Features Four New Multiplayer Maps, Plus Second Chapter in
Extinction's Four-Part Episodic Story that Debuts the 100-foot Tall
Seaborne Cryptid Boss - the Kraken
Starting Today, Call of Duty: Ghosts DLC Season Pass Owners on Xbox
Live Can Get Their Hands on Devastation's All-New "Ripper" Tactical
2-in-1 Weapon
First Ever Call of Duty: Ghosts Multiplayer Demo Weekend Kicks-off
Tomorrow
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Gamers clamoring for all-new Call of Duty®: Ghosts content
can set their calendars for Devastation, the second of
four massive DLC Packs, set to launch on April 3rd. Available
first, exclusively on Xbox Live for both Xbox One and Xbox 360, Devastation
delivers a new assortment of content to Call of Duty®'s
definitive online multiplayer experience. The DLC Pack features four new
small to medium-sized multiplayer maps, including a mountaintop Mayan
temple, a mangled container ship, a giant excavation digger in South
America, and a fully reimagined version of Infinity Ward's fan-favorite
map "Dome" from Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 - each with
their own unique Field Order. There's also the all-new "Ripper" tactical
2-in-1 weapon, and "Episode 2: Mayday" - the gripping second chapter in
Extinction's four-part episodic narrative which includes multiple
mod-able versions of the Venom-X weapon, and closes with a battle
against a monstrous, 100-foot tall Cryptid alien boss, aptly named the
Kraken.
Additionally, as a special offer available starting today for players on
Xbox Live, Call of Duty: Ghosts DLC Season Pass owners get
instant access to Devastation's all-new "Ripper" weapon,
which features the unique ability to quickly convert from Sub
Machine-Gun (SMG) to Assault Rifle and back again in the midst of
battle, and can be used in all Call of Duty: Ghosts
multiplayer maps.
Devastation is available a la carte for a suggested retail
price of $14.99, or as part of the Call of Duty: Ghosts DLC
Season Pass, which gives fans access to four epic Call of Duty:
Ghosts DLC Packs** planned to release throughout 2014 at the
discounted* suggested retail price of $49.99. Call of Duty: Ghosts
DLC Season Pass holders also get instant access to the Team Leader
Digital Pack, which comes with a unique multiplayer character head,
weapon camo, reticle, patch, player card and background.
And for the first time in Call of Duty history, a free Call
of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer demo will be available for gamers to
experience over the weekend, starting tomorrow, Friday, March 7, 2014
and running through Monday, March 10, 2014. Gamers will be able to jump
on Xbox Live and try out Ghosts multiplayer, including
three multiplayer maps - Strikezone, Warhawk, and Prison Break; three
multiplayer modes - Team Deathmatch, Domination and Search & Rescue; and
the original Extinction game mode - Point of Contact, all at no cost.
Simply sign-in, download the Call of Duty: Ghosts
multiplayer demo, and get right into a match against friends, family and
anyone else enjoying the free demo this weekend.
"The Devastation DLC Pack continues the fast-paced, fun
and imaginative gameplay that Infinity Ward and Neversoft began with Onslaught,"
said Daniel Suarez, Vice President of Production, Activision Publishing,
Inc. "Ghosts' DLC is much more than just new multiplayer
maps. The teams have added new weapons; the next intense continuation in
Extinction's four-part, episodic narrative; and another epic, action
film character soon to be revealed. Devastation, like Onslaught
before it, is a ton of fun, and we can't wait for the community to
experience it all."
Devastation delivers four distinctive new maps with the
fast-paced gameplay Call of Duty fans love, each with their own
surprises. The first map, "Ruins," is located on a Mexican peninsula and
set amidst the remnants of a mountaintop Mayan temple, with multiple
levels providing verticality for longer-range weapons, and underground
pathways perfect for close-quarters encounters. Savvy players that find
and complete the unique Field Order will be able to trigger the map's
volcano to erupt, and enjoy watching enemy players attempt to take cover
as fiery debris fall from the sky.
The map "Collision," is a mangle of debris scattered atop a container
ship pinned underneath a crippled bridge in New York. This small map is
ideal for run-and-gun tactics. Players that dominate "Collision" and
complete the map's specific Field Order will be able take control of a
heavily armed aircraft and rain down destruction from above.
"Behemoth" takes the battle aboard a massive excavation platform in
South America. Long sight lines open this map up to longer-range
weapons, while the compact interiors of the control rooms are ideal for
SMG's and Shotguns. Completing "Behemoth's" Field Order will allow
players to control an attack helicopter armed with a deadly,
armor-piercing Rail Gun as it circles the excavator searching for enemy
combatants.
Devastation's fourth map, "Unearthed," drops players into
a reimagined version of "Dome," the fan-favorite multiplayer map from Call
of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. With a new look and all-new secrets,
"Unearthed" is a compact map for all player types, who must navigate an
alien artifact dig site in order to unlock the map's Field Order and
unleash the power of the Cryptids, as well as locate the map's secret
alien weapon.
Call of Duty: Ghosts Devastation also arms players with
the "Ripper" - a new, tactical 2-in-1 SMG/Assault Rifle that can be used
in all of Ghosts' multiplayer maps. The "Ripper" is a
highly unique weapon because of its ability to quickly switch back and
forth from SMG to Assault Rifle on the fly. A deadly addition to Ghosts'
arsenal, the "Ripper" is the ideal companion across a variety of map
types and tactics, providing players unprecedented flexibility with
medium to short-range capability as an SMG, and medium to long-range as
an Assault Rifle.
For Extinction fans, "Episode 2: Mayday," highlights the Call of
Duty: Ghosts Devastation DLC Pack. Following the
dramatic events that took place deep within the Alaskan wilderness at
the Nightfall Program research facility, the Quick Reaction Force team
now heads onboard a mysterious Chinese research vessel drifting
abandoned in the Tasman Sea in the South Pacific Ocean. Players will
uncover a much deeper conspiracy as they pursue Captain Archer and
discover what has become of Doctor Cross. Armed with multiple mod-able
versions of the Venom-X weapon powered with Cryptid technology, players
will come up against yet another new alien species referred to as the
"Seeder," as well as go head-to-head with a massive, 100-foot tall
Cryptid enemy from the depths of the ocean…the "Kraken."
From Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary
of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI),
Call of Duty: Ghosts is rated "M" (Mature - Blood, Drug
Reference, Intense Violence, Strong Language) by the ESRB. Call of
Duty: Ghosts Devastation is created by Infinity Ward, with
additional development by Neversoft and is scheduled to arrive April 3,
2014 first, exclusively on Xbox One, the all-in-one games and
entertainment system from Microsoft, and the Xbox 360 games and
entertainment system from Microsoft, with other platforms to follow. For
more information, visit www.callofduty.com/ghosts, www.facebook.com/CallofDuty,
or follow on Twitter @InfinityWard.
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*Based on DLC Season Pass suggested retail price of $49.99, and four DLC
Packs at a suggested retail price of $14.99 each.
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