump on Xbox Live and try out Call of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer at no cost. The demo will include three multiplayer maps – Strikezone, Warhawk, and Prison break; three multiplayer modes – Search & Rescue, Domination and Team Deathmatch; and the original Extinction game mode – Point of Contact.

Come Friday, gamers will just need to sign-in to Xbox Live, download the Call of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer demo, and get right into a match against friends, family, and anyone else enjoying the free demo weekend.

As of earlier today, Call of Duty: Ghosts' first DLC, Onslaught, is available for PC and both the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. For those who've been in the dark, the Onslaught pack includes four new multiplayer maps, a new weapon, and the first of four Extinction episodes. Not surprisingly, one of the four maps for competitive multiplayer is a throwback to an older Call of Duty map, one that fans really liked.

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Call of Duty's Captain Price may be making a comeback in future DLC for Call of Duty: Ghosts, judging by an image tweeted by Infinity Ward last night. The image shows Captain Price standing in Call of Duty: Ghosts' Stonehaven map besides the caption: "Brace yourselves. Price is coming."

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Speaking with IGN, Activision Publishing’s CEO, Eric Hirshberg, confirmed Sledgehammer’s upcoming Call of Duty game is being developed primarily for next-gen platforms. The news came after last week’s earnings call, during which Activision revealed that Sledgehammer was developing 2014’s Call of Duty game.

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The Call of Duty franchise is moving from a two-year to a three-year development cycle, president and CEO of Activision Publishing Eric Hirshberg announced during an investor call today, with Sledgehammer Games joining Treyarch and Infinity Ward as the third lead developer on the series.

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The first map pack for Call of Duty: Ghosts will release on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and PC on February 27th, Activision has announced. Onslaught bundles in four maps – Fog, BayView, Containment and Ignition – along with a brand new chapter in co-op mode Extinction.

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Sledgehammer Games is actively recruiting in a bid to strengthen the development team working on a next-gen Call of Duty game. Earlier this week, parent company Activision posted more than ten Sledgehammer job adverts across a range of disciplines including art, design, animation and engineering. Multiple job ads note that the studio is "working on a next-gen Call of Duty game".

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The first downloadable content pack for Call of Duty: Ghosts is set to arrive on January 28th for the Xbox 360 and Xbox One, Activision has announced. The pack will be available for other platforms a few weeks later, a specific date was not released.

Onslaught debuts four unique multiplayer maps, each with their own distinct environments, as well as the all-new 'Maverick' dual-purpose Assault Rifle/Sniper Rifle. Anchoring Call of Duty: Ghosts Onslaught is 'Episode 1: Nightfall,' the first instalment in Extinction’s four-part episodic narrative that delves deeper into the storyline and features new characters, a new weapon and new alien species including a towering, three-story tall alien enemy.

The first multiplayer map, 'Fog', is a small to medium sized map set alongside the banks of a murky lake. Every area within Fog is a chilling homage to classic horror films, from an eerie campsite, flickering TVs, torture chamber and seemingly abandoned structures as players try to unlock the map’s dark secret. If a player happens to find and complete a specific Field Order, they become the embodiment of evil and don the persona of one of cinema’s most iconic horror characters, Michael Myers. Additionally, the entire soundscape changes to the eerily familiar Halloween Theme music so other players know to run for their lives.

Next is 'BayView', a close-quarters map set on a coastal Californian boardwalk packed with seaside gift stores and an aquarium, offering players fast-paced run-and-gun matches. Players must also be wary of the deadly artillery strike enemies can call-in from a Naval Destroyer anchored just offshore.

The third map 'Containment', transports players to a war-torn Mexican village, where the battle rages along both banks of the dried out riverbed.  The action in this compact map centres on the remains of a small bridge holding a hi-jacked truck filled with leaking radioactive material. Surrounded by a myriad of abandoned bars, cafes, a church and a pool hall, Containment also features elevated rooftop vantage points for players who prefer longer-range engagements.

Onslaught’s fourth map 'Ignition', launches players into an aging Florida space launch facility. Inspired by 'Scrapyard' – the fan-favourite multiplayer map from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, reimagined with dynamic gameplay elements – Ignition packs plenty of action both above and below ground amongst abandoned warehouses, flame trenches and a massive transport crawler. As if rockets crash-landing into the map weren’t enough, the close-quarters combat is further complicated via two separate rocket test engines sites that opposing forces can trigger, sending massive fireballs into the already intense firefights and the failed launch of a massive rocket has a dramatic effect on the combat.

Onslaught also arms players with a deadly new addition to the Call of Duty: Ghosts’ weapons arsenal with the 'Maverick', a dual-purpose Assault Rifle or Sniper Rifle that players can choose how to use depending on their tactical needs – a first for Call of Duty. Outfitted with a lightweight wood stock this weapon can be selected in either the Assault or the Sniper Rifle class. As an Assault Rifle the weapon’s fire rate becomes fully-automatic with high damage at a decent range and as a Sniper Rifle the Maverick sports an advanced scope and a semi-auto rate of fire.

Included in Call of Duty: Ghosts’ initial DLC pack is the first instalment in Extinction’s four-part episodic narrative, 'Episode 1: Nightfall'. Introducing a narrative driven by two new characters and featuring two all-new alien species and an exclusive weapon, Episode 1: Nightfall is a fast and frenetic, action-packed continuation of the original Extinction experience in Call of Duty: Ghosts. Set in a remote facility hidden deep within the Alaskan wilderness, the shadowy Nightfall Program has been researching the origins of the newly revealed alien threat. A small recon team of elite soldiers must infiltrate the site to retrieve intel and exterminate the hordes of savage creatures and along the way uncover a three-story tall terror unlike anything they’ve faced before.

Onslaught is included as part of the Call of Duty: Ghosts DLC Season Pass, which gives fans access to four DLC packs planned to release in 2014 – Onslaught, Devastation, Invasion and Nemesis. Additionally, Season Pass holders get instant access to the downloadable multiplayer map, 'Free Fall', as well as the Team Leader Digital Pack, which comes with a unique multiplayer character head, weapon camo, reticle, player patch, player card and player background.

Infinity Ward has announced a January 28 release date for the first Call of Duty: Ghosts DLC pack, Onslaught. "Something menacing is coming Jan. 28," the studio said on Twitter. "Get ready for the #Onslaught." Infinity Ward posted a link to the following Instagram tease, which is set to the main theme music from the horror film Halloween.

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With the Call of Duty: Ghosts Season Pass ($49.99) you'll get 4 downloadable content packs: Onslaught, Devastation, Invasion, and Nemesis - providing brand new multiplayer maps, bonus weapons, and a unique 4-part episodic Extinction experience.

Upon purchasing the Season Pass, players will also receive instant access to the downloadable multiplayer map, Free Fall, as well as the Team Leader Digital pack, complete with a unique MP character head, weapon camo, reticle, player patch, player card and player background.

Additional skins for the Call of Duty: Ghosts guard dog may be released as DLC, judging by an image uploaded to Reddit. The image appears to show a promotional inlay featuring "The Wolf", a new skin allegedly for Ghosts' Guard Dog multiplayer killstreak.

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