Activision announces the PlayStation 4 exclusivity for
Call of Duty: Black
Ops III Awakening is ending soon, and the military shooter expansion will be
awakened for Windows and Xbox One on March 3rd. They take the opportunity to
provide a refresher on what this brings:
The first DLC map pack, for the
No. 1 top-selling video game of 2015, Call of DutyŽ: Black Ops III Awakening
from Activision Publishing, Inc. and developer Treyarch, is available now on
PlayStation 4 and coming to Xbox One and PC on March 3, 2016.
DLC 1: Awakening features:
- Skyjacked: High above urban Zurich,
Skyjacked is a modernized version of the popular Call of DutyŽ: Black Ops II
multiplayer map Hijacked. Utilizing the new core movement system featured in
Black Ops III,this map gives players new ways to explore the environment,
while still retaining the same fast and frenetic gameplay players love.
- Splash: Dive into battle in this
abandoned water park, featuring a vibrant and colorful environment,
including waterslides, a wrecked pirate ship and a lazy river. Splash
encourages an open flow of combat with opportunities for underwater
gameplay.
- Gauntlet: Delivering three unique
environments within one action-packed map, Gauntlet showcases Treyarch's
classic three-lane map structure, transporting players into battle through a
sprawling jungle, sub-zero artic zone and rainy urban cityscape.
- Rise: A versatile multiplayer map,
Rise is set in the snowy outskirts of Zurich in the middle of an ongoing
construction site for a massive subterranean Coalescence research campus.
With multiple engagement areas throughout this larger map, each section
caters to different styles of gameplay.
Awakening also introduces the first chapter of Call of Duty: Black Ops III's
Zombies DLC adventure with Der Eisendrache picking up where The Giant left off.
Set in a chilling medieval Austrian castle during World War II, players will
embark on an epic 4-part journey with the Origin characters Richtofen, Nikolai,
Takeo and Dempsey, spanning the DLC season. The ancient site on which the castle
sits was the scene of unspeakable horror where massive deposits of Element 115
have recently been discovered. Players will discover a variety of exciting plot
twists and surprises as they survive waves of the undead.