Call of Duty: Black Ops III is a video game, developed by and published by . It is the twelfth entry in the series and the sequel to the 2012 video game . It was released on , , and on November 6, 2015. A feature-limited version developed by and that only supports multiplayer modes was released on and and was also the final Call of Duty title released on those platforms.
Black Ops III takes place in 2065, 40 years after the events of Black Ops II, in a world facing upheaval from climate change and new technologies. Similar to its predecessors, the story follows a group of soldiers. The game's campaign is designed to support 4-player , 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 mode, and a "Nightmares" mode which replaces all enemies as zombies.