"Semtex at the ready, men. The IW server's in sight."

Sony has announced the impending release of SOCOM: Confrontation COLD FRONT, a jumbo expansion pack for the popular online shooter. COLD FRONT will add five new maps for 16 to 32 players; two will be all-new, while the other three are up-scaled versions of fan favourites from previous SOCOM installments.

The theme: alpine warfare. "Kit yourself out in snow gear and fight your way through blizzard conditions, joining a team of mercenaries or a squad from one of the world’s top Special Forces regiments including the Russian Spetsnaz... Try your hand at Arms Run, a new game mode that features randomly placed missile launchers that must be activated or destroyed, depending on which side you’re fighting for.

"Employ thermal vision equipment to track your enemies’ heat signatures – vital in the dark and useful in daylight for picking out white camouflaged adversaries. In addition, we have seven new primary weapons to make use of and eight new attachments."

More details and screens are here.