We have embedded a video at the end of this post and it clearly shows that the V-R11 (and V-R11 Lazarus) can be used to shoot your own teammate to give them some sort of extra abilities, at this moment in time we are not sure whether it makes zombies ignore the player who is shot by the super weapon two other possibilities are that you become immune to zombies or get stronger attacks, either way it doesn’t last that long.

The video took a long time to create and this is why at the end they commit suicide, we are told that it went on roughly 18 to 19 hours and at the end you see that during the game they racked up a staggering 21319 kills. The person who uploaded the video says that he won’t be playing Call of the Dead again, but if you want to have a go the key is to pack a punch a crossbow and the V-R11.

I have had a bit of a Call of the Dead addiction lately so will try out this strategy later today, one thing that we expect is that it won’t be as easy as the people in the video make it look.

Have you attempted this strategy? If so, what affects does the V-R11 Lazarus have on your teammate and how far did you get?

Obviously strategies and routes depend on how many players are in your lobby, the route we talk you through today works even if you are by yourself, but obviously as there are so many factors which can affect things it is not perfect all of the time.

Part 1: Early rounds and getting the MP40. We recommend not clearing any debris for the first three rounds, this may leave you short on ammo, so stab zombies when possible, but to get more points put a few bullets in them first. Once on round four we recommend clearing two lots of debris and buying the MP40, we have embedded a video at the end of this post which shows you the path you have to take to get there.

Part 2: Save some money. After you have got the MP40 you may have to clear a few rounds to earn some points, if you are still by the MP40 you can jump down and go back to where you first spawned (be careful there are two routes, don’t take a route which requires you to clear more debris). Once here it is pretty easy to kill of zombies until you have enough money to clear some more debris, if you do not get max ammo during this time you may want to return to where you bought the MP40 to get some more bullets.

Part 3: Turn on the power and save for Jugger-Nog. The power is pretty easy to find and requires you to clear one more lot of debris and open a door. Take the route you took for the MP40, but once on the boat go up the stairs on your left and then work your way to the top of it, here you will find a door, open it and go inside to turn on the power. We have embedded another video showing you where the power is at the bottom of this post. Once up here you should be able to save for Jugger-Nog, it costs 2500 points and requires you to clear one more lot of debris, if you become surrounded by zombies there is a zip line which you can jump on, this can also be used to lead George away.

Part 4: Get Jugger-Nog. When you have enough money to clear one lot of debris and buy Jugger-Nog you should waste no time in getting it, however ensure you have a sufficient amount of ammo beforehand. If you are new to Call of the Dead you might be better of getting a crawler for this so that you don’t get cornered. Jug can be found quite near to where you bought the MP40, we have embedded another video at the end of this post showing you the path to Jug, we strongly recommend that you do not stay where you got Jugger-Nog as it is an easy place to get cornered.

Part 5: Explore the map and find routes that suit you. Now that you have the MP40 and Jugger-Nog you can take whichever route takes your fancy, have a few goes on the box and save for pack a punch, you may also want to buy quick revive (which is found on the little island on the water where you began. Over time you will find a strategy which suits your style of play, get exploring and feel free to share the paths which you have success with in the comments section below.

The three videos which we spoke about in this post are embedded below, the top one shows you where the MP40 is, the middle one shows you how to turn on the power and the bottom one shows you where to get Jugger-Nog from, we hope this helps you progress through Call of the Dead.

Tip 1: Let’s start with George Romero, if you shoot at George he will come running after you and take you out 1 by 1, the only way to make him see sense is to cool him off by leading him to the water, you can kill George Romero with pack a punched weapons like the scavenger, but he does come back.

Tip 2: If you want to progress through the Call of the Dead zombie map you will need to pack a punch your weapon at some point, you can only use pack a punch when the lighthouse’s beam of light is shining on a certain areas of the map. Follow the light and you will find the pack a punch.

Tip 3: The VR-11 doesn’t just turn zombies into humans, in fact once transformed the human will act as bait for the zombies, however this human will run to the closest pool of water and freeze to death. The best plan is to use it as far from water as possible, such as at the top of the lighthouse. One thing to remember is that zombies will chase the closest human, so just because you have some livebait out there it does not mean that you will not be pursued.

Tip 4: Don’t open all routes, now this is an obvious one for any zombies gamer, however it is not obvious to everyone, simply put if clear all of the debris you will have zombies coming at you from all angles. Over time you will find out what paths work best for you, personally I like herding the zombies up by the bottom door of the lighthouse near the AK74U. If you try this tactic I would recommend keeping the bottom door locked.

Tip 5: Don’t be fooled by the box, now this one is more of a personal opinion than a rule to follow. I find that constantly spending cash on the box is a complete waste of points, as an estimate I would say that 70% of the time you get a weapon which you don’t really want, why not buy a gun where you can keep getting ammo for it and pack a punch it with all of the points you have saved not wasting on the box. I’m quite partial to pack a punching the MP40 and AK74U, however sooner or later you or a teammate might want to think about gambling on the box a few times.

We hope that these 5 simple tips help you out a little, if you have any questions let us know in the comments section below.

Developers Treyarch have just announced that the Escalation map pack for PC will be available to download via Steam on June 2nd as reported from VG247. That is almost a month exactly since it first became available on the Xbox Live Marketplace on May 3rd.

For those of you who still don’t know, Escalation adds four new multiplayer maps and a brand new zombie map. The multiplayer maps are Stockpile, Zoo, Hotel and Convoy, while most of you won’t need us to tell you that the brand new zombie map is called Call of the Dead. You can check out our guide here for the main easter egg in that mode if you missed it a few weeks ago.

Sadly, there is still no official release date for PS3 gamers. This is quite unusual since Treyarch usually announce PS3 and PC release dates together. Perhaps this has something to do with the uncertainty surrounding the PlayStation Store. We’ll keep you updated on this.

As most of you are already aware, the main easter egg has already been solved in solo mode, but not co-op mode, until now that is. You can head here for details on how to unlock the wunderwaffe on solo mode, but now it’s all about co-op.

We’re going to skip straight to the golden rod stage, and contrary to previous rumors, you DON’T have to shoot a wall inside a cave at the start of the map. Instead you have to solve a series of complex lighthouse dials, and we can tell you the correct code is 2-7-4-6 and you have to input this code from top to bottom. Each dial affects other dials below, so starting from the the top: change the first one to 2 to make a 7 appear in the 2nd dial. After this, change the forth dial until you get a 6. Once you’ve done this, you’ll need to return to the 2nd dial and input until you get a 4 in the third dial. Finally, return to the first dial until you get a 2 and 7. It’s slightly confusing to read we agree, but as long as you get the complete code 2-7-4-6, you will complete this step.

You’ll be pleased to hear that the next step is a lot easier, as you just have to activate the four large radios that have noise coming from them, in the correct order. You can find out where these radios are in the video below.

The next step is to proceed to the ship’s cabin as you have to activate the levers just like you would in the solo mode. The correct combination is left lever 1, right lever 3 times and move wheel 2.

Now onto another part which gamers are having difficulty with – activating the green light in co-op mode. This is done by the fog horns you see around the map, as you have to activate them in the correct order. There are four in total, and the correct code is best explained by watching the video below.

Thankfully, completing this step will turn on that green light, and the last step is to shoot a zombie into the green light with the V-R11 and then shoot him again with a ray gun or scavenger whilst he is being sucked in. Doing this will give you the golden rod and complete the easter egg after you’ve given it to Richtofen. Just like the solo easter egg, the reward is the Wunderwaffe and an achievement, but sadly the Wunderwaffe is only for one member of your team and runs out when you’re out of ammo.

Full credit for completing this mystery goes to the Spanish team of Poxe7, DualRevolver, Lefty4711 and Amadoru. You can read their tutorial over on their YouTube description here. We’ve included the video with all the steps below.

Let us know if this guide works for you and if you have also completed the co-op easter egg mystery. Have you found out any new secrets for the map?

We have come across a video, which shows just what this new weapon does. This is done by firing some sort of yellow electricity at the zombies, what is strange is how they revert back to humans wearing suits. Does this mean that all undead used to wear suits?

Some gamers have picked up on the fact that these humans still die, we have to wonder if you are happy killing an innocent human? Yes they were trying to kill you before, but once human they are just normal. The other worrying fact is that it could get the attention of more zombies.

However, this might confuse them enough, just in time for someone on your team to come up behind them and do a whole load of shooting? Xbox 360 players have had this map pack all to themselves, we still have no clue as to when PSN will go live so that PS3 users can enjoy Call of the Dead.

Have you tried this weapon to make zombies human yet?

As most of you will be aware, you can only usually carry a maximum of 4 perks whilst playing. But a further secret has been discovered which will allow all players, yes all players to obtain 7 perks, either on single player mode or co-op mode.

The trick actually lies in a previous secret we informed about, which was how to ‘kill’ George Romero. Well, you don’t actually kill him, but at least you stop him coming back for a while and you are rewarded with the death machine, a perk and an achievement. You can head to our previous guide here for full information on that.

Anyway, the perk that George drops actually brings your total tally to 5 if you already have 4 perks in your inventory. Simply repeat the process two more times, and you can obtain all perks in the game, the first time that Treyarch has allowed for a maximum of seven perks at once. Try it now for yourself and let us know if it works for you.

Which perk do you think is the most useful in the game? We’ve included a video below showing proof that seven perks is possible.

It’s important to note that the main easter egg in the game is different depending on whether you are playing on single player mode or co-op. As far as we can tell, the co-op easter egg hasn’t been solved after the Golden Rod step yet, but we now know what happens when you finish it on single player.

After the first two steps mentioned here, obtaining the fuse and destroying the red orb generators, you then need to insert a morse code pattern on the levers located at the top of the building, the exact location is revealed in a video below courtesy of NextGenTactics who are probably one of the first teams to solve this mystery.

After you’ve done this step, a green light will appear from a submarine, and if you proceed to the bottom of the spiral stairs, you’ll see that’s where the green light stops. What you need to do here, is shoot a crawler into the green light using your V-R11 weapon. Watch closely as the transformed human gets sucked into the light and if you follow the stairs up, you’ll see he disappears into some vortex into the sky. So what do you do next?

Well, the clever guys at NGT discovered that you need to shoot one of these humans with a scavenger sniper rifle whilst they are being sucked into the green light. Doing so will cause him to explode and you’ll then receive the golden rod at the bottom of the stairs – but that’s not all!

After hitting the locked door a few times after giving Richtofen the golden rod, you’ll see the easter egg come to a conclusion, as they thank you for your efforts, before they are once again teleported to another location. They leave you with the Wunderwaffe lightning weapon as a reward, as well as a gamer picture of Takeo on your profile and the ‘Stand-in’ achievement!

Treyarch must have thought really long and hard about this easter egg story and it’s crazy to think it’s been solved in a matter of days. Have you got the wunderwaffe as well? Let us know if you have found out any more secrets in Call of the Dead zombies.

If you’ve played the map, you’ll know what we are talking about as you’ll need to solve a series of clues that the old players give you from inside the door. If you stand outside the door and hit it with your knife, you’ll hear each familiar voices from Dempsey, Takeo, Nikolai and Richtofen.

After listening to what they have said, you’ll first need to locate a fuse. This is located near the PhD Flopper perk either on a desk or in a locker. Once you have it, return to the locked door and insert the fuse next to the door. After this, the room will now receive power and you’ll have to perform the next step, which is finding four red orb generators hidden throughout the map and destroy them.

Once you’ve done this, you’ll have to find bottles of Vodka for Nikolai and these are located in random places and it’s a task that requires one of your teammates. This is because once you’ve located the vodka, one will have to break the ice, and the teammate will have to catch the bottle of vodka below without it smashing. You’ll know when you’ve done it right, and if you’ve smashed it – there are a few bottles scattered, so don’t worry if you break it the first time.

After this, you’ll then be asked to find a golden rod for Richtofen, which is proving to be the most difficult task for gamers. We can tell you that the golden rod Richtofen is referring to is hidden near the start of the map, behind a wall in the cave. You’ll then need to shoot this wall with the upgraded V-R11, although we’ve heard it also works with an upgraded Ray Gun.

Unfortunately, that’s all we have at the moment as the complete mystery hasn’t been solved yet after the Golden Rod stage. If you have found any further hints to this Easter Egg or received any rewards for it, leave us a message below.

As for the Hidden Song, simply activate three meteorites hidden throughout the map (just like previous maps), and you’ll then get to listen to the “Not Ready to Die” track by Avenged Sevenfold.

We have a feeling that most of you will have gone straight into the Call of the Dead mode, so we want to know your impressions of the new zombie map, just a day after release. Have you already figured out the best way to the power switch and the first weapon box location?

As with previous zombie maps on Black Ops, it seems as if Treyarch increase the difficulty on each one, but there is always a few solid tactics which will ensure that you always get to the later rounds providing you have a good team and decent communication skills.

With this in mind, we want to know what level you have managed to reach so far? Have you managed to get past level 20, or are you still figuring out how to stop George Romero chasing you with his electric hammer? We’ll be amazed if some of you have got past level 30 already, so leave us a comment if you think you’ve cracked the map already.

On a side note, head to our guide here which tells you how to kill George Romero and unlock a secret achievement.