Those that bought the PC and Xbox 360 Limited Collector's Editions of Call of Duty: World at War will be able to earn double experience points from online multiplayer from December 5 thought December 12, publisher Activision has announced.

For double XP access, owners must have activated their Limited Collector's Edition. For the PC, this is done automatically as the serial code is entered during installation, with any server offering double XP. Xbox 360 LCE owners 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 that purchased the regularly priced edition of the Treyarch-developed shooter are not eligible to participate in the promotion, nor are PlayStation 3 owners, as the PlayStation 3 did not receive a Limited Collector's Edition of the game.

Priced at a $20 premium--$70 on PC and $80 on Xbox 360--the Call of Duty: World at War Limited Collector's Edition promised an exclusive weapon, a week of double experience and a real-life canteen that was not intended for drinking.

Now available at FileShack is the mod toolset for Call of Duty: World at War.

Tucked away within the 1.10GB archive is everything owners of the PC version will need to start making custom content, such as levels and new game modes.

Developed by Treyarch, the wartime shooter hit PC, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 earlier in the month, accompanied by the Rebellion-crafted PS2 version and n-Space's DS edition.

Valve has announced that the PC version of Treyarch's Call of Duty: World at War is now available on the Steam digital distribution service.

The World War II shooter, which is selling like hotcakes, can now be purchased online and downloaded through Steam for the price of $49.95, the same as buying the disc-based game from a brick-and-mortar retailer.

World at War released last week for a whole bevy of platforms. Treyarch handled the PC, PS3, Xbox 360 and Wiieditions, while the PS2 version came from Rebellion and n-Space handled the Nintendo DS port.

Treyarch's wartime shooter Call of Duty: World at War has more than doubled the week-one UK sales of Infinity Ward's Call of Duty 4, GamesIndustry reports.

World at War arrived at retailers last week, hitting two more platforms--PS2 and Wii--than Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, which was released on PC, PS3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo DS. The PS2 edition of CoD:WaW was developed by Rebellion, while n-Space handled the DS editions of both CoD4 and CoD:WaW.

As GamesIndustry and UK sales-tracking firm GfK Chart-Track did not provide a specific per-console breakdown of World at War's sales figures, the effect those additional platforms had on its retail performance is not yet known.

After Infinity Ward created the first two Call of Duty entries, Treyarch was brought on to co-develop the series as part of publisher Activision's "leapfrog strategy" for annual releases. Treyarch handled Call of Duty 3 while IW prepped CoD4, with the series creator presently working on Call of Duty 6 for a 2009 release.

The first Call of Duty: World at War patch is now available on FileShack, updating the newly released World War 2 action game to version 1.1. The 318MB download offers the following fixes

• Mods are now enabled in Co-op, Single Player, and Multiplayer.
• Players will now be notified when a new patch is available.
• Improvements for SLI support.
• G_Spawn: no free entities crash has been fixed.
• Server no longer runs out of script variables.
• License key is no longer required to run a Dedicated Server.
• A Dedicated Server can now be started from the Command Line via Remote Desktop Connection.... Read more

Publisher Activision sends along the latest trailer for Treyarch's World War II shooter Call of Duty: World at War, which wraps up World War II and hits PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and Nintendo DS next Tuesday, November 11.

A multiplayer beta test of the game is currently underway for PC and Xbox 360, with both freely open to the general public, though neither pack the zombie survival mode.

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The Xbox 360 multiplayer beta for Treyarch's WWII shooter Call of Duty: World at War is now available for any and every Xbox Live Gold member to download and play, the developer has announced on the game's official site.

The download can be found under the Call of Duty: World at War category within the online Xbox Live Marketplace.

The beta launched in mid-October, at the time restricted to only those that had access tokens. The full game arrives at retailers on November 11, with the now-public beta essentially acting as a demo for the wartime shooter.

A multiplayer beta is also underway on the PC, and is likewise open to anyone.

Activision has released a new trailer showing off a zombie-themed bonus level contained in Treyarch's upcoming World War II shooter Call of Duty: World at War.

However, those looking for some co-op zombie action will have to wait for November 11--the release date for both World at War and the Left 4 Dead demo.

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Fallout 3 may be today's biggest release in PC gaming, but a free multiplayer beta for Treyarch's Call of Duty: World at War comes in a close second.

Offering the same three levels as the Xbox Live beta, the PC beta is open to everyone. All players need to do is sign up at the Call of Duty website to get a key.

Once that's done, download the 845 MB beta from FileShack.

There are no limits to how many players can join the beta; rather, the keys from the Call of Duty website are used to create individual profiles and find friends more easily.

Players are advised that the beta won't last long, as the finished game drops for PC, PS2, PS3, 360, Wii and DS on November 11.

The video game zombie invasion continues, as it was revealed over the weekend that Treyarch's Call of Duty: World at War (PC, 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS) contains an endless zombie-slaughter mode for up to four players.

The mode, which is unlocked by finishing the fifth Call of Duty game releasing November 11, plays like the Horde Mode of Epic's Gears of War 2, but with undead Nazis in the place of more monstrous Locust.

CVG writes that players earn cash by killing zombies, which is then used to purchase weapons and equipment. Zombies respawn endlessly in waves, and reportedly Treyarch themselves have only managed to reach wave 23.

Video of the mode has appeared on GameTrailers, which we've embedded below... Read more

While the recently-launched Xbox 360 multiplayer beta for Call of Duty: World at War is limited to pre-order customers and select others, developer Treyarch has revealed that the forthcoming PC beta will be open to all members of the official site.

"These PC keys will be available to all registered users of CallOfDuty.com, including any new users who sign up after the PC Beta releases," reads a Call of Duty: World at War community update acquired by Voodoo Extreme. "These keys aren't intended to limit the Beta to a certain number of players; they are here to allow you to create these unique profile names for our Friends and Invites features."

Though the update did not specify when the PC beta for the first-person shooter will launch--the full game hits PC, PS2, PS3, 360, Wii and DS on Nov. 11--it did note that the "entire key authentication / master server paradigm is changing."

The shift will tie an individual profile to the CD Key instead of requiring a password and username for online play, making Friends and Invite functionality easier on the PC. "We didn't want the new Squad mechanics we've developed to get watered down on the PC," the studio noted, "which is ultimately why we decided to bring you Friends & Invites, and thus globally unique profile names."

Four of the five games in the Call of Duty series, counting Treyarch's now-in-beta World at War (PC, PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS), have been set in World War II but there's still room for more antics featuring The Greatest Generation, according to World at War senior producer Noah Heller.

"I can't say that there won't ever be a WWII Call of Duty game again, but ... it's gratifying that we're able to show the close for once, rather than the opening," said Heller to CVG. "The war is over and both campaigns have a very clear ending." World at War takes place in the Pacific and in Berlin.

To make his point, Heller explores some parts of World War II that... Read more

Following this week's launch of the Call of Duty: World at War multiplayer beta on Xbox 360, publisher Activision has released a new trailer detailing the multiplayer component of the first-person World War II shooting game.

Developed by Treyarch, Call of Duty: World at War hits PC, PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii and Nintendo DS on November 11, with series creator Infinity Ward returning to the franchise via next year's release of Call of Duty 6.

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Publisher Activision has announced that select Xbox 360 owners can now access the multiplayer beta for Treyarch's Call of Duty: World at War, with the PC beta said to be coming "soon."

Those that pre-order the first person shooter from retailer GameStop will receive a key to download the beta, which will run for "a few weeks." Codes are also available by registering at CallofDuty.com.

The beta packs four playable factions--U.S. Marines, German Wehrmacht, Japanese Imperial Army, Russian Red Army factions--along with four game types--Team Death Match, Free-For-All, Capture the Flag, War--and the following maps... Read more

Activision has released a new trailer for Treyarch's Call of Duty: World at War, showing a minute of explosions and fire effects.

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Call of Duty: World at War ships for PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS November 11.

So we know Nintendo has the market cornered on Wii brain trainers, and walking trainers, and games about collecting bells. But what is there for us, the hardcore gamers? What about the people that dabble in Mario, but want nothing more than to ignore that bell business, kill that obnoxious Tom Nook and take his loot?

Last week I had a chance to preview Nintendo's upcoming Wii lineup at the company's fall media summit. And while the new DS and the handheld platform's strong lineup dominated the news, I was more interested in what Nintendo was showing off on the Wii. After all, my Wii has been dormant for months. I wanted to know whether I should expect four more months of the same, or some real change from Nintendo's platform.

The first-party offerings weren't very inspiring. Animal Crossing: City Folk and Wii Music did little to convince me to start dusting off my Wiimotes. Tetris Party had some intriguing modes, but another Tetris game just isn't going to do it for me.

However, I did get a look at four games from various third-party developers that at least offered some action that didn't involve cooking simulation or Sudoku. So out of those few offerings, do we have anything to look forward to? ... Read more

As part of today's media blitz, Nintendo has released new screenshots from the Wii edition of Call of Duty: World at War, developed by Treyarch, and n-Space's DS release.

Both versions hit alongside the PC, PS2, PS3 and Xbox 360 editions on November 11.

Developer Treyarch has released the system requirements for the PC version of its World War II shooter Call of Duty: World at War, which hits retailers on November 11 alongside the PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii and Nintendo DS versions.

Processor: AMD 64 3200+/Intel Pentium 4 3.0GHz or better

Memory: 8 GB free hard-drive space, 512MB RAM (XP)/1GB RAM (Vista)

Graphics: Shader 3.0 or better, 256MB Nvidia GeForce 6600GT/ATI Radeon 1600XT or better

While Treyarch was provided with the technology that powered Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, project lead Cesar Statsny GameSpot that the studio was "able to achieve this graphical intensity with only a modest bump in the minimum requirements from COD4."

Meanwhile, series creator and Call of Duty 4 developer Infinity Ward is currently working on what publisher Activision refers to as Call of Duty 6, which releases next year.

Activision has released a new video from Treyarch's FPS Call of Duty: World at War. The trailer shows an army of four gamers taking on the Germans in a bloody battle.

The fifth game in the Call of Duty series created by Infinity Ward, World at War launches on PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, and Wii on November 11. n-Space is developing a Nintendo DS version that will launch on the same day.

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Update: Treyarch has announced that the Day One Advantage will provide a high-level rifle for pre-orders, or a light machinegun for those purchasing the collector's edition. Outside of the Day One Advantage, the guns will have to be earned via gaining experience in multiplayer.

Original story: Activision is planning a wealth of downloadable content for Treyarch's upcoming shooter Call of Duty: World at War.

According to Activision publishing CEO Mike Griffith, Call of Duty: World at War will be supported by "3x the amount of content" than was supplied for Call of Duty 4, as well as "premium content called 'Day One Advantage.'"

While Activision did not detail the "Day One Advantage," blog Alt+F4 claims the feature will accelerate the earning of experience points during online play.

Only a single map pack was provided for Infinity Ward's wildly popular Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. The Variety Map Pack, which sold for 800 Microsoft Points ($10), was downloaded by over one million gamers in nine days, a record for Xbox Live DLC.