Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Awakening DLC now available on PlayStation 4

The first downloadable content pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, Awakening, is available now on PS4. The new DLC brings four multiplayer maps and an all new Zombies experience, Der Eisendrache.

In order to access the Awakening DLC, players must be on the latest version of Black Ops 3 (patch version 1.05, which was released on February 1st). Once you’ve downloaded the latest update, players can visit the in-game, go to ‘Map Packs,’ and select Awakening in order to activate the content. Once you have activated the content, you can now play the new content in Black Ops 3.

Multiplayer Maps:

• Gauntlet: Grounded in a military training facility, 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. Checkout the preview trailer here.
• 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. Checkout the preview trailer here.
• Rise: Set in the snowy outskirts of Zurich, 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. Checkout the preview trailer here.
• Skyjacked: Set on a security VTOL in the clouds over urban Zurich, Skyjacked is a reimagined version of the popular multiplayer map Hijacked, and retains the same fast and frenetic gameplay from one of the most popular maps in 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 Checkout the preview trailer here.

Zombies: 

• Der Eisendrache, the first chapter of ‘s Zombies DLC adventure will take players on an epic journey with the Origin characters Richtofen, Nikolai, Takeo, and Dempsey. Set in an eerie medieval castle built upon an ancient site of unspeakable horror, massive deposits of Element 115 have recently been discovered, delivering inspired new gameplay and – in Zombies tradition – a variety of exciting plot twists and surprises that fans will have the opportunity to discover for themselves. Watch the trailer here.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Awakening DLC costs $14.99 or is included with the Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Season Pass. Awakening DLC will be available at a later date on Xbox One and PC. Awakening DLC will not be available on PS3 or Xbox 360.