Call of Duty Black Ops First Strike trailer debuts

By Ryan Fleming January 26, 2011

Xbox 360 owners, prepare to sacrifice more of your life on the altar of Call of Duty: Black Ops, when the game receives its first expansion pack this Tuesday, February 1.

The DLC will feature four original maps, one new zombie map, and will be released as an Xbox 360 exclusive, although it is just a matter of time before the PC and PS3 both receive the additional maps. Check out our first look of the First Strike expansion for details on each new competitive map.

To prepare you for what to expect when the new maps come to claim the hours of your life, Treyarch and Activision have released a new trailer. Check it out and look for the new maps on Xbox Live, for $15 on February 1.

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