Call of Duty: Black Ops III Awakening, Coming to PlayStation 4 on February 2
December 21 2015 - 1:00PM
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First of Four Epic DLC Packs for Record-Setting
Title Features Four New Multiplayer Maps, and the Nightmare
Continues in a Brand New Zombies Offering
Prepare for the awakening. Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly
owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), and
award-winning developer Treyarch have released new details for
Call of Duty®: Black Ops III Awakening, the first DLC pack
for the blockbuster Call of Duty: Black Ops III. Featuring
four new action-packed multiplayer maps and a new Zombies
experience set in a medieval Austrian castle during World War II,
Awakening releases on February 2, 2016, first on the PlayStation®
Network for the PlayStation 4 games and entertainment system from
Sony, with other next-gen platforms to follow.
“Since Black Ops III launched last month, the response from our
community has been incredible in every way,” said Mark Lamia,
Studio Head, Treyarch. “With Awakening, the studio is focused on
creating a wide variety of gameplay experiences for our fans in
Multiplayer and Zombies that will keep players coming back for
more.”
Der Eisendrache, the first chapter of Call of Duty: Black Ops
III’s Zombies DLC adventure will take players on an epic
journey with the Origin characters Richtofen, Nicolai, Takeo, and
Dempsey. Set in an eerie medieval castle built upon an ancient site
of unspeakable horror, massive deposits of Element 115 have
recently been discovered, delivering inspired new gameplay and – in
Zombies tradition – a variety of exciting plot twists and surprises
that fans will have the opportunity to discover for themselves.
In addition to the new Zombies content, Awakening features four
new multiplayer maps: Gauntlet, Splash, Rise and Skyjacked, a
reimagined version of a fan-favorite Black Ops II multiplayer
map.
- Gauntlet: Grounded in a military training
facility, Gauntlet plays up the core philosophy of Treyarch’s
classic three lane map structure with distinct variety in visuals
and gameplay. Each of the three primary lanes has a unique
environment as players battle through a sprawling jungle, sub-zero
artic zone and rainy urban cityscape.
- Splash: Set in an abandoned water theme
park, this vibrant and playful map delivers an imaginative
environment complete with waterslides, a wrecked pirate ship, and a
lazy river ride that winds through a fantastical forgotten city.
Splash is designed to drive an open flow of combat, including
plenty of opportunities for underwater gameplay.
- Rise: Set in the snowy outskirts of Zurich,
Rise is a Coalescence Corporation construction project for a
massive subterranean research campus. The design of the map caters
to a mix of classic Call of Duty cover combat alongside strategic
core movement opportunities, with each section of the map offering
distinctly different styles of gameplay.
- Skyjacked: Set on a security VTOL in the
clouds over urban Zurich, Skyjacked is a reimagined version of the
popular Call of Duty®: Black Ops II multiplayer map Hijacked, and
retains the same fast and frenetic gameplay from one of the most
popular maps in Call of Duty® history, but with a twist. Skyjacked
gives players the opportunity to explore the map in a variety of
new ways thanks to the all-new core movement system in Black Ops
III.
Call of Duty: Black Ops III Awakening DLC Map Pack is
available at a discounted rate via the Call of Duty: Black Ops
III DLC Season Pass**, which features all four DLC Map Packs
planned for the year, as part of the discounted bundle offered at a
suggested retail price of $49.99. Individual purchase of DLC Map
Packs is at a suggested retail price of $15. Call of Duty: Black
Ops III is rated M for Mature with Blood and Gore, Drug
Reference, Intense Violence and Strong Language.
Call of Duty: Black Ops III Awakening is scheduled for
release on PlayStation 4 on February 2, 2016, other next-gen
platform availability to follow.
*Awakening DLC content not available on PS3 or Xbox 360.
**Season Pass content not available on PS3 or Xbox 360.
Downloadable content in the Season Pass may be sold separately. If
you purchase the DLC Season Pass offering, do not also purchase
these standalone DLC Map Packs, as you will be charged for them.
DLC Season Pass and DLC Map Packs may not be available on all
platforms or in all territories. Pricing and release dates may vary
by platform. Call of Duty: Black Ops III game required; sold
separately.
About Treyarch
Treyarch is an award-winning video game studio, driven by the
desire to create epic gameplay experiences that are enjoyed by as
many video game fans as possible. It is an approach that has helped
to make the studio an industry-leading game developer, whose Call
of Duty: Black Ops II set world-wide launch day records, and whose
previous game Call of Duty: Black Ops set an entertainment launch
opening record upon its release in 2010 and continues to be one of
the best-selling games of all time, according to NPD and GfK
Chart-Track. Treyarch is wholly owned by Activision Publishing,
Inc.
About Activision Publishing,
Inc.
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision
Publishing, Inc. is a leading global producer and publisher of
interactive entertainment. Activision maintains operations
throughout the world and is a division of Activision
Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), an S&P 500 company. More
information about Activision and its products can be found on the
company's website, www.activision.com or by
following @Activision.
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