Call of Duty: Black Ops III DLC Pack, Descent Comes to PlayStation 4 on July 12
June 28 2016 - 1:00PM
Business Wire
The Third Action-Packed Call of Duty: Black Ops
III DLC Offering Includes Four Diverse Multiplayer Maps and the
Next Chilling Installment in Treyarch’s Zombies Saga
Look out below Call of Duty® fans! Descent, the third DLC
pack for the best-selling console video game on next generation
platforms*, Call of Duty®: Black Ops III, arrives first on
PlayStation 4 on July 12, with other next-gen platforms to
follow**. Call of Duty®: Black Ops III Descent, from
Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), drops players into four
new unique, multiplayer maps and an all-new Zombies experience that
continues the fan-favorite Origins storyline in an
alternate-U.S.S.R. universe.
“One of things I love most about Treyarch is that team just
keeps going for it,” said Mark Lamia, Studio Head, Treyarch.
“Descent doesn’t take its foot off the gas, serving up a flat-out
scorching Zombies experience, as well as multiplayer map designs
and gameplay opportunities that we think our fans are going to
love.”
Call of Duty: Black Ops III Descent features four new
multiplayer maps that takes the momentum-based, chained movement
system across the globe to unique settings that include a cryogenic
prison, a Viking village frozen in time, a giant robot combat arena
and a modern day reconstruction of an ancient Roman villa:
- Empire: Treyarch adapts its Black Ops III
movement system to the Call of Duty®: Black Ops II fan favorite map
Raid. The re-imagining of this classic, medium-sized map features
an authentic Roman villa that has been “recreated by a modern-day
eccentric billionaire,” where a classic map structure mixes with
the new gameplay mechanics of Black Ops III.
- Cryogen: Located far off the coast
in the Dead Sea, an isolated compound holds some of the world’s
most dangerous criminals in frozen isolation. Sentry towers keep
watch over the small map’s circular design as frenetic combat is
funneled around the prison’s cryogenic tubes, where opportunities
for wall running attacks abound.
- Berserk: Ancient sentinels from a lost
civilization guard the entrance to Berserk, a Viking village frozen
in time. Players will fight through blizzards, and control the
center bridge as they navigate this medium-sized map’s wooden
buildings, deadly rocky outcroppings, and tight chokepoints.
- Rumble: Gamers battle amongst
larger-than-life mechanized warriors in Rumble, a stadium where
giant robots battle to the roar of the crowd. This medium-sized map
funnels high-speed combat to the central arena, where players
battle their way through fallen mechs and pyrotechnics.
Descent also thrusts players to an alternate universe of
Nikolai’s motherland, the 1940s Soviet Union, in the next
highly-anticipated chapter of the Origins Zombies saga, Gorod
Krovi. Players face-off against a swarm of mechanized zombie
infantry and dodge hell-fire from aerial dragon assaults, all in
the middle of a raging battle within the remnants of Stalingrad.
Gorod Krovi delivers the most exciting Zombies experience yet,
filled with horrifying new enemies, exciting new gameplay mechanics
and an epic set of Zombie annihilating weapons.
Descent is now available for pre-order on PlayStation 4
at a discounted rate via the Call of Duty: Black Ops III DLC
Season Pass***, which features four DLC Map Packs planned for the
year, as part of the discounted bundle offered at a suggested
retail price of $49.99. Individual pre-purchase of the DLC Map
Packs, including Descent, is at a suggested retail price of
$15. Starting today, pre-order Call of Duty: Black Ops III
Descent for PlayStation 4 to receive an exclusive Gorod
Krovi dynamic theme. 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 Descent launches on July 12
for PlayStation 4 games and entertainment system from Sony, with
other next-gen platform availability to follow**.
*Based on North American physical game sales as of April 1,
2016.
**Descent 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 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 the studio’s most recent
Call of Duty: Black Ops III had the biggest entertainment opening
weekend of 2015, and was the #1 console game globally for the
calendar year. Additionally, Treyarch is the birthplace of Call of
Duty’s Zombies. 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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