Coinciding with the release of Awakening, Activision has announced that a 9.1GB patch for Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 will be released around 12pm PT/3pm ET tomorrow, February 2, for PlayStation 4.
Update: Patch 1.05 is now available on PS4. It’s around 9.4GB.
Unlike previous Call of Duty games where you’d download extra content separately, the Awakening DLC pack will be included inside this new patch. “This means there is no manual download of the DLC pack,” Activision said.
Here’s how to access Awakening beginning tomorrow:
Launch Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 to trigger the patch and allow the game to update as normal. Once the update is fully downloaded, Season Pass owners and players who have purchased the Awakening DLC pack individually will simply need to activate the content through the in-game store.
- Select Store from the main menu.
- Select Map Packs.
- Select Awakening DLC to activate the DLC pack.
If you’ve downloaded the patch and Awakening doesn’t show up, Activision says to restart the game. If that doesn’t work, restart your system.
As for why the patch is so big, they said it will also include “several fixes and updates designed to improve and enhance the overall playing experience.”
Awakening is available first on PS4 tomorrow, with an Xbox One and PC launch happening a month later. As Activision announced earlier, it won’t be coming to PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360.
[Source: Activision via Dan Seamans]
Best Shooter 2015 (PSLS Awards)
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Best Shooter 2015
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 3
Publisher: Activision
Developer: Treyarch
"Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 is an insanely full featured game. If code was a physical thing, this game disc would be bursting at the seams with how much Treyarch has packed onto one Blu-ray. There’s a little something for everyone here. Players looking for a dark, rich narrative have the campaign. Competitive players have a whole new way to play in multiplayer. Fans of roguelikes and horde modes have Shadows of Evil. Switching between all of these modes is extremely easy too, and it never felt like I was stuck playing one thing or another. Player freedom, customization, and choice are central to every element. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 isn’t just a great Black Ops game. It isn’t just a great Call of Duty game. It’s a damn good game overall."
(Read full review here)
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Publisher: Ubisoft
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Toronto, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Barcelona
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(Read full review here)
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Battlefield Hardline
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Visceral Games
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(Read full review here)
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Star Wars Battlefront
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: EA DICE
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(Read full review here)
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And the winner is...
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Winner - Call of Duty: Black Ops 3
