On May 30th, Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 owners on PC will receive free 30 day access to the four multiplayer DLC packs – Awakening, Eclipse, Descent and Salvation – for 30 days. This offer will start at 10 AM PT/1 PM ET/6 PM BST.

The DLC will be automatically downloaded for PC owners but you can stop the process if you desire. The DLC maps will be included in the usual playlists and add 16 maps onto the usual 12, making for 28 total maps to play on.

If you already own the DLC, then you’ll receive double XP while playing on the DLC maps. Season Pass owners will receive double XP across all multiplayer maps. Interestingly enough, the free Multiplayer DLC Trial Pack isn’t currently being offered to Xbox One, PS4, PS3 and Xbox 360 players.

What are your thoughts on the offer though, especially with the Zombies Chronicles DLC having been released? Let us know in the comments below.

Treyarch’s first DLC pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, namely Awakening, is now available for PlayStation 4.

The DLC pack includes four new maps – Splash, Gauntlet, Rise and Skyjacked (a reimagined version of Hijacked from Black Ops 2). It also includes the first episode of a new Zombies campaign “Der Eisendrache” which continues the story in The Giant.

The Awakening DLC is currently only available on PlayStation 4 due to a timed exclusivity agreement on DLC between Sony and Activision. It retails for $15 on its own and is included with the game’s Season Pass for $50. Look forward to its release on Xbox One and PC within the next month or so.

Note that the Awakening DLC – and other future map packs – won’t be arriving on Xbox 360 or PS3. Sorry previous gen console owners but that’s just how it is.

What are your thoughts on the new maps if you’ve already gotten your hands on them? Let us know in the comments.

Treyarch’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 will be receiving its first DLC soon with Awakening which adds four new maps to multiplayer. One of those new maps – Skyjacked – was detailed in a new video which you can check out below.

The other maps include Gauntlet, Rise and Splash. Skyjacked is actually a remake of Hijacked from Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, except taking place in the sky rather than at sea. The DLC will also include the first chapter of a new Zombies campaign titled Der Eisendrache.

Awakening will be available for PS4 players first on February 2nd, after which PC and Xbox One players receive it a month later. It should be noted that the DLC will not be coming to Xbox 360 and PS3 players.

What are your thoughts on the map though? Let us know in the comments below and stay tuned for more information in the coming weeks.

Treyarch’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 will be receiving its first major DLC pack Awakening which comes with four new maps for multiplayer and the first episode of Der Eisendrache, a new Zombies campaign set during World War II and featuring Richtofen, Nicolai, Takeo, and Dempsey as playable characters.

The four multiplayer maps include Gauntlet, a training course of sorts with three different environmental settings; Splash, which is set in an abandoned water park; Rise; and Skyjacked, a remake of the Black Ops 3 map “Hijacked”. The focus on this expansion is the various multiplayer maps but Treyarch also promises new mechanics, Mega Gumballs and much more for its Zombies campaign.

The Awakening DLC will be releasing on February 2nd 2016 for the PS4 and PS3 first. It will be out a month later on Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC. What are your thoughts on the gameplay preview? Let us know in the comments below and stay tuned for more details.

Sony had some minor Call of Duty announcements to make at PlayStation Experience. Besides all the usual talk of DLC timed exclusivity and being the number one competitive multiplayer console franchise, Sony announced that the first DLC for Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 would be available in early 2016. Again, due to the DLC timed exclusivity, you’ll be able to play it on PS3 and PS4 a month before other platforms.

Sony also revealed its partnership with Activision for the Call of Duty: World League which is essentially a one-stop solution for live broadcasts, event reports, team updates and much more from the competitive Call of Duty space.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 is available currently for Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4 and PC. Expect the Awakening DLC to feature the usual new maps, new weapons and perhaps some new Zombies content. Stay tuned for more information and updates from PlayStation Experience.