Treyarch usually waits until the very last moment to share details on their upcoming zombie releases, but we’re pleased to say that the company has decided to release a portion of gameplay for the new map along with the other multiplayer maps.

During the Shangri-La teaser, you’ll see that monkeys are back in the game, and also the original characters from the series, who we’re guessing will resume duties from the celebrity figures that were featured in Call of the Dead. We have to say that we’re loving the jungle setting for the map, as it is a stark contrast to the ‘dark building’- type zombie setting like we’ve become used to seeing from Treyarch.

We also see various traps in the map, as well as minecarts, new weapons and also what looks to be a brand new type of ‘fire’ zombie enemy to deal with. Hopefully more details are revealed soon about the map, as the anticipation is killing us.

As a reminder, Annihilation is due out June 28th on Xbox 360, priced at 1200. Check out the gameplay trailer below and let us know your thoughts on it.

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According to PCGamer Treyarch studio head Mark Lamia has said that the Annihilation DLC will bring a new zombie map which is set in Shangri-La, he says that it is an “exotic and mysterious map filled with deadly traps, dark secrets and innovative gameplay that will challenge even the most daring Zombie hunters”. For those of you who don’t know Shangri-La has a similar meaning to the Garden of Eden, one definition of Shangri-La says it is “A place regarded as an earthly paradise, esp. a retreat from modern civilization”.

If you have been playing Call of the Dead you will know that there are no traps (unless you consider the flipper a form of trap) on the map, this is pretty much the only way you can criticize this Zombie map, so perhaps Treyarch has noticed this and will bring plenty of traps next time around, Lamia’s statement certainly suggests this.

We wonder if George A. Romero will be making another appearance, perhaps this time you will have to use traps to calm him down rather than water, if Romero does make an appearance we think it is very likely that you will play as either Danny Trejo, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Robert Englund or Michael Rooker once again.

We still have two weeks to wait for this DLC so hopefully we will find out more about this zombie map soon, in the mean time why not share your ideas, predictions and wishes in the comments section below. What do you want from this new zombie map?

Update (17/6/2011):

We now know that lots of this information is true thanks to the official trailer being released (watch it here), we can also confirm that there appears to be the perk stealing monkeys we saw on the Ascension zombie map and a new type of fire zombie. The video also clearly shows that George Romero, Danny Trejo, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Robert Englund and Michael Rooker won’t be making an appearance this time.

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Without further ado, we can confirm that the name for the next DLC pack will be called Annihilation. As usual, the pack will consist of four new multiplayer maps and a brand new zombie map.

As surprising as this may seem for some of you, the DLC will be available to play this month – June 28th to be exact. The date was confirmed in an official promo poster for the new content which was intercepted by the guys over at VG247.

The price will be 1200 Microsoft Points, which is the standard price these days for new Black Ops content. As you might have guessed, the map will once again release on Xbox 360 first, as part of Microsoft and Activision’s ongoing exclusivity agreement.

The four maps have already been confirmed to be called Silo, Drive-In, Hanger18 and Hazard. We’re pretty surprised that this is coming out so soon after the release of Escalation. PS3 gamers have only just got their hands on the content this week, but while they are busy playing that, Xbox 360 gamers will have four brand new maps and a new zombie experience to enjoy – talk about rubbing it in Microsoft.

Let us know your thoughts on the release – surprised that yet more maps are on the way so soon? Is this new content still a day-one purchase for you, or are you starting to get a bit bored? – The obvious answer for most of you will be no we’re guessing.

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