Treyarch has revealed that the community-favorite “Zombies” is coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops which hits stores worldwide on November 9th. Zombies were originally introduced in Call of Duty: World at War and became very popular with players. Call of Duty: Black Ops fans can combat the zombie apocalypse in up to four-player co-op gameplay.
“Zombies have been such a hit with our community that we were committed to bringing brand new zombie experiences to Call of Duty: Black Ops,” says Treyarch Studio Head, Mark Lamia. “We’ve taken extra special care to retain the essential ingredients of our Zombie game, and have also crafted a nice surprise for the fans.”
The news follows the announcement that four updated co-op maps from Call of Duty: World at War will be made available as part of the Call of Duty: Black Ops Prestige and Hardened Editions, along with the premium edition Steelbook Case, custom Black Ops limited edition medal and an exclusive Black Ops Avatar outfit.
Gamers can also experience an all new co-op game in Call of Duty: Black Ops Multiplayer with Combat Training. Up to six players can rank up in this dedicated and exclusive multiplayer mode battling against enemy AI.
Availability
Call of Duty: Black Ops will release worldwide on November 9th. Pre-orders are available now. Call of Duty: Black Ops for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii and Windows PC is rated “M” (Mature — Blood, Drug Reference, Intense Violence and Language). Also scheduled for release is Call of Duty: Black Ops for the Nintendo DS family of hand-held systems, which is rated “T” (Teen) by the ESRB and in development by n-Space.
If you don’t want to wait for the November 9th release of Call of Duty: Black Ops, you can hone your zombie combat skills on iPhone and iPod Touch now with the newest map release for Call of Duty: ZOMBIES, Der Riese (“Zombie Factory”), which is an adaptation of the popular downloadable content originally released for Call of Duty: World at War. Call of Duty: ZOMBIES is developed by Ideaworks Game Studio for the iPhone and iPod touch, based on Treyarch’s console version, and now all four maps from the original game are available for $4.99 from the App Store at http://appstore/ www.itunes.com
