SANTA MONICA, Calif.,
June 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
Call of Duty®: Black Ops, the best selling game ever
on the Xbox 360®, today unleashes a new onslaught of combat with a
fresh delivery of downloadable content, Call of Duty®: Black
Ops Annihilation. Available now worldwide on Xbox
LIVE, Annihilation delivers four new multiplayer maps
and a mind-blowing Zombies experience for the ultimate online
showdown.
Annihilation is the third downloadable content
pack release from Activision and Treyarch in support of the
worldwide phenomenon and record-setting Call of Duty: Black
Ops. Fueled by the breakthrough Call of Duty®:
Black Ops First Strike and Call of Duty®: Black
Ops Escalation content packs, the blockbuster title is
recognized for having the highest selling add-on content in Xbox
LIVE history, according to Microsoft.
The Annihilation content pack's new maps
include:
- "Hangar 18," located in the highly classified military
base of Area 51, where gamers will fight through experimental
weapons labs, the SR-71 test hangar and a mysterious autopsy
room.
- "Drive-In," where players experience close-quarters
combat through a 1960's American Drive-In theater, complete with a
snack shack and a classic arcade.
- "Silo," where-in gamers can infiltrate a massive secret
Soviet nuclear missile site under construction within a multi-level
battleground.
- "Hazard," located on the cliff sides of Cuba, gamers can explore a coastal golf course
fit for a Dictator, where stocked clubhouses and manicured fairways
meet snipers hidden in sand traps.
- "Shangri-La," the all-new Zombies experience, transports
players into a mythical paradise overrun with the undead. Our
Heroes will come face-to-face with new species of zombies and
navigate through a treacherous labyrinth of underground caverns,
all set within a legendary shrine lost in an exotic jungle.
"Our commitment to delivering great new content for Black
Ops continues with Annihilation," said
Treyarch Studio Head, Mark Lamia.
"Annihilation offers four of the best
Black Ops multiplayer maps to date, and a stunning
new Zombies experience laden with deadly traps and dark secrets
buried deep within the shifting walls of the infested temple."
To celebrate the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops
Annihilation, Activision and Treyarch today are hosting a
"Grudge Match" on Xbox LIVE at Treyarch. Jason Terry of the
Dallas Mavericks and Rudy Gay of the
Memphis Grizzlies will lead teams in a head-to-head match-up
featuring members of the Treyarch development team and Call
of Duty: Black Ops fans.
Developed by Treyarch and published by Activision Publishing,
Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), Call of Duty: Black Ops is rated
"M" (Mature) by the ESRB for Blood and Gore, Intense Violence and
Strong Language. Call of Duty: Black Ops
Annihilation is available first on Xbox LIVE®
Marketplace for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system
from Microsoft for 1,200 Microsoft Points. For additional
Call of Duty updates and information, visit us on the web at
www.callofduty.com/blackops, www.facebook.com/codblackops, and also
via Twitter @Treyarch. Treyarch will host Double XP starting
Friday, July 1st though the holiday
weekend.
About Activision Publishing, Inc.
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California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading
worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive
entertainment and leisure products.
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Netherlands, Australia,
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