User blog comment:Damac1214/Black Ops II - DLC 5 Rumors surface/@comment-180.252.68.171-20130624094026/@comment-3967954-20130624124125

I don't think the zombies team thinks these things through. But Die Rise most likely takes place around 2025 - 2026; the 1996 thing just confirms that it takes place at some point after 1996.