Along with the main patch, Mod Tools 1.3 is now out, in addition to the 1.5 Linux dedicated server bins. The new Mod Tools allows gamers to get started on their own Nazi Zombie maps, so expect a load of fun new environments to shoot some undead heads off soon.

The developers also gave the GGL and Clanbase a plug, encouraging competitive players to sign up for the new PC tournaments. The tournaments’ prizes offer up to $2,500 prizes and Call of Duty apparel.

Make the jump for the changelog.

• 3 new MP maps: Banzai, Corrosion, Sup Pens!
• 1 new Zombie map with a new weapon (the Wunderwaffe DG-2), flaming Hell Hounds, new traps, and more: Shi No Numa!
• CO-OP hosts can now kick players from their lobby
• Improved dog spawning in MP
• Addressed an issue with Zombie pathing
• Fixed an instance of the player model displaying incorrectly
• Some unhandled exception errors have been addressed
• Improved server browser’s refresh functionality when the Source is set to ‘Favorites’
• Added support for CODTV
• “cg_DrawFPS 1” now only displays FPS and cg ms/frame
• Added RCon command “teamstatus” to display players’ team information
• Mods: Added joinsquad script function
• Mods: Players can now join CO-OP lobbies that are hosting map names with more than eighteen characters
• Mods: Users can now load custom maps when the usermaps folder contains fifty or more custom maps
• Mods: Removed the loading of duplicate assets that contributed to the ‘2048 materials’ error
• Mods: Increased the amount of mods displayable in the Mods menu
• Mods: Fixed a crash related to the mod.arena file

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Yesterday, Treyarch Studio’s community manager made a post on the official Call of Duty forums mentioning that Map Pack 2 will be included with the new 1.5 patch, free of charge. The Map Pack 2 has been out for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions since early June.

In case you haven’t checked out the change log for the upcoming patch, the Call of Duty forums have you covered. There is no planned release date for the patch.

Everyone else is too it seems because Treyarch announced that in the first weekend the second map pack was downloaded over a million times. The $9.99 content pack contains four maps, including Shi No Numa. Yes, that’s right, it’s another zombie level. That’s got a lot to do with the appeal of this game for many I’m guessing. If you’re unfamiliar with the mode, it’s an online co-op mode similar to the Gears of War horde mode where players face wave after wave of enemies, only this time they’re a combination of two popular video game enemies: Nazis and zombies.

Last week, the second map pack for the game was released, while the first map pack old almost 2 million copies on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network, the second DLC is expected to sell even more. World At War developer Treyarch is reportedly already working on a sequel, “Call of Duty 7″, which is set during the Cold War.

It seems that Amazon is following Walmart’s example and holding a sale except this time it’s a bit different, Amazon is discounting games you actually care about.

This is a apparantly a father’s day sale and includes Xbox 360 games and Wii and PS3 accessories. While you won’t be getting these games for $20 a piece they do have Call of Duty 4 for $29.99, CoD: WaW for $41.97 and Halo Wars for $41.99.

While some buyers are sure to purchase one or two of these games for Dad, I think I’ll be picking a couple 2-3 up for myself.

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If you’re looking to pick up a few Xbox 360 games but don’t want to spend 60-bucks, you should check out Walmart’s latest deal. For a limited time, online customers can pick two qualifying games and recieve them for just $20 a peice.

Of course, don’t go thinking you’re going to pick up Halo 3 and Call of Duty: World at War for the discounted price as the list includes games like Sega Superstars Tennis, FIFA Street 3 and NFL Head Coach 09. Yeah, you get the point.

Anyways, you can head here to see the full list of 11 discounted games and pick out any two you want.

Just as we reported to you yesterday Map Pack 2 has official hit Xbox Live and PSN for 800 Microsoft Points and $9.99 respectively for Call of Duty: World at War.

This is the map pack that includes the multiplayer maps Banzai, Corrosion and Sub Pens along with the all new Nazi Zombie map Shi No Numa.

The real announcement here however is that Playstation 3 owners will get the chance to play with World at War developers on Saturday June 11th from 1-5PM PST. Below are the PSN IDs that the developers will be playing under:

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Call of Duty: World at War’s first map pack was nothing short of a huge success. So, it’s no surprise that Treyarch would produce a second map pack which is featured in the above video.

The video runs 8:34 and features the two maps Corrosion and Sub Pens being added to the pack. If you didn’t know, there’s also a new Nazi Zombie map entitled Shi No Numa being introduced.

I just wish the trailer showed said Nazi Zombie map, I mean it is my favorite feature in WaW. Futhermore, if you don’t have Call of Duty: World at War, now is the perfect time because Steam is offering the game for just $25.

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In addition, the special offer also includes the previously released DLC, including the famous Zombie Mode.

But before I get right down to business, it’s time for a plot rundown:  we follow a series of different soldiers in all different parts of the Allied forces as they rampage their way across the Pacific Theatre, up into Russia, BACK to the Pacific, back once again to Russia before taking on Berlin, and accomplishing a series of missions, including calling down rockets on Japanese Ha-Go tank forces, handling a Russian T-34 tank and running the guns on a PBY Catalina flying boat.  You will be effectively a part of the last and loudest hours of World War II.

And, in case you didn’t see this coming by the big number five on the title, yes, this is yet another in a long, long, LONG (and growing…) string of first person shooters.  Sure, they’ve got some additions of new gameplay in here—when’s the last time you got to drive a tank in first person?—but let’s face it; there’s only so much variety you can get out of this particular chopped salad mix.  There’s only so many ways you can make the same old baloney taste new and different.

However—if you’re willing to gut your way through a highly realistic, blood-spattered, downright gritty World War II simulation with more gunfire and explosions than even Saving Private Ryan could muster, presented in a format so eye-wateringly predictable that there’s almost no reason to play, then this time around, you’ll get a special bonus.   It’s called Nazi Zombies mode, and, though they may not specifically be members of the Party, the mode itself comprises a series of maps, some of which are downloadable, in which you and possibly some friends attempt to hold a building against a legion of zombies bound and determined to break in.

The down side of that, of course, is like I said: you have to play your way through the ENTIRE CAMPAIGN to get access.  I’m irritated by this.  I’d personally like to see more first person shooters involving zombies (and ZOMBIES, not second-rate 28 Days Later knockoffs like Left 4 Dead, thank you very much), and the fact that these bastards made me slog through a hell of their own making just to get a crack at some zombie killing fun makes me furious to the point of derangement.

So let’s sum it up:  Call of Duty World at War is not really a BAD game, it’s just more of the same.  They offer some excellent graphics, and some fantastic realism, and even some unique features buried in all the warmed over leftover crap that is their primary campaign mode, but let’s face facts—aside from a pretty new paintjob and some fancy bells and whistles, this really is just more of the same. It’s up to you if you want to take another foray into the same crap you’ve been playing over and over for years, but if you love the first person shooter and just can’t get enough, then this is definitely the game for you.

The pack, as with the first one, will offer four new maps – Banzai, Corrosion, Sub Pens and Shi No Zuma (Zombie Swamp) – with three for competitive multiplayer and the last one for the cooperative Nazi zombie mode.

It will also add ten new Achievements and Trophies. No pricing or specific release details were given, though it should be noted that the first pack sold for $10 on consoles and was later released for free on PC.

Here’s a bit on the maps:

Online, players will compete in "Banzai," and fight for control of a tall, river bridge, deep within enemy territory; face down foes in a shattered Russian train yard in "Corrosion"; and struggle to control a bombed-out submarine base in the close-quarter map, "Sub Pens." In "Shi No Numa" (Zombie Swamp), Imperial Zombies rise from misty swamps in an all new co-op experience, with a level that features a mix of traps, flaming Hell Hounds, Perk machines and the deadly, new Wunderwaffe DG-2, as well as 10 new Xbox 360 Achievements/PS3 Trophies that can be earned along the way.

Last week, we reported that the Call of Duty: World at War 1.4 patch and map pack are coming soon to the PC. No release date was specified, but it turns out that the patch went live today. The patch has several fixes, including improved spawning logic, auto balancing improvements, and more. Included with the map pack are Kneedeep, Nightfire, Station, and the Zombie Nazis map Verrückt.

You can download the patch at AtomicGamer or GamersHell, which clocks in at ~600MB.

The DLC was released on March 19 for $10. It offers played four new multiplayer maps, including one for the Nazi Zombies mode. It is also due out on PC, though release details are yet to be revealed.

Interestingly, it did better than the DLC for Call of Duty 4, which took nine days to break the million mark.

Sure we’re a few days late, but nontheless a new map entitled ‘Makin” has hit the Xbox Live Marketplace for Call of Duty: World at War. Originally released on the 26th of last month.

Major Nelson describes the map as the following

[ESRB: M (Mature) BLOOD AND GORE,INTENSE VIOLENCE,STRONG LANGUAGE] Free Multiplayer Map! The tide is out and the sun is high – this daytime version of Makin sheds new light on the battle!

Best of all, it’s free! Go download it.

If you’ve been paying attention, you know that Activision recently lowered the price on one of it’s biggest releases of the year, Call of Duty: World at War. Well, it looks like some analysts are speculating that the mega-publisher may have started a new trend; decrease the price on major releases.

Following Call of Duty’s price reduction, Guitar Hero: World Tour and Ubisoft’s Prince of Persia followed suit. Although, if you weren’t born yesterday, you know that past-gen titles were always priced at $50, it wasn’t until this generation of consoles that brought about the $60 price point.

While this is great news that could potentially save gamers $10 here-and-there, let’s just hope that maybe this will entice enough studios to drop the prices on all of their games effectively bringing back the $50 price point.

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Now you can finally justify the extra dollars you spend on those Collector’s Edition versions of your games, as Activision today announced that those who bought the PC and Xbox 360 CE versions of Call of Duty: World at War will be able to earn double experience points from online multiplayer from December 5 through December 12.

PC gamers will need to have activated their copy, which is done automatically as the serial code is entered during installation; any server will offer double XP. On Xbox Live, you will need to play on the “Officer’s Club” playlist for double XP and must have registered on the official site and then downloaded the accompanying token.

Those who bought the regular-priced version will not be eligible to participate in the event.

The World War II shooter can now be purchased and downloaded online through Steam for $49.95, the same price as buying a retail physical copy of the game.

World at War is also available on PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii, as well as on PS2 and DS.

The game was released last week, hitting all platforms imaginable in the market. No specific per-console breakdown of sales was provided, so it cannot be said which platform was more popular.

World at War was developed by Treyarch; it was built on the CoD4 engine. Call of Duty 6 is being worked on by series creator Infinity Ward for release in 2009.

Following the release of Call of Duty: World at War GameStop has announced that they will be holding a national tournament for the game inviting those with access to a store to participate.

How the tournament will work is players will compete in one-vs-one single elimination rounds until the best player at each store is found. Once that player is found he will be compete in the District semifinals, followed by the Regional finals. Once that is set and done, the player will be flown, along with 32 other Regional finalists, to San Diego for the finals aboard the USS Midway aircraft carrier.

Sounds pretty cool right? The grand prize will be $2,500 dollars, but we all know the real prize is being able to say you are the best Call of Duty player in the country.

You can head to the tournaments official page to get more information about it at: http://www.gamestop.com/codworldatwar.

They will distribute PC keys to all registered users of CallofDuty.com, including any new users who signup after the PC beta is released. No release date for the PC beta was given.

The full game is due out November 11 on PC, PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii and DS.