CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS 4 LAUNCHES MASSIVE EVENT, NEW SEASON ‘OPERATION GRAND HEIST’ BEGINS TODAY
Available First on PlayStation®4, Operation Grand Heist Delivers
New Content Across Multiplayer, Blackout and Zombies, Including a New
Specialist Making Her Black Ops 4 Debut, Huge Addition of Personalization
Items, Gear, Map Updates and Much More to Come
Black Ops Pass Owners Gain Immediate Access to Two New Multiplayer
Maps and an Exclusive Blackout Character, with a New Zombies Experience Coming
in March
Additionally, the Zombies Experience Classified, Previously Only
Available as Part of the Black Ops Pass, Available Now to Purchase as
Standalone Map
SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Feb. 19, 2019 –
Strike it big in the Grand Heist! The newest seasonal event and community
celebration for Call of Duty®: Black Ops 4is
availablenow on PlayStation®4, with other platforms to follow.Titled Operation
Grand Heist, the all-new season ofcontentfeatures
updates across the game, including a new Specialist, two brand-new Multiplayer
maps, new playable destinations across the Blackout map, as well as a wide
variety of personalization items, accessories, new vehicles, new game
modes and much more.
“With Operation Grand Heist,
the team has packed in an incredible amount of new content, and we can’t wait
for fans to jump in and check it out,” said Dan Bunting, Co-Studio Head,
Treyarch. “We love the 1970s-style heist theme of this Operation, and the
fast-paced action that it brings to Blackout and Multiplayer, along with the
brand-new Zombies experience following in March.”
“One of our favorite things at the
studio is creating new ways for the community to play,” said Mark Gordon,
Co-Studio Head, Treyarch. “We set out since day one to support Black Ops
4 long after launch, so we’re delivering a ton of new ways for players
to engage with each mode of the game and we’re committed to giving fans new
reasons to keep coming back week in and week out.”
Operation Grand Heist’s free, new content
includes:
- New Specialist – Available in Multiplayer and
Blackout, Outrider makes her Black Ops 4 debut, allowing players to
silently take out enemies with explosive precision with her longbow, the
Sparrow.
- New Blackout Location and Updates – Drop into the
roughest, toughest, and wildest new Blackout location, Ghost Town, which
features two areas. Inspired by Standoff, an intense classic
multiplayer map from Black Ops II, the above ground destination provides
flanking routes that call for strategic positioning with long and medium ranged
combat.Below ground, fans can also explore underlying caverns inspired
by the classic Zombies map Buried, where they’ll find heavy duty gear
amongst hordes of the undead. Additionally, Operation Grand Heist introduces
a new Blackout mode called Hot Pursuit, launching on February 22 on
PlayStation 4 and other platforms to follow. Hot Pursuit is fast-paced
and frenetic, and debuts three new vehicles – SUV, muscle car and PBR assault
boat, all in special variants themed to Operation Grand Heist –
as squads race to supply drops placed around the map containing high-level
armor, weapons and grenades to dominate their opponents.
- New Black Market Gear – The Black Market has been restocked
with new weapon camos, outfits, gestures, and accessories themed for Operation
Grand Heist. This includes notable weapons like the Rampage Auto
Shotgun, Switchblade X9 SMG, and the Home Wrecker demolition hammer, all
unlockable through the Contraband Tiers as fans play through the game. A new
long-range weapon called the Vendetta Sniper Rifle is also coming later in the
season.
- New Zombies Features – Operation Grand Heist
delivers new features to the Zombies mode including a new round-based Gauntlet
challenge mode for the Classified map, along with a brand-new perk addition
called the Ethereal Razor that substantially increases a player’s melee damage
with area of effect and life re-gen for each hit.
In addition to the free content, Black
Ops Pass owners gain access to even more in-game content, available first on
PlayStation®4:
- New Multiplayer Map, Casino – A medium-sized map
set in a luxurious casino in Monaco where elite thieves formed an elaborate
plan to steal the winning racecars on display. Casino features
high-intensity combat as players weave through buzzing slot-machines and topple
across gambling tables. This wide-open space allows for long-range to mid-range
combat with little protection from enemies.
- New Multiplayer Map, Lockup – A medium-sized map
set in a Los Angeles police station, Lockup was the site of an assault
to destroy evidence that led to the headquarters of an organized crime
syndicate. Fans can dominate the rooftop positions, bail out when cornered and
tactically shut down areas with operational doors to gain the upper hand on
their opponents.
- New Blackout Character, Cosmic Silverback – Black Ops Pass
owners will unlock this deadly Zombie silverback gorilla, an iconic
fan-favorite boss originally from the Dead Ops Arcade from Call of Duty:
Black Ops.
Ancient Evil, an all-newZombies
experience,will also launch in March for Black Ops Pass owners, with
details being revealed soon.
The Black Ops Pass* is included in
the Digital Deluxe Edition, the Digital Deluxe Enhanced Edition,
the Pro Edition, and the Mystery Box Edition of Call of
Duty: Black Ops 4, and can also be purchased standalone digitally or at
participating retailers.
Additionally, the Zombies experience Classified,
previously only available as part of the Black Ops Pass, is available now for
all players to purchase as a standalone map. Classified features the “Ultimis”
cast of characters in a chilling, survival experience as they fight the undead
and investigate The Pentagon after mysteriously being teleported there.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is published by
Activision and developed by Treyarch with additional development support from
Raven Software and PC development with Beenox. For the latest intel check
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rated M for Mature (Blood and Gore, Drug Reference, Intense Violence, Strong
Language).
*Black Ops Pass (BOP) content is not
final, is subject to change, and may not include all downloadable content
available for the game. BOP content may not be available in all countries,
and pricing and release dates may vary by platform. BOP content should be downloaded
from the in-game store only; do not purchase separately, or you will be charged
again. BOP content may be sold separately.
About Treyarch
Treyarch is an award-winning video game
studio, driven by the desire to create epic gameplay experiences that are enjoyed
by as many video game fans as possible. It is an approach that has helped to
make the studio behind the Call of Duty®: Black Ops series of
games an industry-leading developer. Call of Duty: Black Ops set
an entertainment launch opening record upon its release in 2010 and continues
to be one of the best-selling games of all time, according to NPD and GfK
Chart-Track; Call of Duty®: Black Ops II set world-wide launch
day records; and Call of Duty®: Black Ops III held the biggest
entertainment opening weekend of 2015, and was the #1 console game globally for
the calendar year. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 isthe
studio’s most recent release. Additionally, Treyarch is the birthplace of
Call of Duty’s Zombies. Treyarch is wholly owned by Activision.
About Activision
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California, Activision is a leading global producer and publisher of
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and is a division of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI),
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