Looks like SOCOM: Confrontation is taking in the coming of the cold, because a new COLD FRONT downloadable pack has been announced for the online third-person shooter today. The new pack brings a new snow-filled Eastern European area of operations with two new maps and three classic SOCOM maps to the game.

The pack will include more than just maps, promising ARMS RACE — a new gameplay mode that will have players activating or destroying missile launchers depending on who they’re fighting for — along with new weapons, music, trophies and a whole lot more.

In total, the pack includes:

• New Russian / Eastern European Area of Operation
• Snow setting complete with snow effects, new snow gear and camo for both the Special Forces and Mercenaries, and thermal vision
• New ARMS RACE gameplay mode
• 5 New Maps: Uprising, Entrapment, Blizzard, Night Stalker, Vigilance
• All new mercenaries characters with new looks and new VO.
• New Special Forces squad, the Russian Spetsnaz
• Gun turrets emplacements
• New music
• All new character specialization/progression system
• Allows players to pick a primary and secondary specialization and unlock new equipment exclusive to those specializations
• New weapons, including: 3 new weapons, 6 enhanced versions of weapons available as part of the new weapons specialization system, 2 new weapon attachments (including the thermal scope), 5 enhanced versions of weapon attachments also available as part of the new weapons specialization system.
• 2 new grenade launcher ammo types (flash and smoke)
• New Trophies

In total, the pack will run you $14.99. No release date yet.

COLD FRONT Downloadable Pack for SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation [PlayStation.Blog]