Like it or not, the zombie mode in Treyarch’s Call of Duty games is too popular and lucrative for Activision to ignore. When the publisher can’t tempt the dollars away from you on a console or PC, you’d better believe it’s going after you on iOS instead. As such, Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies will be making its way to the Apple App Store in mere hours. If you happen to be reading this on December 1, it’s already available for $6.99.

Shhh! Do you hear that? That sound is the sound of probably a couple thousand new Call of Duty: Black Ops owners crying out in pain. Do you know why they’re in pain? It’s because Activision has just announced special Call of Duty: Black Ops Limited Edition releases for the PS3 and Xbox 360 that cost the same as the current standard edition.

If these people hadn’t been so darn impatient to buy a game that came out eight months ago, they could have picked up a $59.99 special edition that includes the first DLC map pack…

Hey, that Call of Duty: Black Ops DLC leak yesterday was for real! It turns out that a new map pack is going to be released soon. Like, two weeks soon. On June 28, 2011, Xbox 360 owners will be able to download a new pack of five maps that goes by the name of Annihilation. Like the previous two packs, it will be 1,200 Microsoft Points ($15)…

I hope all you Call of Duty players are prepared for another map pack, because it looks like Treyarch and Activision have another one planned. As it was with the previous Call of Duty: Black Ops DLC pack, Escalation, it seems the next pack may have been leaked as well. This leak wasn’t as good though, as it only managed to reveal the five maps that will be included in the new add-on. The leaked image’s picture quality is horrible, but it looks authentic. You should probably remain cautiously optimistic.

Digital Warfare 24/7 first came across this GameStop ad…

Look away PS3 owners, this is going to sting! Are your eyes covered? Ok, here we go. Every other console owner with Call of Duty: Black Ops needs to start playing! Treyarch’s declared this weekend a double XP weekend! Actually, it’s more than just a weekend, since the event started today (May 6, 2011) and it’s going to end May 10, 2011. This means when you play, you’re going to earn oodles of extra experience and level up faster than normal…

Need strategic help planning together your Call of Duty: Black Ops multiplayer assaults? There’s an app for that. Not only that, Call of Duty: Black Ops MP Map App is an official and authorized map put together by BradyGames, Treyarch and Activision. Just download it to your iOS device and you can keep it by your side while playing through a multiplayer endeavor to give yourself an extra edge.

Of course, the Call of Duty: Black Ops MP Map App being an official app does mean it’s going to cost you…

Xbox 360 owners better keep their eyes open for sales on Microsoft Point cards this month. GAME Australia may have just leaked information about the next Call of Duty: Black Ops DLC. The store’s website temporarily had a flier posted online, the one at the right, that said Escalation will be released on Xbox Live on May 3, 2011. The flier also refers to Escalation as Content Pack 2 and states in fine print that it will arrive first on Xbox 360s…

Anyone who owns Call of Duty: Black Ops needs to clear their weekend. Forget about any plans you made, that might have involved going outside and interacting with people in the real world. There’s an important event you need to attend! Treyarch is celebrating the PS3 release of the First Strike map pack DLC with extra experience…

No modern setting, no Infinity Ward, no problem for Call of Duty: Black Ops.

Activision’s military shooter juggernaut was the most played Xbox Live title of 2010, according to Microsoft. Director of Xbox Live Programming Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb confirmed the news in his blog. In a year packed with big name games such as Halo: Reach, the latest COD installment proved its supremacy.

PS3 owners once again miss out on preferential treatment with Call of Duty: Black Ops. Not only do they have to endure bugs and glitches, they have to wait longer for their DLC. Granted, the forthcoming First Strike DLC a rather minor add-on that just adds a handful of new maps to the game, but still. It’s the principle of the thing! It’d be nice if everyone could get the first DLC pack at the same time.

First Strike gives Call of Duty: Black Ops players access to five new areas on March 3, 2011…