Activision and Treyarch have finally revealed the day that Call of Duty: Black Ops II Vengeance can be yours.  Vengeance is the third serving of downloadable content and it’s coming first exclusively to Xbox Live.

“When it’s difficult to see the line between playtesting and leisurely gaming around the studio, it’s a sure sign that we’ve created something fun with Vengeance,” said Mark Lamia, Studio Head of Treyarch. “From the four multiplayer maps to our new Zombies experience, “Buried,” Vengeance continues doing what we set out to accomplish from the very beginning of development on Call of Duty: Black Ops II: pushing the boundaries of fans’ expectations.”

Call of Duty: Black Ops II Vengeance offers up 4 new multiplayer maps including Cove, Detour, Rush and Uplink.  You’ll even get to throw down in a new addition to Zombies.  Buried mixes old characters with new one as they both go against zombies in an Old West mining town.  There’s also a special weapon for those who grab Vengeance called the Ray Gun Mark II.  Get ready because it’s almost here!

Happy Monday everyone!  Word on the street is that Microsoft has confirmed what I tweeted about last week sometime.  Xbox One games will continue the $59.99 price tag.  My question is why and does this extend to the digital form of the game as well?

I suppose I can understand the physical games continuing on with the $59.99 price point but are they not considering a decrease in price to the digital download?  If current Games on Demand prices are any indicator, I guess I have my answer.  Even digital downloads will be $59.99.  I thought the whole point of digital downloads was to lower prices.  You save on disc manufacturing and box art production so shouldn’t that save some money for consumers?

I guess there’s no Steam future after all in terms of sales on the Xbox One.  What say you on the prices continuing on into the digital realm?

Here’s a little tidbit that isn’t being talked about much amongst the whirlwind of information out of E3 this year.  Microsoft intends to stop using Microsoft Points when the Xbox One launches and switch to actual dollar value.  Your current points will simply convert to an equal value dollar amount so don’t worry.  You won’t lose your 22 points.  I expect the conversion to be $1 for every 80 Microsoft Points you have or something like that.

So say goodbye to your virtual bucks and get ready to spend real cash.

I thought this would be useful information for those of you deciding on whether or not to purchase the Xbox One.  It’s a feature comparison chart that gives you a quick glance at how Xbox Live differs on each console.  You can click the image to get a larger version of the chart.

From the looks of things, Xbox Live will be considerably different on the Xbox 360 than it is on the Xbox One.  You’ll get quite a bit more for making the jump.  Is that fair?  In a business world, it’s the only way to entice customers.  But I’m sure current 360 owners will not be too happy.

What say you?

The Xbox 360 is still being supported and to usher in a new era for Xbox itself, Microsoft revealed a new Xbox 360 design.  It’s supposed to look more like it’s uncle, the Xbox One.  The pricing is still the same so this is purely an aesthetic decision for those interested.

There was also an announced program for two free games per month until the release of the Xbox One.  I have no idea why they even called it a program because it’s not.  It’s just a string of monthly deals until November.  Anyway, Microsoft is giving away 2 free games to Gold members until the launch of the Xbox One.

The first game is Fable III.  It’s free to download right now.  In the coming months, Assassin’s Creed 2, HALO 3 and a variety of other games will also be offered for free.