Black Ops 2 Revolution PS3 DLC Release Date Announced

The first DLC pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops II is going to be arriving for Playstation Network users by the end of the month, according to the official Playstation Blog.

The pack, titled Revolution, will feature four new multiplayer maps, along with a few other surprises that promise to bring something new to the franchise.

The four maps will introduce new environments for players, including an area ravaged by a sandstorm in Mirage, and a skate park with halfpipes and curved bowls in the ground perfect for cover and strategy in Grind. 

The other two areas are Downhill, where a ski resort can either be the best vacation or the worst, and Hydro, which takes place at a Pakistani hydro-electric plant.

The DLC pack will also include the first downloadable weapon in Call of Duty history. The Peacekeeper SMG has "the small form factor of a compact submachine gun, but the range of an assault rifle," according to the post by Dan Amrich, the Community Manager at Activision.

For the zombie lovers, the pack also features a new zombie mode–called Turned–which is similar to Left 4 Dead 2's Versus mode in that it contains human against zombie, but supports up to four players. Whoever can survive the longest as the human wins.

The response to this announcement has been mixed, with some users commenting on the outdated nature of the Call of Duty franchise.

There is no word yet on pricing, but Amrich mentions that it will probably be along the lines of previous DLC packs. 

Revolution will be available on PSN on February 28.