SANTA MONICA, Calif.,
July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/
-- Nuketown, the most popular multiplayer map in
Call of Duty®: Black Ops, is being reimagined for the
hotly anticipated release of Treyarch's Call of Duty®: Black
Ops II, published by Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly
owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI).
The Nuketown 2025 multiplayer map will be available with
launch units of Call of Duty: Black Ops
II. Anyone who pre-orders the game at
participating retailers worldwide will get their copy of Call
of Duty: Black Ops II at launch, which will include the
Nuketown 2025 downloadable bonus map.
"Multiplayer fans of Call of Duty: Black Ops LOVE
Nuketown," said Mark Lamia,
Studio Head of Treyarch. "Flat out, Nuketown was a
blast to play before, and we're excited about the reimagined
Nuketown 2025 in Call of Duty: Black Ops
II. We can't wait to play with everyone come this
November."
On November 13th, Activision and
Treyarch will deploy the sequel to the universally acclaimed
Call of Duty: Black Ops, which set the record
for the biggest entertainment launch in history following its
release in 2010. Call of Duty: Black Ops II catapults
players forward into an epic near-future warzone rooted in today's
headlines. The title represents an unprecedented leap for the
franchise, delivering a groundbreaking single-player campaign with
branching storylines, advanced weaponry, new graphics technology, a
deep multiplayer experience featuring a greater emphasis on eSports
and match customization, and the most expansive Zombies action yet,
now running on the multiplayer engine.
Call of Duty: Black Ops II has not yet been rated.
For more information, please visit www.callofduty.com/blackops2.
You can also follow Call of Duty: Black Ops II on
Facebook at www.facebook.com/codblackops and Twitter via
#BlackOps2. For more information on Nuketown 2025,
please visit
http://www.callofduty.com/blackops2/nuketown2025/FAQ.
About Treyarch
Treyarch is an industry-leading game developer, wholly owned by
Activision Publishing, Inc. whose previous game 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.
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