Update: Out now on PC and Xbox One – CoD: Black Ops 3 – Awakening to release Feb 2nd
Update 04/03/16: Awakening is available now for PC and Xbox One.
Update 18/02/16: It has been confirmed that Awakening will be coming to PC and Xbox One on March 3rd, it will be available at no extra cost for Call of Duty: Black Ops III season pass owners and for individual purchase.
Original Storyt 21/12/16: Treyarch and Activision has announced that the first map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 “Awakening” will release for PS4 on February 2nd, then for Xbox One and PC about a month later. However, Awakening will not be available for PS3 or Xbox 360, which other then the on-disc content, all but makes the last-gen version obsolete, which sucks for those gamers concerned.
Awakening will feature the multiplayer maps; Gauntlet, Splash, Rise and Skyjacked, as well as the next chapter in the Shadows of Evil zombie’s campaign with Der Eisendrache.
Here’s what studio head at Treyarch Mark Lamia had to say on the Awakening content “Since Black Ops III launched last month, the response from our community has been incredible in every way,” said Mark Lamia, Studio Head, Treyarch. “With Awakening, the studio is focused on creating a wide variety of gameplay experiences for our fans in Multiplayer and Zombies that will keep players coming back for more.”
You can watch the video above to hear from the developers at Treyarch, as well as reading up on the press details below.
We scored Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 a 9.2, marking it as a superb entry in the franchise packed with more content than ever before. You can read our review here.
In addition to the new Zombies content, Awakening features four new multiplayer maps: Gauntlet, Splash, Rise and Skyjacked, a reimagined version of a fan-favourite Black Ops I multiplayer map.
- Gauntlet: Grounded in a military training facility,Gauntlet plays up the core philosophy of Treyarch’s classic three lane map structure with distinct variety in visuals and gameplay. Each of the three primary lanes has a unique environment as player’s battle through a sprawling jungle, sub-zero arctic zone and rainy urban cityscape.
- Splash: Set in an abandoned water theme park, this vibrant and playful map delivers an imaginative environment complete with waterslides, a wrecked pirate ship and a lazy river ride that winds through a fantastical forgotten city. Splash is designed to drive an open flow of combat, including plenty of opportunities for underwater gameplay.
- Rise:Set in the snowy outskirts of Zurich, Rise is a Coalescence Corporation construction project for a massive subterranean research campus. The design of the map caters to a mix of classic Call of Duty cover combat alongside strategic core movement opportunities, with each section of the map offering distinctly different styles of gameplay.
- Skyjacked:Set on a security VTOL in the clouds over urban Zurich, Skyjacked is a reimagined version of the popular Call of Duty®: Black Ops II multiplayer map Hijacked and retains the same fast and frenetic gameplay from one of the most popular maps in Call of Duty® history, but with a twist. Skyjacked gives players the opportunity to explore the map in a variety of new ways thanks to the all-new core movement system in Black Ops III.
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. Call of Duty: Black Ops III is rated PEGI 18.
Call of Duty: Black Ops III Awakening is scheduled for release on PlayStation 4 on 2nd February 2016, other next-gen platform availability to follow.
*Awakening DLC content not available on PS3 or Xbox 360.