Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Kicks off New Content Season With ‘Operation Dark Divide’
September 23 2019 - 1:00PM
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Free Heroic-Themed Content Across Multiplayer
and Blackout with a new Limited Time Mode, “Heavy Metal Heroes”
New Personalization Items, Map Updates and Gear
Available for Fans Starting Today
New Zombies Experience, ‘Tag Der Toten,’
Concludes Decade-Long Fan-Favorite Aether Story
Black Ops Pass Owners Gain Access to Two
Additional Multiplayer Maps, Including One New Villain “Lair” and a
Reimagined Black Ops Classic, “Launch”
The new content season for Call of Duty®: Black Ops 4
– Operation Dark Divide – is available now on
Playstation®4, with other platforms to follow. Operation
Dark Divide delivers a unique experience with content inspired
by heroes and villains, while embracing the epic world of the Black
Ops universe. The new content package contains two Multiplayer
maps, a new Blackout mode and a variety of hero-themed
personalization items and gear. Additionally, Treyarch will
conclude the Aether storyline – one that has been more than ten
years in the making and the most epic Zombies adventure in Black
Ops’ history – with ‘Tag Der Toten.’
“For our final operation of the Black Ops Season, the team at
Treyarch had a blast creating the ultimate battle between good and
evil, imagined through alternate universe versions of our
Specialist characters as heroes and villains,” said Dan Bunting,
Co-Studio Head, Treyarch. “In addition to the heroic experiences of
the operation, we can’t wait to share the epic final chapter of the
Zombies Aether story – the end of an adventure more than ten years
in the making.”
Mark Gordon, Co-Studio Head, Treyarch, continued, “Having
introduced Zombies as an easter egg in Call of Duty®: World at War,
this final chapter for the Aether storyline marks an emotional
moment for us as developers. We’ve poured all of that energy and
emotion into Tag Der Toten, and we can’t wait for players to
experience it for themselves.”
Operation Dark Divide’s free, new content includes:
- New Blackout Updates – Blackout features a fresh new
comic book aesthetic. Additionally, players can now double-jump and
catch some serious air in the limited-time game mode, Heavy Metal
Heroes. With Heavy Metal Heroes new equipment such as flare guns
and a brand-new tank vehicle have also been added to the
battlefield to help players in the ultimate Battle Royale
fire-fight.
- New Zombies Features – Operation Dark Divide
introduces a new Perk and two new Elixirs as players experience the
final chapter of the Aether story.
- Secret Shopper Elixer: Players will be able to go on an
ammo shopping spree and buy any ammo for any gun they’re holding
from any wall buy.
- Power Vacuum Elixer: The drop rate for all power ups is
boosted significantly for a few minutes after activating.
- Blaze Phase Perk: Players can become a charging fireball
that knocks enemies back or burns them to a crisp.
- New Black Market Gear – The Black Market has been
restocked with a variety of new outfits fit for both heroes and
villains, personalization items, weapon camos and gestures tailored
for Operation Dark Divide. This includes new weapons like
the VMP SMG, AN-94 Assault Rifle and the Echohawk Dual Bore Assault
Rifle, that players can acquire and learn to master. Also available
are the MkII and the Mastercraft variants of the VKM 750, the
Predator S6 Stingray Mastercraft, and two super outfits for Nomad
(“Lupine”) and Crash (“Rigor Mortis”).
In addition to the Operation Dark Divide’s offerings,
owners of the Black Ops Pass gain access to more new content,
available first on PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system:
- New Multiplayer Map, Lair – Set in the lair of a mega
villain, this medium-sized map is built around a volcano’s caldera.
Players must weave around the multi-level map to strategically gain
the upper hand before the volcanically powered Death Laser goes
off.
- Multiplayer Map, Launch – Reimagined from the original
Call of Duty®: Black Ops, Launch is a medium-sized map set in a
launch pad at a Soviet Cosmodrome. Players will have to make sure
they don’t get caught in the middle of the rocket launch during the
fire fight.
- The Zombies Experience, Tag Der Toten –The Victis Crew
returns for their final outing of the Aether storyline. The last
chapter of a decade-long epic in the making is here for players to
immerse themselves into. Elements of the fan-favorite Call of the
Dead map have been re-imagined and expanded, so players can explore
new areas and solve ever increasingly difficult Easter Eggs that
tell the real story.
The Black Ops Pass* is included in the Digital Deluxe Edition,
the Digital Deluxe Enhanced Edition, the Pro Edition, and the
Mystery Box Edition of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and can
also be purchased standalone digitally or at participating
retailers.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is published by Activision and
developed by Treyarch with additional development support from
Raven Software and PC development with Beenox. For the latest intel
check out: www.callofduty.com, www.youtube.com/callofduty and
follow @CallofDuty and @Treyarch on Twitter, Instagram and
Facebook. The game is rated M for Mature (Blood and Gore, Drug
Reference, Intense Violence, Strong Language).
*Black Ops Pass (BOP) content is not final, is subject to
change, and may not include all downloadable content available for
the game. BOP content may not be available in all countries, and
pricing and release dates may vary by platform. BOP content should
be downloaded from the in-game store only; do not purchase
separately, or you will be charged again. BOP content may be 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 behind the Call of Duty®: Black Ops series of
games an industry-leading developer. 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; Call of Duty®: Black Ops II
set world-wide launch day records; and Call of Duty®: Black Ops III
held the biggest entertainment opening weekend of 2015, and was the
#1 console game globally for the calendar year. Call of Duty: Black
Ops 4 is the studio’s most recent release. Additionally, Treyarch
is the birthplace of Call of Duty’s Zombies. Treyarch is wholly
owned by Activision.
About Activision
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision 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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