Call of Duty: Black Ops III Awakening Available Now
Top-Selling Game of 2015 Launches Highly Anticipated First DLC Map Pack First on PlayStation 4
Awakening DLC Map Pack Features 4 New Multiplayer Maps, Including the Re-Imagining of Fan Favorite Map, Hijacked, and an All-New Zombies Adventure with the Cast from Origins
Awakening features:
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Skyjacked: High above urban
Zurich , Skyjacked is a modernized version of the popular Call of Duty®: 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 arctic zone and rainy urban cityscape.
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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.
"Treyarch's commitment to our fans with Awakening, and all season
long, is to keep delivering you the goods," said
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.
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
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*Awakening DLC content not available on PS3 or Xbox 360.
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