Second Epic DLC Pack for Call of Duty: Advanced
Warfare Comes to Xbox One and Xbox 360 Players on March 31
New Offering Delivers Four New Multiplayer
Maps, Bonus Weapon, Custom Weapon Variant and New Exo Grappling
Ability
All-Star Hollywood Cast John Malkovich, Bill
Paxton, Rose McGowan and Jon Bernthal Star in the Next Chapter of
New Exo Zombies Saga
Prepare to rise to a new level of Call of Duty® DLC with
the release of Call of Duty®: Advanced Warfare Ascendance.
On March 31, the second massive DLC pack for Call of Duty:
Advanced Warfare from Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly
owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard (Nasdaq: ATVI), and
Sledgehammer Games will be available first on the Xbox LIVE® online
entertainment network for Xbox One, the all-in-one games and
entertainment system from Microsoft and Xbox 360® games and
entertainment system from Microsoft, with other platforms to
follow.
Fans will be able to see the gameplay world premiere of
Ascendance during the 2015 Call of Duty® Championship,
Presented by Xbox, broadcast on Xbox Live and other broadcast
partners on Sunday, March 29.
“Ascendance has it all, four all-new maps that were
designed from the ground up for Exo abilities and the next chilling
entry in the Exo Zombies experience. We’re really excited and can’t
wait to play with the community in just a couple of weeks,” said
Michael Condrey, Co-Founder and Studio Head, Sledgehammer
Games.
“The community response to Advanced Warfare continues to
inspire us, and we’re pushing ourselves every day across all the
teams to deliver our best. Havoc was a great start for DLC, and we
think Ascendance delivers even more of the nonstop action
fans love,” said Glen Schofield, Co-Founder and Studio head,
Sledgehammer Games.
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Ascendance is the
definitive DLC package, with its four new, thrilling multiplayer
maps, the formidable OHM directed energy light machine gun/shotgun
hybrid, the OHM Werewolf custom variant, and the all-new Exo
Grapple ability playlist that introduces the Exo Grapple ability to
multiplayer. Exo Grapple gives players a faster way to reach
strategic vantage points or a brutal secondary weapon to take down
the competition, exclusively on Ascendance maps.
- Perplex: Get vertical in Sydney as you
fight to dominate this five-story modular apartment complex. Take
the high ground or blast through the close-quarters interior in
this small to medium sized map. Adapt your strategy mid-match when
construction drones shift apartment modules, creating new routes
and cover positions.
- Site
244: An alien spacecraft has crash landed, spilling its
mysterious cargo under the shadow of Mt. Rushmore, USA. This medium
to large three-lane map allows for any style of gameplay, focusing
combat through the space ship’s fuselage and around the
debris-littered landscape. Use the map-based scorestreak to crack
open an alien spore and instantly enhance your perks and exo
abilities.
- Climate: Fight your way through a
futuristic man-made utopia in this lush, climate-controlled
enclosure. In this small to medium sized circular map, land and
water routes channel frenetic combat around the central island
structure. Watch your step when the river water changes from an
asset into a deadly bubbling obstacle.
- Chop
Shop: Think fast as you make your way through the black
market exoskeleton industrial complex and engage in fast-paced
shootouts in this medium sized, symmetrical map. Activate the
map-based scorestreak to take control of an Advanced Repulsion
Turret that radiates a deadly microwave EMP to help lock down key
areas.
The Exo Zombies saga continues in the all-new episode, Infected,
as the four Atlas employees, portrayed by the returning celebrity
cast of John Malkovich (In the Line of Fire, RED, Burn After
Reading), Bill Paxton (Aliens, Titanic, Edge of Tomorrow), Rose
McGowan (Planet Terror, Scream), and Jon Bernthal (Fury) fight
tooth and nail through undead zombie hordes. Located on the
outskirts of an Atlas facility, the new Exo Zombies episode
introduces a slew of never-before-seen undead masses, a robust
arsenal of new traps and armaments and everyone’s favorite fast
food joint, Burgertown.
Fans can see the world premiere of live gameplay from
Ascendance and a new trailer for the next episode of Exo
Zombies when they tune into the 2015 Call of Duty Championship,
Presented by Xbox for the ultimate Call of Duty: Advanced
Warfare tournament, where 32 teams from around the world will
face-off to stake their claim in the $1 million prize purse.
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Ascendance will be
available first on Xbox Live for a suggested retail price of $15 on
March 31. The Ascendance DLC Pack is also included in the
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare DLC Season Pass*, where fans
can purchase all four DLC Packs planned for the year, as part of
the discounted bundle offered at a suggested retail price of $49.99
– a discount of $10 off the individual purchase of all four DLC Map
Packs**. Microsoft Season Pass holders also now have instant access
to the Ascendance DLC Pack bonus weapons.
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare DLC is developed by
Sledgehammer Games with additional development by Raven Software
and High Moon Studios. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is
available for Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment
system from Microsoft, PlayStation®4, PC, as well as Xbox 360 games
and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer
entertainment system. The title is rated M for Mature with Blood
and Gore, Drug Reference, Intense Violence and Strong Language.
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*Downloadable content in the Season Pass may be sold separately.
If you purchase the DLC Season Pass, 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: Advanced Warfare game required; sold
separately.
**Based on DLC Season Pass suggested retail price of $49.99 and
four DLC Map Packs at a suggested retail price of $15 each.
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