<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2015	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Treyarch	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
twelfth	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2012	O
video	O
game	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
feature-limited	O
version	O
developed	O
by	O
Beenox	O
and	O
Mercenary	O
Technology	O
that	O
only	O
supports	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
final	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
title	O
released	O
on	O
those	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
III	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
2065	O
,	O
40	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
facing	O
upheaval	O
from	O
climate	O
change	O
and	O
new	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
in	O
April	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
video	O
game	O
released	O
after	O
Activision	O
ended	O
its	O
partnership	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
and	O
instead	O
partnered	O
with	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
which	O
secured	O
the	O
timed	O
exclusivity	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
with	O
it	O
becoming	O
the	O
top-selling	O
retail	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
titles	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
eighth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
12	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
campaign	O
in	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
designed	O
to	O
support	O
4-player	O
cooperative	O
gameplay	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
bigger	O
,	O
more	O
open	O
level	O
design	O
and	O
less	O
corridor	O
shooting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Pick	O
10	O
class	O
system	O
from	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Treyarch	O
implemented	O
a	O
character	O
system	O
called	O
"	O
Specialists	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
pick	O
from	O
9	O
different	O
soldiers	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
either	O
a	O
special	O
weapon	O
or	O
ability	O
unique	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
3	I-Application
Zombies	O
takes	O
place	O
over	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
different	O
locations	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
different	O
points	O
in	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
map	O
for	O
the	O
Zombies	O
mode	O
on	O
July	O
9	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
at	O
San	O
Diego	O
Comic-Con	O
International	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
characters	O
return	O
from	O
the	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
map	O
"	O
Origins	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
their	O
alternate	O
timeline	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
reappear	O
in	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
maps	O
"	O
The	O
Giant	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Der	O
Eisendrache	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Zetsubou	O
no	O
Shima	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Gorod	O
Krovi	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Revelations	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
zombies	O
gamemode	O
involves	O
a	O
story	O
,	O
which	O
links	O
with	O
every	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
16	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Treyarch	O
released	O
a	O
fifth	O
DLC	B-Protocol
including	O
the	O
remastered	O
versions	O
of	O
Zombies	O
maps	O
from	O
their	O
previous	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
games	O
,	O
called	O
"	O
Zombies	O
Chronicles	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
maps	O
are	O
"	O
Nacht	B-Application
der	I-Application
Untoten	I-Application
"	O
,	O
"	O
Verrückt	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Shi	O
No	O
Numa	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Kino	O
der	O
Toten	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Ascension	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Shangri	O
La	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Moon	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Origins	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
maps	O
retain	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
aesthetics	O
updated	O
with	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
III	I-Application
's	O
graphics	O
engine	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
adding	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
of	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
new	O
Gobblegums	O
,	O
Weapons	O
and	O
Sound	O
Design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
III	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
2065	O
,	O
40	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
facing	O
upheaval	O
from	O
conflicts	O
,	O
climate	O
change	O
and	O
new	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
drone	O
assaults	O
caused	O
by	O
the	O
Nicaraguan	O
narco-terrorist	O
Raul	B-Application
Menendez	I-Application
on	O
June	O
19	O
,	O
2025	O
,	O
several	O
countries	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
have	O
developed	O
Directed	O
Energy	O
Air	O
Defense	O
systems	O
that	O
render	O
conventional	O
air	O
forces	O
virtually	O
useless	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
,	O
the	O
governments	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
seal	O
off	O
the	O
worst	O
infected	O
areas	O
into	O
Quarantine	B-Application
Zones	O
and	O
form	O
the	O
Deadkillers	O
,	O
cybernetic	O
soldiers	O
trained	O
to	O
exterminate	O
zombies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rescued	O
by	O
Taylor	O
,	O
the	O
Player	O
undergoes	O
cybernetic	O
surgery	O
to	O
save	O
their	O
life	O
,	O
being	O
installed	O
with	O
a	O
direct	B-Application
neural	I-Application
interface	I-Application
(	O
DNI	O
)	O
and	O
receiving	O
virtual	O
training	O
from	O
Taylor	O
and	O
his	O
team	O
during	O
surgery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
killing	O
Hall	O
,	O
the	O
Player	O
connects	O
to	O
her	O
DNI	O
and	O
encounters	O
Corvus	O
,	O
a	O
gestalt	B-General_Concept
intelligence	I-General_Concept
created	O
during	O
the	O
experiments	O
to	O
monitor	O
thoughts	O
of	O
DNI	O
users	O
,	O
which	O
malfunctioned	O
,	O
causing	O
the	O
explosion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
killing	O
Maretti	O
,	O
the	O
pair	O
track	O
down	O
Taylor	O
in	O
Cairo	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
upon	O
investigating	O
,	O
the	O
Player	O
and	O
Hendricks	O
discover	O
that	O
Taylor	O
's	O
team	O
has	O
used	O
their	O
DNI	O
connections	O
to	O
disable	O
the	O
Quarantine	B-Application
Zone	O
defenses	O
all	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Multiplayer	O
mode	O
of	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
III	I-Application
features	O
a	O
shared	O
narrative	O
setting	O
with	O
the	O
campaign	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
battle	O
in	O
virtual	O
simulations	O
across	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
battlefields	O
,	O
while	O
wielding	O
the	O
avatars	O
of	O
nine	O
elite	O
soldiers	O
,	O
referred	O
to	O
collectively	O
as	O
"	O
Specialists	O
"	O
:	O
infantry	O
grunt	O
Donnie	O
"	O
Ruin	O
"	O
Walsh	O
;	O
scoutswoman	O
Alessandra	O
"	O
Outrider	O
"	O
Castillo	O
;	O
engineer	O
David	O
"	O
Prophet	O
"	O
Wilkes	O
;	O
demolitions	O
expert	O
Erin	O
"	O
Battery	O
"	O
Baker	O
;	O
54	O
Immortals	O
enforcer	O
He	O
"	O
Seraph	O
"	O
Zhen-Zhen	O
;	O
survivalist	O
Tavo	O
"	O
Nomad	O
"	O
Rojas	O
;	O
specialized	O
combat	O
robot	O
"	O
Reaper	O
"	O
;	O
assassin	O
"	O
Spectre	O
"	O
;	O
and	O
arsonist	O
Krystof	O
"	O
Firebreak	O
"	O
Hejek	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
Zombies	O
storyline	O
in	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
told	O
in	O
an	O
episodic	O
format	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
map	O
,	O
"	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
"	O
,	O
available	O
at	O
launch	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
rest	O
to	O
follow	O
in	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
"	O
focuses	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
group	O
of	O
characters	O
:	O
Nero	O
Blackstone	O
(	O
Jeff	O
Goldblum	O
)	O
,	O
Jessica	O
Rose	O
(	O
Heather	O
Graham	O
)	O
,	O
Jack	O
Vincent	O
(	O
Neal	O
McDonough	O
)	O
and	O
Floyd	O
Campbell	O
(	O
Ron	O
Perlman	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
reside	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
Morg	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
"	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
prologue	O
that	O
leads	O
into	O
the	O
core	O
storyline	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
Dimension	O
63	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
characters	O
:	O
"	O
Tank	O
"	O
Dempsey	O
(	O
Steven	O
Blum	O
)	O
,	O
Nikolai	O
Belinski	O
(	O
Fred	O
Tatasciore	O
)	O
,	O
Takeo	O
Masaki	O
(	O
Tom	O
Kane	O
)	O
and	O
Edward	O
Richtofen	O
(	O
Nolan	O
North	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
map	O
"	O
Origins	O
"	O
,	O
referred	O
to	O
collectively	O
as	O
Primis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
maps	O
feature	O
the	O
original	O
versions	O
of	O
Primis	O
,	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Ultimis	O
,	O
and	O
reintroduce	O
various	O
minor	O
characters	O
mentioned/featured	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Group	O
935	O
scientist	O
Doctor	O
Groph	O
(	O
also	O
voiced	O
by	O
Blum	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
OSS	O
spy	O
Peter	O
McCain	O
,	O
Dr.	O
Maxis	O
 '	O
assistant	O
Sophia	O
(	O
Christa	O
Lewis	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Ascension	O
Group	O
scientist	O
Gersh	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
introduces	O
the	O
mysterious	O
omnipotent	O
being	O
Doctor	O
Monty	O
(	O
Malcolm	O
McDowell	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robert	O
Picardo	O
also	O
briefly	O
reprises	O
his	O
role	O
from	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	O
Black	O
Ops	O
as	O
United	O
States	O
Secretary	O
of	O
Defense	O
Robert	O
McNamara	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
crew	O
then	O
teleports	O
to	O
another	O
fractured	O
timeline	O
and	O
lands	O
in	O
a	O
war-torn	O
Stalingrad	B-Language
in	O
1945	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
Soviet	O
Union	O
has	O
stolen	O
Group	O
935	O
's	O
technology	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
giant	O
robots	O
and	O
mechanical	O
soldiers	O
,	O
while	O
Nazi	O
Germany	O
is	O
aided	O
by	O
ancient	O
dragons	O
resurrected	O
and	O
bred	O
by	O
Division	O
9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
the	O
twelfth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
fourth	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Black	O
Ops	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
to	O
benefit	O
under	O
publisher	O
Activision	O
's	O
three-year	O
development	O
cycle	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
being	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Advanced	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cycle	O
allows	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
teams	O
of	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
series	O
(	O
Infinity	O
Ward	O
,	O
Treyarch	O
,	O
and	O
Sledgehammer	O
Games	O
)	O
to	O
develop	O
games	O
in	O
a	O
three-year	O
timespan	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
two	O
allowed	O
previously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
III	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
heavily	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
IW	B-Application
engine	I-Application
used	O
previously	O
in	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
9	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
were	O
confirmed	O
to	O
be	O
under	O
development	O
by	O
Beenox	O
and	O
Mercenary	O
Technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
versions	O
lack	O
some	O
features	O
available	O
on	O
other	O
platforms	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
campaign	O
mode	O
and	O
the	O
remaining	O
DLC	B-Protocol
contents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
exclusivity	O
deal	O
with	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
all	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
future	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
games	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
first	O
on	O
PlayStation	O
platforms	O
as	O
timed	O
exclusives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
ends	O
a	O
similar	O
exclusivity	O
deal	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
dating	O
back	O
to	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
gaming	O
journalist	O
Jason	O
Schreier	O
,	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
intended	O
to	O
include	O
an	O
open-world	O
campaign	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
scrapped	O
during	O
development	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
crunch	O
for	O
employees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
multiplayer	O
beta	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
August	O
18	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jack	O
Wall	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
composed	O
the	O
score	O
for	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
returned	O
along	O
with	O
Treyarch	O
's	O
Audio	O
Director	O
Brian	O
Tuey	O
to	O
compose	O
the	O
score	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Teasers	O
were	O
released	O
beginning	O
with	O
Snapchat	B-Application
links	O
appearing	O
in	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
teaser	O
video	O
released	O
by	O
Treyarch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
reveal	O
trailer	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
and	O
revealed	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
the	O
Zombies	O
mode	O
and	O
beta	O
access	O
for	O
people	O
that	O
pre-order	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
of	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
was	O
temporarily	O
renamed	O
to	O
"	O
Current	O
Events	O
Aggregate	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seize	O
Glory	O
is	O
an	O
official	O
live	O
action	O
trailer	O
for	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
3	I-Application
that	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Wayne	O
McClammy	O
and	O
starring	O
Michael	O
B	O
.	O
Jordan	O
,	O
Cara	O
Delevingne	O
and	O
Marshawn	O
Lynch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wayne	O
has	O
been	O
the	O
director	O
of	O
many	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
advertisements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Actors	O
Michael	O
B	O
.	O
Jordan	O
and	O
Cara	O
Delevingne	O
were	O
chosen	O
to	O
star	O
in	O
the	O
trailer	O
as	O
both	O
were	O
known	O
by	O
Activision	O
to	O
be	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Digital	O
Deluxe	O
Edition	O
counterpart	O
were	O
available	O
to	O
pre-order	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-ordering	O
provided	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
III	I-Application
multiplayer	O
beta	O
and	O
in-game	O
items	O
for	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Advanced	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
custom	O
reticles	O
,	O
an	O
emblem	O
,	O
a	O
calling	O
card	O
,	O
and	O
Advanced	O
Supply	O
Drops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
also	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
III	I-Application
beta	O
would	O
come	O
to	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
first	O
on	O
August	O
19	O
through	O
August	O
23	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
beta	O
for	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
went	O
live	O
on	O
August	O
18	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
several	O
hours	O
earlier	O
than	O
originally	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
beta	O
period	O
ended	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
all	O
pre-orders	O
would	O
include	O
the	O
bonus	O
multiplayer	O
map	O
"	O
NUK3TOWN	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
"	O
Nuketown	O
"	O
map	O
,	O
featured	O
in	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	O
Black	O
Ops	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
"	O
Nuketown	O
2025	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owing	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
the	O
campaign	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
included	O
a	O
digital	O
copy	O
of	O
Black	O
Ops	O
as	O
an	O
added	O
bonus	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
having	O
their	O
price	O
reduced	O
by	O
10	O
dollars	O
compared	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
comic	O
book	O
titled	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
11	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Treyarch	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
titled	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	O
Zombies	O
,	O
to	O
expand	O
upon	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
Zombies	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
features	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
the	O
TranZit	O
team	O
:	O
Abigail	O
"	O
Misty	O
"	O
Briarton	O
,	O
Marlton	O
Johnson	O
,	O
Russman	O
and	O
Samuel	O
Stuhlinger	O
,	O
previously	O
the	O
main	O
protagonists	O
of	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
as	O
they	O
embark	O
on	O
a	O
search	O
for	O
an	O
artifact	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Kronorium	O
,	O
while	O
discovering	O
the	O
truth	O
behind	O
Edward	O
Richtofen	O
's	O
reappearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
at	I-Application
War	I-Application
map	O
"	O
Der	O
Riese	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
the	O
original	O
characters	O
,	O
Dempsey	O
,	O
Nikolai	O
,	O
Takeo	O
,	O
and	O
Richtofen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
during	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	O
Experience	O
event	O
,	O
Activision	O
announced	O
the	O
first	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
map	O
pack	O
for	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
"	O
Awakening	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
first	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
February	O
2	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Releases	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
happened	O
in	O
March	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
map	O
pack	O
contains	O
four	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
maps	O
:	O
"	O
Skyjacked	O
"	O
(	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
multiplayer	O
map	O
"	O
Hijacked	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Rise	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Splash	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Gauntlet	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
Zombies	O
map	O
,	O
Der	O
Eisendrache	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
new	O
gumballs	O
for	O
the	O
Zombie	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
map	O
pack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
19	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
May	O
19	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
map	O
pack	O
,	O
Descent	O
,	O
was	O
revealed	O
on	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
featuring	O
four	O
new	O
MP	O
maps	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
map	O
"	O
Raid	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
Zombies	O
map	O
,	O
"	O
Gorod	O
Krovi	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
map	O
pack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
12	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
August	O
11	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
map	O
pack	O
,	O
Salvation	O
,	O
was	O
revealed	O
on	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
with	O
remakes	O
of	O
the	O
MP	O
maps	O
"	O
Standoff	O
"	O
from	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
"	O
Outskirt	O
"	O
from	O
World	O
at	O
War	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
final	O
Zombies	O
map	O
,	O
"	O
Revelations	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
map	O
pack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
6	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
October	O
6	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fifth	O
and	O
final	O
map	O
pack	O
,	O
Zombies	O
Chronicles	O
,	O
contains	O
remastered	O
versions	O
of	O
8	O
Zombies	O
maps	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
:	O
"	O
Nacht	B-Application
Der	I-Application
Untoten	I-Application
"	O
,	O
"	O
Verrückt	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Shi	O
no	O
Numa	O
"	O
from	O
World	O
at	O
War	O
,	O
"	O
Kino	O
Der	O
Toten	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Ascension	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Shangri-La	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Moon	O
"	O
from	O
Black	O
Ops	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Origins	O
"	O
from	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
season	O
pass	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
map	O
pack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
16	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
June	O
16	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
24	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Activision	O
and	O
Treyarch	O
announced	O
a	O
Multiplayer	O
DLC	B-Protocol
Trial	O
Pack	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
all	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
on	O
all	O
multiplayer	O
maps	O
from	O
the	O
four	O
map	O
packs	O
for	O
free	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
offering	O
XP	O
bonuses	O
to	O
players	O
who	O
previously	O
owned	O
the	O
map	O
packs	O
and/or	O
the	O
season	O
pass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
Zombies	O
maps	O
from	O
the	O
four	O
map	O
packs	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
separate	O
purchase	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
with	O
PC	O
to	O
follow	O
on	O
May	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
11	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Activision	O
and	O
Treyarch	O
announced	O
the	O
"	O
Back	O
in	O
Black	O
"	O
map	O
pack	O
,	O
which	O
contains	O
four	O
remastered	O
versions	O
of	O
fan-favorite	O
multiplayer	O
maps	O
from	O
Black	O
Ops	O
and	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
"	O
Summit	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Jungle	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Firing	O
Range	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Slums	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
four	O
maps	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
4	I-Application
at	O
launch	O
,	O
are	O
offered	O
exclusively	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
players	O
who	O
pre-order	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
4	I-Application
on	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
III	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
critic	O
reviews	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
critic	O
reviews	O
for	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
awarded	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
III	I-Application
does	O
n't	O
offer	O
anything	O
remarkable	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
does	O
just	O
enough	O
to	O
maintain	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
status	O
quo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
also	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
IIIs	I-Application
biggest	O
point	O
of	O
recommendation	O
may	O
be	O
the	O
breadth	O
of	O
content	O
there	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
's	O
a	O
valid	O
point	O
of	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
awarded	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
9.2	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
With	O
fun	O
4-player	O
co-op	O
,	O
new	O
powers	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
fleshed	O
out	O
Zombies	O
mode	O
,	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
the	O
biggest	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
game	O
yet.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Stuart	O
Andrews	O
of	O
Trusted	O
Reviews	O
criticized	O
the	O
setting	O
and	O
narrative	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
solid	O
installment	O
that	O
will	O
please	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
hardcore	O
fans	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
a	O
mainstream	O
crowd-pleaser	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
that	O
last	O
year	O
's	O
Advanced	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
was	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
unfavorably	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
disparaging	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
focuses	O
entirely	O
on	O
the	O
sci-fi	O
stuff	O
,	O
loses	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
conspiracy	O
theory	O
trappings	O
and	O
brings	O
augmented	O
super-soldiers	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
result	O
sometimes	O
feels	O
less	O
like	O
a	O
third	O
Black	O
Ops	O
game	O
than	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	O
Even	O
More	O
Advanced	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
received	O
less	O
praise	O
than	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
III	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
6.6	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
sales	O
(	O
not	O
including	O
digital	O
)	O
and	O
grossed	O
over	O
$550	O
million	O
in	O
sales	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
three	O
days	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
bested	O
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guardians	I-Application
to	O
become	O
the	O
top	O
selling	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
the	O
top	O
best	O
selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
according	O
to	O
NPD	O
's	O
figures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
III	I-Application
later	O
became	O
the	O
top	O
selling	O
game	O
of	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Activision	O
,	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
eighth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
its	O
financial	O
performance	O
is	O
significantly	O
better	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Advanced	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
.	O
</s>
