'Call Of Duty Black Ops 3' News & Update: New 'Awakening' DLC Will Include 5 Maps; Date Of Release The Same For Xbox One And PS4

Highly-acclaimed video game "Black Ops" is in its 3^rd installment already and diehard fans of the video game love the new game play. There has also been numerous updates by "Call of Duty: Black Ops 3" game developers to the game but most of it are available for PS4 gamers for now.

The DLC that the game developers of "Call of Duty: Black Ops 3" have released were available for PS4 players since early February and those with Microsoft's Xbox One has been left in the dark. However, that has come to an end because Microsoft just updated there "Call of Duty: Black Ops 3" season pass listing and it seems that the "Awakening" DLC will be available on Xbox One on March 3.

The date for the "Call of Duty: Black Ops 3" "Awakening" DLC release will be the same as that of the PS4. The "Awakening" DLC included five maps, which is four multiplayer maps and one Zombie maps.

Here are the details to the "Awakening" maps:

Multiplayer Maps: 

Gauntlet: Grounded in a military training facility, Gauntlet plays up the core philosophy of Treyarch's classic three lane map structure with distinct variety in visuals and gameplay. Each of the three primary lanes has a unique environment as players battle through a sprawling jungle, sub-zero artic zone and rainy urban cityscape.

Splash: Set in an abandoned water theme park, this vibrant and playful map delivers an imaginative environment complete with waterslides, a wrecked pirate ship, and a lazy river ride that winds through a fantastical forgotten city. Splash is designed to drive an open flow of combat, including plenty of opportunities for underwater gameplay.

Rise: Set in the snowy outskirts of Zurich, Rise is a Coalescence Corporation construction project for a massive subterranean research campus. The design of the map caters to a mix of classic Call of Duty cover combat alongside strategic core movement opportunities, with each section of the map offering distinctly different styles of gameplay.

Skyjacked: Set on a security VTOL in the clouds over urban Zurich, Skyjacked is a reimagined version of the popular Call of Duty®: Black Ops II multiplayer map Hijacked, and retains the same fast and frenetic gameplay from one of the most popular maps in Call of Duty® history, but with a twist. Skyjacked gives players the opportunity to explore the map in a variety of new ways thanks to the all-new core movement system in Black Ops III.

Zombies:

Der Eisendrache, the first chapter of Call of Duty: Black Ops III's Zombies DLC adventure will take players on an epic journey with the Origin characters Richtofen, Nicolai, Takeo, and Dempsey. Set in an eerie medieval castle built upon an ancient site of unspeakable horror, massive deposits of Element 115 have recently been discovered, delivering inspired new gameplay and - in Zombies tradition - a variety of exciting plot twists and surprises that fans will have the opportunity to discover for themselves.