In the video above, Infinity Ward man Robert Bowling takes us through a video tour of Modern Warfare 2 ’s upcoming Resurgence map pack, showing off the quintet of maps and giving pointers along the way. The line-up of new maps consists of a Disney World from hell – no, not Euro Disney – called Carnival, the largest map to date in Fuel, and the closed in Trailer Park that makes me a bit homesick. Those who have played Call of Duty 4 know what to expect on the open building complex of Vacant and the urban sprawl of Strike, but those who memorized each map’s layout should be forewarned, Infinity Ward has changed things up just a bit.

Activision announced today that the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 “Stimulus Package” set a new Xbox Live record — clearly, mapathy had set in. According to Microsoft’s figures, the DLC pack was downloaded over one million times in 24 hours, surpassing 2.5 million units within a week. All at $15 a pop.

To recap: 2.5 million of you are totally okay with a $15 map pack so, if this happens again, we aren’t going to be there to kiss the boo-boo if it’s suddenly $20. Just so we’re on the same page.

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Day one purchasers of Modern Warfare 2 ’s Stimulus Package downloadable content are getting a little unexpected bonus from Microsoft: 7 days of free Xbox Live Gold membership. The gift is not to compensate for the launch day connectivity issues that the downloadable content caused, Xbox Live’s director of programming Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb tells IGN , but instead a way to thank customers for their loyalty to the Xbox 360’s online platform

Activision is spending £1 million to promote the five maps that make up Modern Warfare 2 ’s Stimulus Package, MCV writes . The campaign includes extensive online marketing as well as a TV spot, both of which started running before the map pack became available this Tuesday and will continue to run throughout Easter. On top of that, “Our partners are playing a crucial role in driving the Stimulus Package message out to consumers through their in-store activation,” according to David Tyler, Activision’s marketing director for UK and Ireland

Modern Warfare 2 may have offered quite the buggy online experience in the months following its launch but, according to Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling, only a fraction of players were ever affected. Talking specifically about the care package glitch that allowed players to call in and abuse Harriers, AC-130s, Predator Missiles etc, the community man said , “No, there was no drop [in players]. Since people take this game very seriously and they play so hardcore – we do as well – you know that stuff gets a lot of attention.” Out of their 25 million players , Bowling continued, “the people who experienced those types of things and even participate in those types of things are very very small – like one per cent of our user base.” “So in the grand scheme of things it doesn’t really impact the overall experience of the majority of players.”