Black Ops DLC, coming Feb 01 2011

Treyarch has confirmed the 1st DLC for Call of Duty: Black Ops which will be hitting the XBOX Live Marketplace on Feb 01 2011 for 1200 Microsoft Points. The DLC includes four new multiplayer maps and one new zombie map.  The multiplayer maps include "Berlin Wall" which takes place at Checkpoint Charlie where people use to cross from East Berlin to West Berlin in the Cold War, "Discovery" in an arctic German base, "Kowloon" based on the single-player China level and "Stadium" is a hockey rink.

XBOX Live Rewards Program

Microsofts new Xbox Live Rewards Program went live today and is now open to anyone with an XBOX 360 in the US and UK.  Signing up and participation is free, if you already have an Xbox.com account or an XBOX Live Gold subscription, you are already enrolled. 

The rewards program gives you Microsoft Points in exchange for things such as renewing your Xbox Live Gold Membership, purchasing select Xbox Live Marketplace content, using Netflix, taking monthly surveys and much more.  Points earned can range from 10 - 400+ depending on what action you take, for instance, renewing a 12 month Xbox Live Gold Membership earns you 200 Microsoft Points.  Free (silver) accounts and Gold accounts are eligible for earning these rewards.