Are you a console gamer who has contemplated trying your hand at Call of Duty on the PC? Or, maybe you play games on the PC but haven’t had the chance or inclination to pick up the latest Call of Duty game on the block, Treyarch’s Black Ops 2? Maybe you just like free stuff! If you fall into any of those camps here’s some good news for you.

Developer Treyarch has released a new update for Black Ops 2 on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Available now, the huge patch brings feature improvements, gameplay balancing, multiplayer issue fixes, and resolves problems with Mob of the Dead, the latest Zombies map (currently only available on Xbox but coming to PS3 and PC May 16).

The developer has also decided to slip a new game mode into today’s patch. Called ’Arms Race’, this new “limited time” game mode awards players 150 score for each kill, meaning they are able to earn Scorestreaks much quicker. Arms Race can be found in the Bonus Playlist.

PlayStation 3 and PC users have, yet again, had to wait in vain while Xbox 360 users have fun on new Black Ops 2 maps without them.

Black Ops 2′s latest map pack, the Uprising Map Pack, was released to Xbox 360 users on April 16th, while no date was released for other platforms. Today, Activision and Treyarch have announced the release date for Uprising on the PlayStation and PC.

Following MLG Dallas and a very successful inaugural Call of Duty: Championship is the next leg of the of the Major League Gaming tour, the MLG Spring Championship. Starting June 28 and running through until the 30th, the MLG Spring Championship is to take place at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim.

Following patch 1.08 for the Xbox 360, the latest update for the PC version of Black Ops 2 is now live on Steam. The new Black Ops 2 PC update is comprised of much of the same changes that its console counterpart received a few days back; existing feature improvements, gameplay balancing, Zombie issue fixes, and a huge list of multiplayer issue fixes.

With the launch date for Black Ops 2‘s second map pack fast approaching, publisher Activision and developer Treyarch are releasing more and more information for the DLC.

The first official look we got at Black Ops 2: Uprising‘s four multiplayer maps (Magma, Encore, Vertigo, and Studio) and Zombie mode map was with the preview trailer. Not long after the preview trailer we got a behind-the-scenes look at ‘Mob of the Dead’, the new Zombies experience included with Uprising – set on Alcatraz Island and the “most terrifying Zombies map to date”, according to Treyarch.

The inaugural Call of Duty Championship was held in Hollywood, California over the last weekend (April 5-7), giving 32 of the best Call of Duty teams from around the globe the chance to compete in Black Ops 2 for a slice of the $1,000,000 prize pool.

Having had the opportunity to cover the event for our sister site BlackOpsBlog, I can assure you that it was a great event, with some thrilling matches – especially over the last day and final two matches.

Black Ops 2‘s first map pack, Revolution included a bonus weapon as part of its offerings – the Peacekeeper SMG – for the first time in Call of Duty history.

With no gun DLC announced as part of Uprising, Black Ops 2′s second map pack, the community have begun wondering why there won’t be a new gun introduced to the game for people who purchase Uprising.

Arriving April 16th on the Xbox 360 is Black Ops 2‘s second map pack, Uprising. Part of Uprising is Treyarch’s “most terrifying Zombies map to date”, Mob of the Dead.

Set on a digitally recreated Alcatraz Island, Mob of the Dead features four prohibition-era mobsters, Billy Handsome(Liotta), Al “The Weasel” Arlington (Pantoliano), Salvatore “Sal” DeLuca (Palmentiri), and Michael “Finn” O’Leary (Madsen) who are serving time in the prison only to discover that being behind bars is the least of their problems.