Features Four New Multiplayer Maps, Plus Second
Chapter in Extinction’s Four-Part Episodic Story that Debuts the
100-foot Tall Seaborne Cryptid Boss – the Kraken
Starting Today, Call of Duty: Ghosts DLC Season
Pass Owners on Xbox Live Can Get Their Hands on Devastation’s
All-New “Ripper” Tactical 2-in-1 Weapon
First Ever Call of Duty: Ghosts Multiplayer
Demo Weekend Kicks-off Tomorrow
Gamers clamoring for all-new Call of Duty®: Ghosts
content can set their calendars for Devastation, the second
of four massive DLC Packs, set to launch on April 3rd. Available
first, exclusively on Xbox Live for both Xbox One and Xbox 360,
Devastation delivers a new assortment of content to Call of
Duty®’s definitive online multiplayer experience. The DLC Pack
features four new small to medium-sized multiplayer maps, including
a mountaintop Mayan temple, a mangled container ship, a giant
excavation digger in South America, and a fully reimagined version
of Infinity Ward’s fan-favorite map “Dome” from Call of Duty®:
Modern Warfare® 3 – each with their own unique Field Order. There’s
also the all-new “Ripper” tactical 2-in-1 weapon, and “Episode 2:
Mayday” – the gripping second chapter in Extinction’s four-part
episodic narrative which includes multiple mod-able versions of the
Venom-X weapon, and closes with a battle against a monstrous,
100-foot tall Cryptid alien boss, aptly named the Kraken.
Additionally, as a special offer available starting today for
players on Xbox Live, Call of Duty: Ghosts DLC Season Pass
owners get instant access to Devastation’s all-new “Ripper”
weapon, which features the unique ability to quickly convert from
Sub Machine-Gun (SMG) to Assault Rifle and back again in the midst
of battle, and can be used in all Call of Duty: Ghosts
multiplayer maps.
Devastation is available a la carte for a suggested
retail price of $14.99, or as part of the Call of Duty:
Ghosts DLC Season Pass, which gives fans access to four epic
Call of Duty: Ghosts DLC Packs** planned to release
throughout 2014 at the discounted* suggested retail price of
$49.99. Call of Duty: Ghosts DLC Season Pass holders also
get instant access to the Team Leader Digital Pack, which comes
with a unique multiplayer character head, weapon camo, reticle,
patch, player card and background.
And for the first time in Call of Duty history, a free Call
of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer demo will be available for gamers
to experience over the weekend, starting tomorrow, Friday, March 7,
2014 and running through Monday, March 10, 2014. Gamers will be
able to jump on Xbox Live and try out Ghosts multiplayer,
including three multiplayer maps – Strikezone, Warhawk, and Prison
Break; three multiplayer modes – Team Deathmatch, Domination and
Search & Rescue; and the original Extinction game mode – Point
of Contact, all at no cost. Simply sign-in, download the Call of
Duty: Ghosts multiplayer demo, and get right into a match
against friends, family and anyone else enjoying the free demo this
weekend.
“The Devastation DLC Pack continues the fast-paced, fun
and imaginative gameplay that Infinity Ward and Neversoft began
with Onslaught,” said Daniel Suarez, Vice President of Production,
Activision Publishing, Inc. “Ghosts’ DLC is much more than
just new multiplayer maps. The teams have added new weapons; the
next intense continuation in Extinction’s four-part, episodic
narrative; and another epic, action film character soon to be
revealed. Devastation, like Onslaught before it, is a ton of
fun, and we can’t wait for the community to experience it all.”
Devastation delivers four distinctive new maps with the
fast-paced gameplay Call of Duty fans love, each with their own
surprises. The first map, “Ruins,” is located on a Mexican
peninsula and set amidst the remnants of a mountaintop Mayan
temple, with multiple levels providing verticality for longer-range
weapons, and underground pathways perfect for close-quarters
encounters. Savvy players that find and complete the unique Field
Order will be able to trigger the map’s volcano to erupt, and enjoy
watching enemy players attempt to take cover as fiery debris fall
from the sky.
The map “Collision,” is a mangle of debris scattered atop a
container ship pinned underneath a crippled bridge in New York.
This small map is ideal for run-and-gun tactics. Players that
dominate “Collision” and complete the map’s specific Field Order
will be able take control of a heavily armed aircraft and rain down
destruction from above.
“Behemoth” takes the battle aboard a massive excavation platform
in South America. Long sight lines open this map up to longer-range
weapons, while the compact interiors of the control rooms are ideal
for SMG’s and Shotguns. Completing “Behemoth’s” Field Order will
allow players to control an attack helicopter armed with a deadly,
armor-piercing Rail Gun as it circles the excavator searching for
enemy combatants.
Devastation’s fourth map, “Unearthed,” drops players into
a reimagined version of “Dome,” the fan-favorite multiplayer map
from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. With a new look and all-new
secrets, “Unearthed” is a compact map for all player types, who
must navigate an alien artifact dig site in order to unlock the
map’s Field Order and unleash the power of the Cryptids, as well as
locate the map’s secret alien weapon.
Call of Duty: Ghosts Devastation also arms players with
the “Ripper” – a new, tactical 2-in-1 SMG/Assault Rifle that can be
used in all of Ghosts’ multiplayer maps. The “Ripper” is a
highly unique weapon because of its ability to quickly switch back
and forth from SMG to Assault Rifle on the fly. A deadly addition
to Ghosts’ arsenal, the “Ripper” is the ideal companion
across a variety of map types and tactics, providing players
unprecedented flexibility with medium to short-range capability as
an SMG, and medium to long-range as an Assault Rifle.
For Extinction fans, “Episode 2: Mayday,” highlights the Call
of Duty: Ghosts Devastation DLC Pack. Following the
dramatic events that took place deep within the Alaskan wilderness
at the Nightfall Program research facility, the Quick Reaction
Force team now heads onboard a mysterious Chinese research vessel
drifting abandoned in the Tasman Sea in the South Pacific Ocean.
Players will uncover a much deeper conspiracy as they pursue
Captain Archer and discover what has become of Doctor Cross. Armed
with multiple mod-able versions of the Venom-X weapon powered with
Cryptid technology, players will come up against yet another new
alien species referred to as the “Seeder,” as well as go
head-to-head with a massive, 100-foot tall Cryptid enemy from the
depths of the ocean…the “Kraken.”
From Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary
of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), Call
of Duty: Ghosts is rated “M” (Mature – Blood, Drug Reference,
Intense Violence, Strong Language) by the ESRB. Call of Duty:
Ghosts Devastation is created by Infinity Ward, with additional
development by Neversoft and is scheduled to arrive April 3, 2014
first, exclusively on Xbox One, the all-in-one games and
entertainment system from Microsoft, and the Xbox 360 games and
entertainment system from Microsoft, with other platforms to
follow. For more information,
visit www.callofduty.com/ghosts, www.facebook.com/CallofDuty,
or follow on Twitter @InfinityWard.
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*Based on DLC Season Pass suggested retail price of $49.99, and
four DLC Packs at a suggested retail price of $14.99 each.
**Downloadable content in the Season Pass may be sold
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