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Call of Duty: Black Ops III

Call of Duty: Black Ops III

2015 first-person shooter video game

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  • Call of Duty: Black Ops III is a 2015 first-person shooter game developed by Treyarch and published by Activision.
  • It was released on PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One on November 6, 2015.
  • Black Ops III is set in 2065, 40 years after the events of Black Ops II , in a world shaped by the impacts of climate change and the rise of advanced technologies, including cybernetic enhancements.
  • The game's campaign is designed to support 4-player cooperative gameplay, allowing for bigger, more open level design and less corridor shooting.
  • The game also features a standalone Zombies campaign mode, and a "Nightmares" mode, which replaces all enemies as zombies.

Call of Duty: Black Ops III is a 2015 first-person shooter game developed by Treyarch and published by Activision. It is the twelfth entry in the Call of Duty series and the sequel to the 2012 video game Call of Duty: Black Ops II. It was released on PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One on November 6, 2015. A feature-limited version developed by Beenox and Mercenary Technology that only supports multiplayer modes was released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and was also the final Call of Duty title released on those platforms.

Black Ops III is set in 2065, 40 years after the events of Black Ops II, in a world shaped by the impacts of climate change and the rise of advanced technologies, including cybernetic enhancements. Similar to its predecessors, the story follows a group of black ops soldiers. The game's campaign is designed to support 4-player cooperative gameplay, allowing for bigger, more open level design and less corridor shooting. As the player character is cybernetically enhanced, players have access to various special activities. The game also features a standalone Zombies campaign mode, and a "Nightmares" mode, which replaces all enemies as zombies.

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