Activision has released a new content trailer for the Awakening downloadable content pack Activision had announced two weeks ago for Call of Duty: Black Ops III.
The four multiplayer maps have been further detailed in the press release as well:
- 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 players battle through a sprawling jungle, sub-zero artic 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.
Meanwhile, Der Eisendrache is the first chapter of Call of Duty: Black Ops III’s Zombies DLC, starring the Origin characters Richtofen, Nicolai, Takeo, and Dempsey, and set in an eerie medieval castle built upon an ancient site of unspeakable horror.
Activision also announced a 2 February 2016 release date for the PlayStation 4 version; no release date has been announced for the PC or Xbox One version yet, but it’s assumed to be March 2016.
