After rampant speculation, unofficial confirmations, and even a teaser over at GKNOVA6.com, Activision has officially revealed that the zombie mode, a World at War community favorite, will indeed be coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops. Initially leaked through a Best Buy listing, a press release now gives us more details, including news that four updated World at War maps will be available with the Prestige and Hardened versions of Black Ops. And if you just can’t wait to start the zombie apocalypse, don’t forget there will be a new map on the iPhone and Touch title Call of Duty: Zombies, entitled Der Riese (“Zombie Factory”), a version of the World at War map from the original game, available starting tomorrow. All four World of War maps can be purchased for Zombies for $4.99.

Call of Duty: Black Ops storms in on November 9 for Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Nintendo Wii, with a separate version for DS the same day.

Call of Duty(R): Black Ops Co-Op to Include Zombies

The Call of Duty Community’s Favorite Un-Dead Make Their Return in The Year’s Most-Anticipated Entertainment Launch

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept 29, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ — Taking the wraps off one of the most anticipated features and worst kept secrets, Treyarch revealed today that the community-favorite “Zombies” is coming to Call of Duty(R): Black Ops which hits stores worldwide on November 9th, by Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI). Zombies were originally introduced in Call of Duty(R): World at War and became an instant hit. 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.”

Today’s 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(R): Black Ops Prestige and Hardened Editions, along with the premium edition Steelbook(TM) 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.

Call of Duty: Black Ops will release worldwide on November 9th. Pre-orders for the title are available now. Call of Duty: Black Ops for the Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation(R) 3 computer entertainment system, Nintendo Wii(TM) and Windows(R) 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(TM) family of hand-held systems, which is rated “T” (Teen) by the ESRB and in development by n-Space.

Additionally, fans who can’t wait for the November 9th release of Call of Duty: Black Ops can hone their zombie combat skills on iPhone and iPod Touch starting tomorrow 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 www.itunes.com/appstore/.

For more Call of Duty information, visit www.callofduty.com/blackops and also via Twitter @JD_2020.

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