Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Ascendance DLC Hits Xbox Live on March 31

Written by Brandon Hofer on March 20, 2015

News: Activision has revealed new details about the next piece of DLC that will be available for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.

Activision has recently revealed that Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is getting ready for its second massive DLC pack, Ascendance. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Ascendance is the definitive DLC package, with its four new, multiplayer maps, the formidable OHM directed energy light machine gun/shotgun hybrid, the OHM Werewolf custom variant, and the all-new Exo Grapple ability playlist that introduces the Exo Grapple ability to multiplayer. Exo Grapple gives players a faster way to reach strategic vantage points or a brutal secondary weapon to take down the competition, exclusively on Ascendance maps.

Fans will be able to see the gameplay world premiere of Ascendance during the 2015 Call of Duty Championship, Presented by Xbox, broadcast on Xbox Live and other broadcast partners on Sunday, March 29.

"Ascendance has it all, four all-new maps that were designed from the ground up for Exo abilities and the next chilling entry in the Exo Zombies experience. We're really excited and can't wait to play with the community in just a couple of weeks," said Michael Condrey, Co-Founder and Studio Head, Sledgehammer Games.

"The community response to Advanced Warfare continues to inspire us, and we're pushing ourselves every day across all the teams to deliver our best. Havoc was a great start for DLC, and we think Ascendance delivers even more of the nonstop action fans love," said Glen Schofield, Co-Founder and Studio head, Sledgehammer Games.

The new maps for this Ascendance DLC will include:

Perplex - Get vertical in Sydney as you fight to dominate this five-story modular apartment complex. Take the high ground or blast through the close-quarters interior in this small to medium sized map. Adapt your strategy mid-match when construction drones shift apartment modules, creating new routes and cover positions.

Site 244 - An alien spacecraft has crash landed, spilling its mysterious cargo under the shadow of Mt. Rushmore, USA. This medium to large three-lane map allows for any style of gameplay, focusing combat through the space ship's fuselage and around the debris-littered landscape. Use the map-based scorestreak to crack open an alien spore and instantly enhance your perks and exo abilities.

Climate - Fight your way through a futuristic man-made utopia in this lush, climate-controlled enclosure. In this small to medium sized circular map, land and water routes channel frenetic combat around the central island structure. Watch your step when the river water changes from an asset into a deadly bubbling obstacle.

Chop Shop - Think fast as you make your way through the black market exoskeleton industrial complex and engage in fast-paced shootouts in this medium sized, symmetrical map. Activate the map-based scorestreak to take control of an Advanced Repulsion Turret that radiates a deadly microwave EMP to help lock down key areas.

The Exo Zombies saga continues in the all-new episode, Infected, as the four Atlas employees, portrayed by the returning celebrity cast of John Malkovich (In the Line of Fire, RED, Burn After Reading), Bill Paxton (Aliens, Titanic, Edge of Tomorrow), Rose McGowan (Planet Terror, Scream), and Jon Bernthal (Fury) fight tooth and nail through undead zombie hordes. Located on the outskirts of an Atlas facility, the new Exo Zombies episode introduces a slew of never-before-seen undead masses, a robust arsenal of new traps and armaments and everyone's favorite fast food joint, Burgertown.

The Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Ascendance DLC will be available on Xbox Live beginning on March 31 for $14.99. It is also available as part of the Call of Duty Advanced Warfare season pass which is available for $49.99, a 10% discount over buying these map packs separately. Are you interested in this new Ascendance DLC? Will you download it on March 31? Tell us what you think below.