Activision and Treyarch have announced the fourth and final DLC for Call of Duty: Black Ops II. What began with Revolution, will end with Apocalypse.
Slated to be the biggest DLC yet, Apocalypse will feature two brand new multiplayer maps and two re-imagined fan favourites:
- Pod: A failed utopian community from the 70’s has left stacks of dilapidated residential pods nestled into an abandoned cliff side in Taiwan. Its residents long gone, the modernist compound now hosts frenetic combat as players must run atop the pods, as well as navigate their multi-tiered interiors for a strategic edge.
- Frost: Fresh snow meets explosive gunpowder in this snow-capped European city, where the bridge over a frozen canal separates it into two sides, requiring players to employ multi-level traversal strategies to outsmart and ultimately outshoot their enemies.
- Takeoff: Fans of “Stadium” from the original Call of Duty®: Black Ops First Strike DLC will find themselves at home on “Takeoff.” Marooned in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, this remote launch site is all about close-quarters combat, combining tight corners with open spaces for intense encounters.
- Dig: An adaptation of the fan-favourite “Courtyard” from Call of Duty®: World at War, where two archaeological dig sites in Afghanistan become the perfect playground for combatants eager for hectic, unceasing confrontations. Treyarch, has retained the spirit of “Courtyard” with two major chokepoints, a wide open layout and raised platforms, but has provided fans with a fresh take on the multitude of paths.
In addition to these maps, players will be able to experience one of the most horrifying and imaginative Zombies experiences to date: Origins. Featuring the four original heroes from the very first Zombies map, Tank, Nikolai, Takeo and Rictofen, players will be sent into a Dieselpunk France circa World War I.
Unleashed after the Germans unearthed the mysterious “Element 115,” this next chapter in the Zombies legacy will explore the saga’s origins as players reunite with an unlikely band of soldiers that come together to defeat the greatest evil the world has ever seen, using a period-specific arsenal that includes Wonder Weapons that harness supernatural powers, a diesel-drone and Mark IV tank, as well a new perk machine and power-ups – and that’s just the start. Players will need all the help they can get to succeed in defeating the undead, as well as evading an unprecedented 1,000-foot tall robot abomination. In this stylized undead adventure, they’ll need every advantage if they have any hope of surviving one of Treyarch’s deepest Zombies experiences to date.
Acclaimed band Avenged Sevenfold is also set to lend their song “Shepherd of Fire” (from their upcoming album “Hail to the King”) to Origins, to be featured during the intro cinematic. Famed comics illustrator Alex Ross, famous for his work with Marvel and DC, will also provide original artwork featuring the Zombies heroes.
Mark Lamia (Treyarch Studio Head) said:
“Apocalypse is Treyarch’s grand finale to Call of Duty: Black Ops II. It is the perfect culmination of our efforts, and fan feedback, with two all-new multiplayer maps for players to experience for the first time, and two fully reimagined fan-favourite multiplayer maps from past games – and Origins, our most epic Zombies experience to date. Apocalypse is a DLC pack that our fans will never forget.”
Call of Duty: Black Ops II Apocalypse will be available August 27th on Xbox Live for 1200 Microsoft Points, with release on other platforms to follow. For more information, visit the official site and Facebook page. Every story has a beginning…
