{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2026}}
{{Infobox darts tournament
| tournament_name = 2026 Dabble Darts ANZ Premier League
| dates = 26 September – 31 October 2026
| venue = Various
| location = Australia and New Zealand
| country = Australia New Zealand
| organisation = [[Professional Darts Corporation]]
| format = Legs
| prizefund = A$30,000 to winner
| winner =
| previous = 2025
| next = 2027
}}

The '''2026 Dabble Darts ANZ Premier League''' is scheduled to be the second edition of the [[ANZ Premier League]], a professional darts tournament organised by the [[Professional Darts Corporation]] for players from Australia and New Zealand. The tournament is set to take place from 26 September to 31 October 2026 across six nights in Australia and New Zealand.<ref name="announcement">{{cite press release |title=Whitlock to headline 2026 Dabble Darts ANZ Premier League |publisher=Professional Darts Corporation |date=June 2026}}</ref>

The event will feature eight players competing across five league nights, with the top four players from the final league table qualifying for Finals Night at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on 31 October. The tournament winner will receive A$30,000, qualify for the [[2027 PDC World Darts Championship|2026/27 PDC World Darts Championship]], and secure a place in the [[Grand Slam of Darts]].<ref name="announcement" />

[[Simon Whitlock]] is the defending champion, having defeated [[Raymond Smith]] 10–7, in the final of the 2025 final.<ref name="announcement" />

==Background==

The ANZ Premier League was introduced in 2025 as a regional Premier League-style event for leading darts players from Australia and New Zealand. The inaugural tournament was won by Simon Whitlock, who defeated Raymond Smith in the final to claim the title and return to the PDC World Darts Championship.<ref name="announcement" />

Following the success of the first edition, the PDC confirmed that the tournament would return in 2026 with Dabble Darts continuing as title sponsor. The second edition will again be broadcast live in Australia on Foxtel and Kayo Sports, in New Zealand on Sky, and globally through PDCTV.<ref name="announcement" />

PDC chief executive Matt Porter said that the 2025 event had provided "a terrific platform" for Oceanic players and described the 2026 tournament as another opportunity for players from the region to compete on major stages in front of large crowds.<ref name="announcement" />

==Format==

The tournament will feature eight players from Australia and New Zealand. Each league night will be played in a knockout format consisting of four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and a final. Points will be awarded based on player performance on each night, contributing to an overall league table.<ref name="announcement" />

After five league nights, the top four players in the league table will qualify for Finals Night in Brisbane. Finals Night will feature two semi-finals and a final, with the winner crowned 2026 ANZ Premier League champion.<ref name="announcement" />

==Qualification==

The eight-player field will include defending champion Simon Whitlock. The winner of the Trans-Tasman Championship will also qualify, alongside the top four non-qualified players from the final Australian Darts Association rankings and the top two non-qualified players from the final DPNZ rankings.<ref name="announcement" />

Russ Bray, the former PDC referee and 2024 PDC Hall of Fame inductee, will also travel to Australia and New Zealand as part of the tournament roadshow.<ref name="announcement" />

==Prize money==

The winner of the 2026 ANZ Premier League will receive A$30,000. The champion will also qualify for the 2026/27 PDC World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace and secure a place in the Grand Slam of Darts in November 2026.<ref name="announcement" />

==Venues==

The tournament will be held across six nights, beginning at the AIS Arena in Canberra on 26 September and concluding with Finals Night at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on 31 October.<ref name="announcement" />

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Night
! Date
! Venue
! City
! Country
|-
| Night One
| 26 September 2026
| AIS Arena
| Canberra
| Australia
|-
| Night Two
| 3 October 2026
| Adelaide Entertainment Centre
| Adelaide
| Australia
|-
| Night Three
| 10 October 2026
| Margaret Court Arena
| Melbourne
| Australia
|-
| Night Four
| 16 October 2026
| SkyCity
| Auckland
| New Zealand
|-
| Night Five
| 24 October 2026
| Newcastle Entertainment Centre
| Newcastle
| Australia
|-
| Finals Night
| 31 October 2026
| Brisbane Entertainment Centre
| Brisbane
| Australia
|}

==Players==

{| class="wikitable"
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! Player
! Qualification method
|-
| Simon Whitlock
| Defending champion
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| Raymond Smith
| Trans-Tasman Championship winner
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| Brody Klinge
| ADA rankings
|-
| Mal Cuming
| ADA rankings
|-
| Joe Comito
| ADA rankings
|-
| Tim Pusey
| ADA rankings
|-
| Ben Robb
| DPNZ rankings
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| Jonny Tata
| DPNZ rankings
|}

==League phase==

===Night One===

Night One is scheduled to take place at the AIS Arena in Canberra on 26 September 2026.

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! Round
! Player 1
! Score
! Player 2
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| TBD
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| Final
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|}

===Night Two===

Night Two is scheduled to take place at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Adelaide on 3 October 2026.

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| Final
| TBD
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| TBD
|}

===Night Three===

Night Three is scheduled to take place at Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne on 10 October 2026.

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| TBD
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| TBD
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| TBD
|}

===Night Four===

Night Four is scheduled to take place at SkyCity in Auckland on 16 October 2026.

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! Score
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| Final
| TBD
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| TBD
|}

===Night Five===

Night Five is scheduled to take place at Newcastle Entertainment Centre in Newcastle on 24 October 2026.

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! Round
! Player 1
! Score
! Player 2
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| Quarter-final
| TBD
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| TBD
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| TBD
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| Semi-final
| TBD
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| Semi-final
| TBD
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| TBD
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| Final
| TBD
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| TBD
|}

==League table==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Pos.
! Player
! Nights won
! Matches won
! Matches lost
! Legs for
! Legs against
! Leg difference
! Points
|-
| 1
| {{PDCFlag|[[Simon Whitlock]]}}
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| 2
| TBD
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| 3
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| 4
| TBD
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| TBD
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==Finals Night==

Finals Night is scheduled to take place at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane on 31 October 2026. The top four players from the final league table will contest the play-offs.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Round
! Player 1
! Score
! Player 2
|-
| Semi-final
| 1st in league table
|
| 4th in league table
|-
| Semi-final
| 2nd in league table
|
| 3rd in league table
|-
| Final
| TBD
|
| TBD
|}

==Broadcasting==

The tournament will be broadcast live on Foxtel and Kayo Sports in Australia, Sky in New Zealand, and PDCTV internationally.<ref name="announcement" />

==Ticketing==

Tickets for the 2026 ANZ Premier League are scheduled to go on sale on 15 June 2026. Sales will begin at 11:30 ACST, 12:00 AEST and 14:00 NZST.<ref name="announcement" />

==References==

{{Reflist}}

{{PDC tournaments}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:ANZ Premier League 2026}}
[[Category:2026 in darts]]
[[Category:2026 in Australian sport]]
[[Category:2026 in New Zealand sport]]
[[Category:Darts in Australia]]
[[Category:Darts in New Zealand]]
[[Category:Professional Darts Corporation tournaments]]

File:ShooterofIO Iron Front key art.png

2026-09-10T03:35:58Z

Mob:

ShooterofIO: Iron Front

2026-09-10T03:35:39Z

Mob:

{{Short description|Upcoming video game}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = ShooterofIO: Iron Front
| image = ShooterofIO Iron Front key art.png
| alt = Promotional artwork for ShooterofIO: Iron Front
| developer = {{ubl|[[War Games]]|[[Supreme Studios]]}}
| publisher = [[Mob Productions]]
| series = ''[[ShooterofIO]]''
| released = {{Video game release|WW|November 5, 2021}}
| genre = [[First-person shooter]]
}}

'''''ShooterofIO: Iron Front''''' is an upcoming [[first-person shooter]] game developed by [[War Games]] and [[Supreme Studios]] and published by [[Mob Productions]]. It is a main installment in the ''[[ShooterofIO]]'' series, is set during [[World War II]], and is scheduled to be released worldwide on November 5, 2021.<ref name="Announcement">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=March 10, 2021 |title=ShooterofIO: Iron Front Announced |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-iron-front-announced |website=Mob Productions |access-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref><ref name="ReleaseDate">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=April 15, 2021 |title=ShooterofIO: Iron Front Poster and Release Date Revealed |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-iron-front-poster-release-date |website=Mob Productions |access-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref>

== Gameplay ==
''ShooterofIO: Iron Front'' will be a [[first-person shooter]] game set during World War II.<ref name="Announcement" />

== Development and release ==
''ShooterofIO: Iron Front'' was announced by Mob Productions on March 10, 2021, with War Games confirmed as the game's developer.<ref name="Announcement" /> The announcement confirmed the title, World War II setting, and a planned integration with the free-to-play game ''[[ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0]]'' during post-launch.<ref name="WargroundsIntegration">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=March 10, 2021 |title=ShooterofIO: Iron Front Will Integrate with Wargrounds 2.0 |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-iron-front-wargrounds-2-0-integration |website=Mob Productions |access-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref> Platforms, modes, and detailed gameplay features were not announced at the time.<ref name="Announcement" />

The game followed earlier reports that a War Games-led ''ShooterofIO'' project had been moved from 2020 to 2021 during the development of ''[[ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 5]]''.<ref name="StudioShift">{{cite web |author=GameWire staff |date=June 15, 2020 |title=How Dark Warfare 5 Became ShooterofIO's 2020 Release |url=https://www.gamewire.example/features/how-dark-warfare-5-became-shooterofio-2020-release |website=GameWire |access-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref> Those reports stated that the 2020 project had been delayed after creative disagreements involving War Games and Supreme Studios, after which Air Studios took control of the 2020 release that became ''Dark Warfare 5''.<ref name="StudioShift" /> On March 17, 2021, Mob Productions announced that Supreme Studios was also developing ''Iron Front'' alongside War Games.<ref name="Supreme">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=March 17, 2021 |title=Supreme Studios Joins ShooterofIO: Iron Front Development |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/supreme-studios-joins-shooterofio-iron-front |website=Mob Productions |access-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref>

On April 15, 2021, Mob Productions released the game's poster artwork and announced a worldwide release date of November 5, 2021.<ref name="ReleaseDate" /> The announcement added the game's key art to promotional materials, but did not include a full gameplay reveal, platform list, campaign description, multiplayer details, Zombies information, or beta schedule.<ref name="ReleaseDate" />

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.shooterofio.example/iron-front}}

{{ShooterofIO series}}

[[Category:First-person shooters]]
[[Category:Mob Productions games]]
[[Category:ShooterofIO games]]
[[Category:Supreme Studios games]]
[[Category:Upcoming video games scheduled for 2021]]
[[Category:Video games developed in the United States]]
[[Category:War Games games]]
[[Category:World War II video games]]

ShooterofIO: Iron Front

2026-09-10T03:29:23Z

Mob:

{{Short description|Upcoming video game}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = ShooterofIO: Iron Front
| developer = {{ubl|[[War Games]]|[[Supreme Studios]]}}
| publisher = [[Mob Productions]]
| series = ''[[ShooterofIO]]''
| genre = [[First-person shooter]]
}}

'''''ShooterofIO: Iron Front''''' is an upcoming [[first-person shooter]] game developed by [[War Games]] and [[Supreme Studios]] and published by [[Mob Productions]]. It is a main installment in the ''[[ShooterofIO]]'' series and is set during [[World War II]].<ref name="Announcement">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=March 10, 2021 |title=ShooterofIO: Iron Front Announced |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-iron-front-announced |website=Mob Productions |access-date=March 17, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Supreme">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=March 17, 2021 |title=Supreme Studios Joins ShooterofIO: Iron Front Development |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/supreme-studios-joins-shooterofio-iron-front |website=Mob Productions |access-date=March 17, 2021}}</ref>

== Gameplay ==
''ShooterofIO: Iron Front'' will be a [[first-person shooter]] game set during World War II.<ref name="Announcement" />

== Development and release ==
''ShooterofIO: Iron Front'' was announced by Mob Productions on March 10, 2021, with War Games confirmed as the game's developer.<ref name="Announcement" /> The announcement confirmed the title, World War II setting, and a planned integration with the free-to-play game ''[[ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0]]'' during post-launch.<ref name="WargroundsIntegration">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=March 10, 2021 |title=ShooterofIO: Iron Front Will Integrate with Wargrounds 2.0 |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-iron-front-wargrounds-2-0-integration |website=Mob Productions |access-date=March 17, 2021}}</ref> Platforms, release date, modes, and detailed gameplay features were not announced at the time.<ref name="Announcement" />

The game followed earlier reports that a War Games-led ''ShooterofIO'' project had been moved from 2020 to 2021 during the development of ''[[ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 5]]''.<ref name="StudioShift">{{cite web |author=GameWire staff |date=June 15, 2020 |title=How Dark Warfare 5 Became ShooterofIO's 2020 Release |url=https://www.gamewire.example/features/how-dark-warfare-5-became-shooterofio-2020-release |website=GameWire |access-date=March 17, 2021}}</ref> Those reports stated that the 2020 project had been delayed after creative disagreements involving War Games and Supreme Studios, after which Air Studios took control of the 2020 release that became ''Dark Warfare 5''.<ref name="StudioShift" /> On March 17, 2021, Mob Productions announced that Supreme Studios was also developing ''Iron Front'' alongside War Games.<ref name="Supreme" />

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.shooterofio.example/iron-front}}

{{ShooterofIO series}}

[[Category:First-person shooters]]
[[Category:Mob Productions games]]
[[Category:ShooterofIO games]]
[[Category:Supreme Studios games]]
[[Category:Upcoming video games]]
[[Category:Video games developed in the United States]]
[[Category:War Games games]]
[[Category:World War II video games]]

2026-09-09T20:27:31Z

Mob:

{{Short description|2019 video game mode}}
{{Use American English|date=November 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0
| image = ShooterofIO Wargrounds 2.0 key art v2.png
| alt = Promotional artwork for ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0
| developer = [[SOI Studios]]
| publisher = [[Mob Productions]]
| series = ''[[ShooterofIO]]''
| engine = SOI Engine 2
| platforms = {{ubl|[[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]|[[PlayStation 4]]|[[Xbox One]]}}
| released = {{Video game release|WW|December 3, 2019|free-to-play|December 10, 2019}}
| genre = [[First-person shooter]]
| modes = [[Multiplayer video game|Multiplayer]]
}}

'''''ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0''''' is a free-to-play [[first-person shooter]] multiplayer mode developed by [[SOI Studios]] and published by [[Mob Productions]]. It was released as a post-launch experience for ''[[ShooterofIO: Modern Ops (2019 video game)|ShooterofIO: Modern Ops]]'', which serves as its parent title. Access to the mode opened worldwide on December 3, 2019, for players who owned ''Modern Ops'', before it became free to play on December 10 alongside the start of the game's first season of free post-launch content.<ref name="PostLaunch">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=August 2, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Post-Launch Seasons and Wargrounds 2.0 Release Date |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-post-launch-seasons-wargrounds |website=Mob Productions |access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref><ref name="AccessDetails">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=October 16, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0 Access Details Confirmed |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-wargrounds-2-0-access-details |website=Mob Productions |access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref><ref name="OwnerLaunch">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=December 3, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0 Now Available for Modern Ops Owners |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-wargrounds-2-0-owner-access-live |website=Mob Productions |access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref><ref name="FreeLaunch">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=December 10, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0 Free-to-Play Launch Now Live |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-wargrounds-2-0-free-to-play-live |website=Mob Productions |access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref>

''Wargrounds 2.0'' was first announced on April 10, 2019, when Mob Productions confirmed the release date and platforms for ''Modern Ops''.<ref name="Announcement">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=April 10, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0 Announced |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-wargrounds-2-0-announced |website=Mob Productions |access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref> It was later detailed during the June 10 worldwide reveal for ''Modern Ops'', where Mob Productions described it as a large-scale mode built from the campaign's open-world region and shared technology.<ref name="FirstDetails">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=June 10, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0 First Details |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-wargrounds-2-0-first-details |website=Mob Productions |access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref> Battle Royale was revealed as one of its modes on September 1, 2019.<ref name="BattleRoyale">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=September 1, 2019 |title=Wargrounds 2.0 Battle Royale Revealed |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/wargrounds-2-0-battle-royale-reveal |website=Mob Productions |access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref> On November 13, 2020, Mob Productions confirmed that ''Wargrounds 2.0'' would integrate with ''[[ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 5]]'' when the game's first season begins on December 10.<ref name="DarkWarfareSeasonOne">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=November 13, 2020 |title=Dark Warfare 5 Season 1 and Wargrounds 2.0 Integration Confirmed |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/dark-warfare-5-season-one-wargrounds-integration |website=Mob Productions |access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref>

== Gameplay ==
''ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0'' is a large-scale multiplayer mode played on an expanded version of the open-world region used in the campaign of ''Modern Ops''.<ref name="FirstDetails" /> Players deploy in squads, collect weapons and equipment, complete objectives, fight enemy players, and attempt to extract before being eliminated.<ref name="FirstDetails" /> The mode uses weapons, movement systems, vehicles, and locations from ''Modern Ops'', including tactical sprint, weapon mounting, door interaction, field upgrades, and the Gunsmith weapon-customization system.<ref name="Systems">{{cite web |author=SOI Studios |date=August 5, 2019 |title=How Wargrounds 2.0 Builds on Modern Ops |url=https://www.soistudios.example/news/how-wargrounds-2-0-builds-on-modern-ops |website=SOI Studios |access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref> Compatible content from ''Dark Warfare 5'' is scheduled to be added on December 10, 2020, including weapons, Operators, cosmetics, progression items, and themed content, although weapon values and movement tuning can be balanced separately for ''Wargrounds 2.0''.<ref name="DarkWarfareSeasonOne" />

Standard Wargrounds matches take place across districts containing loot, contracts, extraction points, vehicles, enemy patrols, and player-controlled squads.<ref name="Systems" /> Objectives include reconnaissance, sabotage, supply recovery, bounty hunting, and area control, with completed activities awarding equipment, match currency, and progression. Players can choose to avoid combat, pursue objectives, ambush other squads, or extract early with collected rewards. The mode features persistent loadout progression tied to ''Modern Ops'', while equipment found during a match can be lost if a squad is eliminated before extraction.<ref name="Systems" />

Battle Royale is a separate playlist in ''Wargrounds 2.0''.<ref name="BattleRoyale" /> The mode places squads into the Al Mazara region without the extraction objective, requiring them to scavenge equipment, use vehicles, complete optional contracts, and survive against other squads until one squad remains. The playlist uses the same weapons, movement, map spaces, and progression links as the wider ''Wargrounds 2.0'' mode, while focusing on elimination survival rather than extracting with collected rewards.<ref name="BattleRoyale" />

== Development ==
''Wargrounds 2.0'' was developed by SOI Studios alongside ''Modern Ops''.<ref name="Announcement" /> The mode was described as a post-launch extension of the parent title rather than a separate mainline entry in the ''ShooterofIO'' series.<ref name="PostLaunch" /> Mob Productions first announced the mode without detailed gameplay information on April 10, 2019, stating only that it would release after ''Modern Ops''.<ref name="Announcement" /> During the June 10 worldwide reveal, the publisher said that the mode was being built from the same technology and world systems as the open-world campaign, including its larger Al Mazara region, vehicles, traversal systems, and mission structure.<ref name="FirstDetails" />

On August 5, 2019, SOI Studios published additional information about the mode's design and its relationship to ''Modern Ops''.<ref name="Systems" /> The studio described ''Wargrounds 2.0'' as a way to reuse the campaign's open-world technology in a multiplayer setting without turning the main campaign into an online-only experience. The team said the mode was designed around squad decision-making, risk, extraction, and player encounters rather than a fixed match objective, with contracts and extraction points used to create smaller goals across the map. SOI Studios also said that the mode would share progression with ''Modern Ops'' multiplayer, allowing weapons and loadouts to remain part of the wider game economy while still giving ''Wargrounds 2.0'' its own match structure.<ref name="Systems" />

Battle Royale was revealed on September 1, 2019, as a separate playlist for ''Wargrounds 2.0''.<ref name="BattleRoyale" /> SOI Studios described the playlist as using the same large map, movement, vehicles, weapons, and contract systems as the extraction-focused version of the mode, but with match flow centered on squad survival rather than leaving the map with recovered equipment.<ref name="BattleRoyale" /> On October 16, Mob Productions positioned the December 3 owner-access period as an early opening for ''Modern Ops'' players ahead of the wider free-to-play launch on December 10.<ref name="AccessDetails" /> The free-to-play launch took place alongside Season 1 of ''Modern Ops'', tying ''Wargrounds 2.0'' to the parent title's seasonal post-launch model.<ref name="FreeLaunch" />

On March 20, 2020, Mob Productions announced that ''Wargrounds 2.0'' would be integrated with ''Dark Warfare 5'' in late 2020.<ref name="DarkWarfareIntegration">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=March 20, 2020 |title=Dark Warfare 5 and Wargrounds 2.0 Integration Announced |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/dark-warfare-5-wargrounds-2-0-integration |website=Mob Productions |access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref> In a June 18 interview, Air Studios said the integration had mainly affected development through early technical standards, as weapons, Operators, cosmetics, movement systems, progression items, and other compatible content had to be built so that they could work in ''Wargrounds 2.0''.<ref name="AirInterview">{{cite web |author=GameWire staff |date=June 18, 2020 |title=Air Studios Talks Dark Warfare 5, Wargrounds 2.0, and Rebuilding Zombies |url=https://www.gamewire.example/interviews/air-studios-dark-warfare-5-interview |website=GameWire |access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref> Air Studios said ''Dark Warfare 5'' was still being designed as its own game first, and that content could be balanced separately inside ''Wargrounds 2.0'' rather than requiring both games to feel identical.<ref name="AirInterview" />

On November 13, 2020, Mob Productions confirmed that the ''Dark Warfare 5'' integration would begin with Season 1 on December 10.<ref name="DarkWarfareSeasonOne" /> The integration was announced as the first major expansion of ''Wargrounds 2.0'' beyond its original ''Modern Ops'' content set, adding compatible content from Air Studios' title while retaining separate free-to-play balance values where required.<ref name="DarkWarfareSeasonOne" />

== Release ==
''Wargrounds 2.0'' was announced on April 10, 2019, alongside new information about ''Modern Ops''.<ref name="Announcement" /> First gameplay details were released during the June 10 worldwide reveal for ''Modern Ops'', where the mode was presented as a post-launch experience connected to the campaign map.<ref name="FirstDetails" /> On August 2, 2019, Mob Productions confirmed that the mode would be released alongside the start of the first season of free post-launch content for ''Modern Ops''.<ref name="PostLaunch" /> On October 16, the publisher announced that access would open on December 3 for players who owned ''Modern Ops'', while the mode would become free to play on December 10 alongside Season 1.<ref name="AccessDetails" /> Following the release of ''Modern Ops'' on November 5, ''Wargrounds 2.0'' remained scheduled as a post-launch mode for December.<ref name="ModernOpsLaunch">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=November 5, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Available Now |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-available-now |website=Mob Productions |access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref> Access opened for owners of ''Modern Ops'' on December 3, 2019, one week before the mode became free to play on December 10.<ref name="OwnerLaunch" /><ref name="FreeLaunch" />

Mob Productions also confirmed that post-launch content for ''Modern Ops'' would use a seasonal model rather than paid downloadable-content packs.<ref name="PostLaunch" /> ''Wargrounds 2.0'' received updates through that model, including additional contracts, limited-time events, Battle Royale changes, map updates, weapons, and gameplay adjustments.<ref name="PostLaunch" /><ref name="Systems" /> The planned ''Dark Warfare 5'' integration was announced on March 20, 2020, with the integration scheduled for late 2020.<ref name="DarkWarfareIntegration" /> On November 13, Mob Productions confirmed that the integration would begin on December 10 alongside Season 1 of ''Dark Warfare 5''.<ref name="DarkWarfareSeasonOne" />

The mode's promotional artwork was released on September 1, 2019.<ref name="Poster">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=September 1, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0 Key Art Released |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-wargrounds-2-0-key-art |website=Mob Productions |access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref> The same announcement revealed Battle Royale and confirmed that the September beta for ''Modern Ops'' would include a playable version of ''Wargrounds 2.0'' Battle Royale.<ref name="BattleRoyale" /><ref name="Beta">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=September 1, 2019 |title=Wargrounds 2.0 Battle Royale Coming to Modern Ops Beta |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/wargrounds-2-0-battle-royale-beta |website=Mob Productions |access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.shooterofio.example/wargrounds-2-0}}

{{ShooterofIO series}}

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Mob:

{{Short description|Upcoming video game}}
{{About|the 2019 video game|the 2007 video game|ShooterofIO 1: Modern Ops}}
{{Use American English|date=October 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = ShooterofIO: Modern Ops
| image = ShooterofIO Modern Ops 2019 key art.png
| alt = Promotional artwork for ShooterofIO: Modern Ops
| developer = [[SOI Studios]]
| publisher = [[Mob Productions]]
| series = ''[[ShooterofIO]]''
| engine = SOI Engine 2
| platforms = {{ubl|[[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]|[[PlayStation 4]]|[[Xbox One]]}}
| released = {{Video game release|WW|November 5, 2019}}
| genre = [[First-person shooter]]
| modes = {{hlist|[[Single-player video game|single-player]]|[[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]}}
}}

'''''ShooterofIO: Modern Ops''''' is an upcoming [[first-person shooter]] game developed by [[SOI Studios]] and published by [[Mob Productions]]. It is the twelfth installment in the ''[[ShooterofIO]]'' series and a reboot of the ''Modern Ops'' sub-series, which began with ''[[ShooterofIO 1: Modern Ops]]'' (2007). The game is scheduled to be released worldwide on November 5, 2019, for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[PlayStation 4]], and [[Xbox One]], with campaign early access beginning one week earlier for pre-order players.<ref name="DatePlatforms">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=April 10, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Release Date and Platforms Confirmed |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-release-date-platforms |website=Mob Productions |access-date=April 10, 2019}}</ref><ref name="EarlyAccessDate">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=October 16, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Campaign Early Access Begins One Week Before Launch |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-campaign-early-access-one-week |website=Mob Productions |access-date=October 16, 2019}}</ref>

The title was confirmed on March 10, 2019, after appearing early through a publisher listing and related promotional material.<ref name="Confirmation">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=March 10, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Confirmed for 2019 |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-2019-confirmed |website=Mob Productions |access-date=March 10, 2019}}</ref> Mob Productions later confirmed the game as a reboot and announced that it would use SOI Engine 2, a new iteration of the series' game engine.<ref name="Reboot">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=March 30, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Confirmed as Modern Ops Reboot |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-reboot-confirmed |website=Mob Productions |access-date=March 30, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Engine">{{cite web |author=SOI Studios |date=April 10, 2019 |title=SOI Studios Details SOI Engine 2 for Modern Ops |url=https://www.soistudios.example/news/soi-engine-2-modern-ops |website=SOI Studios |access-date=April 10, 2019}}</ref> The game was formally revealed on June 10, 2019, with a focus on its open-world campaign, while Zombies was announced as its third mode on July 30 and shown in a gameplay reveal on August 2.<ref name="Reveal">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=June 10, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Worldwide Reveal |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-worldwide-reveal |website=Mob Productions |access-date=June 10, 2019}}</ref><ref name="CampaignDeepDive">{{cite web |author=SOI Studios |date=July 30, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Campaign Gameplay Deep Dive |url=https://www.soistudios.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-campaign-gameplay-deep-dive |website=SOI Studios |access-date=July 30, 2019}}</ref><ref name="ZombiesReveal">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=July 30, 2019 |title=Zombies Revealed for ShooterofIO: Modern Ops |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-zombies-reveal |website=Mob Productions |access-date=July 30, 2019}}</ref><ref name="AugustReveal">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=August 2, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Multiplayer and Zombies Gameplay Reveal |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-august-gameplay-reveal |website=Mob Productions |access-date=August 2, 2019}}</ref> On September 1, Mob Productions confirmed Campaign Early Access for pre-order players and announced that the September beta would include ''ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0''{{'}}s Battle Royale mode.<ref name="CampaignEarlyAccess">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=September 1, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Campaign Early Access Confirmed |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-campaign-early-access |website=Mob Productions |access-date=September 1, 2019}}</ref><ref name="WargroundsBattleRoyale">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=September 1, 2019 |title=Wargrounds 2.0 Battle Royale Revealed |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/wargrounds-2-0-battle-royale-reveal |website=Mob Productions |access-date=September 1, 2019}}</ref> On October 16, the publisher announced that the campaign would be available one week before launch for eligible pre-order players and that ''Wargrounds 2.0'' would open on December 3 for owners of ''Modern Ops'' before becoming free to play on December 10.<ref name="EarlyAccessDate" /><ref name="WargroundsAccess">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=October 16, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0 Access Details Confirmed |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-wargrounds-2-0-access-details |website=Mob Productions |access-date=October 16, 2019}}</ref>

== Gameplay ==
''ShooterofIO: Modern Ops'' will be a [[first-person shooter]] game comprising an open-world single-player campaign, a competitive multiplayer mode, and a cooperative Zombies mode.<ref name="Reveal" /><ref name="ZombiesReveal" /> The campaign is set in the open-world city of Al Mazara and its surrounding region, where players progress through story missions, gather intelligence, attack enemy-controlled locations, use vehicles, and approach objectives through stealth, direct combat, or allied support. The campaign includes safehouses, civilian areas, optional contracts, wanted levels, persistent equipment, and a Field Evidence system used to collect files, recordings, photographs, and physical objects for additional mission context.<ref name="CampaignReveal">{{cite web |author=SOI Studios |date=June 10, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Campaign Reveal |url=https://www.soistudios.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-campaign-reveal |website=SOI Studios |access-date=June 10, 2019}}</ref><ref name="CampaignDeepDive" /> The campaign map is divided into districts with different enemy presence, patrol behavior, civilian density, routes, activities, and unlockable safehouses. Missions are started from within the open world rather than from a separate level menu, and several objectives support multiple entry routes, reconnaissance options, equipment choices, and escape methods.<ref name="CampaignDeepDive" />

The multiplayer mode features traditional custom classes, weapon progression, perks, scorestreaks, public playlists, and private matches.<ref name="MultiplayerReveal">{{cite web |author=SOI Studios |date=June 10, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Multiplayer First Look |url=https://www.soistudios.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-multiplayer-first-look |website=SOI Studios |access-date=June 10, 2019}}</ref> The game includes core 6v6 maps at launch, alongside larger Combined Arms maps with vehicles and expanded objective routes.<ref name="MultiplayerReveal" /> New multiplayer systems include Field Upgrades, which are charge-based equipment abilities earned during a match, and Gunsmith, an expanded weapon-customization system that changes weapon handling through attachments.<ref name="Gunsmith">{{cite web |author=SOI Studios |date=June 10, 2019 |title=Gunsmith and Field Upgrades in ShooterofIO: Modern Ops |url=https://www.soistudios.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-gunsmith-field-upgrades |website=SOI Studios |access-date=June 10, 2019}}</ref> Additional multiplayer changes include tactical sprint, weapon mounting on supported surfaces, door interaction, heavier weapon recoil, and a revised mini-map that does not display unsuppressed gunfire unless a radar streak is active.<ref name="MPDirector">{{cite web |author=SOI Studios |date=June 30, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Multiplayer Director Briefing |url=https://www.soistudios.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-multiplayer-director-briefing |website=SOI Studios |access-date=June 30, 2019}}</ref> The August 2 multiplayer reveal confirmed launch modes including Team Deathmatch, Free-for-All, Domination, Search and Destroy, Kill Confirmed, Headquarters, Secure Line, Cyber Attack, and Combined Arms Domination.<ref name="AugustReveal" /><ref name="BetaDetails">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=August 2, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Beta Details |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-beta-details |website=Mob Productions |access-date=August 2, 2019}}</ref>

Zombies is a cooperative survival mode without a continuing story, named crew, or quest-driven narrative.<ref name="ZombiesReveal" /> Players fight waves of enemies across self-contained arenas, earn points, purchase weapons, open areas, activate traps, use perk machines, and upgrade weapons through Pack-a-Punch. The mode includes public and private matches, difficulty scaling by round, leaderboards, and weapon progression shared with multiplayer, but is separate from the campaign continuity and does not continue the Aetheris storyline from earlier ''Dark Warfare'' entries.<ref name="ZombiesGameplay">{{cite web |author=SOI Studios |date=August 2, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Zombies Gameplay Reveal |url=https://www.soistudios.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-zombies-gameplay-reveal |website=SOI Studios |access-date=August 2, 2019}}</ref> The gameplay reveal showed three launch arenas, described as smaller replayable survival maps built around round progression, weapon upgrades, perk routes, and high-round leaderboards rather than cinematic quests or story episodes.<ref name="ZombiesGameplay" />

''ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0'' is a post-launch large-scale mode connected to ''Modern Ops''.<ref name="PostLaunch">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=August 2, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Post-Launch Seasons and Wargrounds 2.0 Release Date |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-post-launch-seasons-wargrounds |website=Mob Productions |access-date=August 2, 2019}}</ref> The mode is played on an expanded version of the campaign region and features squads deploying into the map to collect equipment, complete objectives, fight other players, and extract before being eliminated.<ref name="PostLaunch" /> Its Battle Royale mode places squads on the same large-scale region, where players scavenge weapons and equipment, use vehicles, complete optional contracts, and fight to remain alive as the playable area is reduced.<ref name="WargroundsBattleRoyale" />

== Premise ==
The campaign follows a reimagined Task Force Viper during a modern conflict involving Redline, a private military network operating across Al Mazara under the command of Viktor Saren.<ref name="StoryReveal">{{cite web |author=SOI Studios |date=June 10, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Story First Details |url=https://www.soistudios.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-story-first-details |website=SOI Studios |access-date=June 10, 2019}}</ref> The reboot uses names and concepts from ''ShooterofIO 1: Modern Ops'' while establishing a new continuity for the sub-series.<ref name="StoryReveal" /><ref name="Reboot" />

== Development ==
''ShooterofIO: Modern Ops'' is being developed by SOI Studios, which previously developed ''[[ShooterofIO 1: Modern Ops]]'' (2007), ''[[ShooterofIO: Modern Ops 2]]'' (2010), ''[[ShooterofIO: Modern Ops 3]]'' (2013), and ''[[ShooterofIO: Shadows]]'' (2016).<ref name="Developer">{{cite web |author=SOI Studios |date=March 10, 2019 |title=SOI Studios Developing ShooterofIO: Modern Ops |url=https://www.soistudios.example/news/modern-ops-2019-confirmed |website=SOI Studios |access-date=March 10, 2019}}</ref> Mob Productions identified SOI Studios as the developer when the game was confirmed on March 10, 2019.<ref name="Confirmation" />

Before its confirmation, the game was the subject of reports connected to Mob Productions' 2019 release schedule. Video Game Weekly reported on March 8, 2019, that a new ''Modern Ops'' title had appeared in internal retail and media materials, while Game Frontier reported that the title had briefly appeared on a Mob Productions publishing schedule before being removed.<ref name="Leak">{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Dean |date=March 8, 2019 |title=New ShooterofIO Title Reportedly Leaks Ahead of Reveal |url=https://www.videogameweekly.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-2019-leak |website=Video Game Weekly |access-date=March 10, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Rumors">{{cite web |last=Martin |first=Joel |date=March 9, 2019 |title=Modern Ops Name Appears in Mob Productions Listing |url=https://www.gamefrontier.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-listing |website=Game Frontier |access-date=March 10, 2019}}</ref> Mob Productions acknowledged the title shortly after the reports, confirming the game for release in 2019 without a full reveal.<ref name="Confirmation" />

Mob Productions announced on March 30, 2019, that the game would be a reboot of the ''Modern Ops'' sub-series rather than a remaster or direct remake of ''ShooterofIO 1: Modern Ops''.<ref name="Reboot" /> On April 10, SOI Studios confirmed SOI Engine 2 as the game's engine, describing it as a new iteration of the technology used for previous ''ShooterofIO'' entries.<ref name="Engine" /> The same announcement confirmed the game's platforms and November 5 release date, while Mob Productions separately announced ''ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0'' as a post-launch experience.<ref name="DatePlatforms" /><ref name="Wargrounds">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=April 10, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0 Announced |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-wargrounds-2-0-announced |website=Mob Productions |access-date=April 10, 2019}}</ref>

In May 2019, reports from gaming outlets and industry insiders described the campaign as substantially larger than earlier ''ShooterofIO'' campaigns. Game Frontier reported on May 20 that insiders had described the campaign as "GTA meets ShooterofIO", reflecting claims that the mode was closer to a large open-world action game than a traditional linear shooter campaign.<ref name="GTARumor">{{cite web |last=Reed |first=Caleb |date=May 20, 2019 |title=Modern Ops Campaign Described by Insiders as GTA Meets ShooterofIO |url=https://www.gamefrontier.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-gta-comparison |website=Game Frontier |access-date=May 20, 2019}}</ref> The game's worldwide reveal on June 10 confirmed that the campaign would be built around a connected open-world region with story missions, side activities, vehicles, and shared technology later used for ''Wargrounds 2.0''.<ref name="Reveal" /><ref name="CampaignReveal" />

On June 15, 2019, SOI Studios released a short behind-the-scenes film featuring lead director Aaron Vale discussing the team's goals for the game after ''ShooterofIO: Shadows''.<ref name="DirectorFilm">{{cite web |author=SOI Studios |date=June 15, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops — A New Direction |url=https://www.soistudios.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-a-new-direction |website=SOI Studios |access-date=June 15, 2019}}</ref> Vale said the team wanted the reboot to be more streamlined than ''Shadows'', with a clearer focus on what made ''ShooterofIO'' recognizable as a fast, readable, military first-person shooter while still allowing the open-world campaign to expand the series' structure. He described the years between ''Shadows'' and ''Modern Ops'' as a period in which the team re-evaluated the balance between experimentation and familiarity, citing player criticism of ''Shadows''{{'}} multiplayer structure and the desire to give the reboot a stronger identity across its modes. The film also stated that the game's third mode would be revealed in late July 2019 and that the multiplayer reveal would follow in early August.<ref name="DirectorFilm" />

On June 30, 2019, SOI Studios released a multiplayer briefing led by multiplayer director Maya Kessler.<ref name="MPDirector" /> Kessler said the team's goal was to modernize the competitive side of ''ShooterofIO'' without returning to the more divisive structure of ''Shadows''. She described the multiplayer as being built around a slower and heavier tactical rhythm than ''Modern Ops 3'', while still retaining public playlists, scorestreaks, custom classes, and fast weapon handling as the foundation of the mode. The briefing focused on changes to class creation, map scale, player visibility, and match pacing, with Kessler explaining that Gunsmith was designed to make each weapon feel more flexible without replacing traditional weapon progression. She also discussed the revised mini-map, saying the team wanted radar information to depend more heavily on streaks and equipment rather than constant unsuppressed gunfire indicators. Kessler described Combined Arms as the team's attempt to support larger combat spaces without replacing core 6v6 multiplayer, and said Field Upgrades were added to give players limited-use tactical tools during a match without creating a permanent specialist class system.<ref name="MPDirector" />

On July 30, 2019, SOI Studios published a campaign gameplay presentation led by campaign gameplay director Julian Mercer.<ref name="CampaignDeepDive" /> Mercer described the campaign as the studio's largest structural change to the ''Modern Ops'' sub-series, but said the team wanted its open world to support first-person shooter objectives rather than turn the game into a full role-playing or crime-sandbox title. The presentation explained how Al Mazara was divided into districts with different enemy patrols, civilian areas, safehouses, routes, and optional activities, and detailed the systems used for wanted levels, vehicle travel, equipment persistence, intelligence collection, mission discovery, and enemy reinforcement. Mercer said the Field Evidence system was designed to give the open world a stronger investigative structure, with evidence items adding context to Redline operations without replacing the main mission path. The presentation also clarified that story missions could be approached through different routes and equipment choices, but that the campaign would retain authored set pieces and a fixed central narrative.<ref name="CampaignDeepDive" />

The same presentation confirmed Zombies as the game's third mode.<ref name="ZombiesReveal" /> SOI Studios described the mode as a standalone cooperative survival component rather than a continuation of the Zombies narratives from earlier games. Unlike the Aetheris storyline in the ''Dark Warfare'' sub-series, ''Modern Ops''{{'}} Zombies mode was presented as a replayable arcade-style mode without a main quest, named cast, or ongoing story continuity. The announcement positioned Zombies as a simpler cooperative mode built around wave survival, weapon upgrades, perks, and map replayability.<ref name="ZombiesReveal" />

On August 2, 2019, SOI Studios and Mob Productions held a gameplay presentation covering Zombies, multiplayer, the beta, and post-launch content.<ref name="AugustReveal" /> The presentation expanded on the June multiplayer briefing, confirming the launch mode list, beta content, Gunsmith behavior, Field Upgrades, and the role of Combined Arms alongside standard 6v6 playlists.<ref name="AugustReveal" /><ref name="BetaDetails" /> The Zombies portion of the presentation emphasized that the mode was deliberately separate from the story-heavy Zombies structure used by Air Studios in the ''Dark Warfare'' games, with SOI Studios instead treating it as a survival-focused mode built for short sessions, high-round attempts, and replayable arena layouts.<ref name="ZombiesGameplay" /> The presentation also confirmed that post-launch maps, modes, weapons, and seasonal events would be released as free content through a seasonal model rather than through paid downloadable-content packs.<ref name="PostLaunch" />

On September 1, 2019, Mob Productions confirmed Campaign Early Access for pre-order players and revealed Battle Royale as a mode for ''ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0''.<ref name="CampaignEarlyAccess" /><ref name="WargroundsBattleRoyale" /> The announcement placed ''Wargrounds 2.0'' more directly inside the game's pre-release schedule by confirming that a beta version of Battle Royale would be included during the September beta for ''Modern Ops''.<ref name="WargroundsBattleRoyale" /> On October 16, the publisher clarified that campaign early access would begin one week before the full game's release and would be limited to the campaign mode.<ref name="EarlyAccessDate" />

== Marketing and release ==
''ShooterofIO: Modern Ops'' was confirmed on March 10, 2019, after its title was accidentally revealed through an online listing and related promotional references.<ref name="Confirmation" /> The early confirmation did not include a platform list, gameplay trailer, beta schedule, or final release date.<ref name="Confirmation" /> Several outlets later reported that Mob Productions and SOI Studios were preparing a full reveal for June 2019.<ref name="JuneReports">{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Dean |date=March 16, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Reveal Reportedly Planned for June |url=https://www.videogameweekly.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-june-reveal-report |website=Video Game Weekly |access-date=March 16, 2019}}</ref><ref name="InsiderReport">{{cite web |last=Reed |first=Caleb |date=March 16, 2019 |title=Insiders Point to June Reveal for ShooterofIO: Modern Ops |url=https://www.gamefrontier.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-june-reveal-insiders |website=Game Frontier |access-date=March 16, 2019}}</ref>

On March 30, 2019, Mob Productions confirmed the game as a reboot of the ''Modern Ops'' sub-series.<ref name="Reboot" /> On April 10, the publisher confirmed that ''ShooterofIO: Modern Ops'' would be released worldwide on November 5, 2019, for Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.<ref name="DatePlatforms" /> The publisher also announced ''ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0'', a post-launch experience planned to release after the main game.<ref name="Wargrounds" />

Mob Productions announced on May 10, 2019, that the worldwide reveal event for ''ShooterofIO: Modern Ops'' would take place on June 10.<ref name="MayInfo">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=May 10, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Worldwide Reveal Set for June 10 |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-june-10-reveal |website=Mob Productions |access-date=May 10, 2019}}</ref> The announcement also confirmed the game's three-mode structure and stated that the open-world campaign would be shown during the reveal.<ref name="MayInfo" /> The game's promotional artwork was released on May 20.<ref name="Poster">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=May 20, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Key Art Released |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-key-art |website=Mob Productions |access-date=May 20, 2019}}</ref>

The worldwide reveal was held on June 10, 2019, and included the game's first full trailer, an open-world campaign demonstration, and an initial multiplayer overview.<ref name="Reveal" /><ref name="CampaignReveal" /><ref name="MultiplayerReveal" /> Coverage of the reveal focused heavily on the scale of the campaign and its departure from the more linear structure of earlier ''ShooterofIO'' campaigns.<ref name="RevealCoverage">{{cite web |last=Martin |first=Joel |date=June 10, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Reveal Confirms Open-World Campaign |url=https://www.gamefrontier.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-worldwide-reveal |website=Game Frontier |access-date=June 10, 2019}}</ref> On June 15, SOI Studios released a behind-the-scenes film about the game's direction after ''Shadows''; the film also confirmed that the third mode would be revealed in late July and that the multiplayer reveal would take place in early August.<ref name="DirectorFilm" />

On July 30, 2019, SOI Studios released a campaign gameplay presentation and confirmed Zombies as the game's third mode.<ref name="CampaignDeepDive" /><ref name="ZombiesReveal" /> On August 2, Mob Productions held the game's full multiplayer and Zombies gameplay reveal, during which the publisher also confirmed beta details and post-launch plans.<ref name="AugustReveal" /><ref name="BetaDetails" /><ref name="PostLaunch" /> A PlayStation 4 pre-order beta was announced for September 13 to 16, followed by a cross-platform open beta for Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One from September 20 to 23.<ref name="BetaDetails" /> The beta was confirmed to include 6v6 multiplayer, Combined Arms, Gunsmith progression, Field Upgrades, and a limited selection of maps and modes.<ref name="BetaDetails" /> Mob Productions also confirmed that ''ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0'' would be released on December 10, 2019, alongside the beginning of the game's first season of post-launch content.<ref name="PostLaunch" /> Post-launch maps, modes, weapons, seasonal events, and ''Wargrounds 2.0'' content were announced as free updates rather than paid downloadable-content packs.<ref name="PostLaunch" />

On September 1, 2019, Mob Productions confirmed Campaign Early Access for players who pre-ordered ''Modern Ops''.<ref name="CampaignEarlyAccess" /> The publisher also released promotional artwork for ''Wargrounds 2.0'', revealed Battle Royale as one of the mode's playlists, and announced that the September beta would include a playable version of ''Wargrounds 2.0'' Battle Royale.<ref name="WargroundsBattleRoyale" /><ref name="WargroundsPoster">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=September 1, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0 Key Art Released |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-wargrounds-2-0-key-art |website=Mob Productions |access-date=September 1, 2019}}</ref> On October 16, Mob Productions announced that Campaign Early Access would begin on October 29, one week before the full game, and would only include the campaign.<ref name="EarlyAccessDate" /> The publisher also announced that ''Wargrounds 2.0'' access would open on December 3 for players who owned ''Modern Ops'', before the mode became free to play on December 10 alongside the start of Season 1.<ref name="WargroundsAccess" />

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.shooterofio.example/modern-ops}}

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ShooterofIO: Modern Ops (2019 video game)

2026-09-08T01:40:00Z

Mob:

{{Short description|Upcoming video game}}
{{About|the 2019 video game|the 2007 video game|ShooterofIO 1: Modern Ops}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = ShooterofIO: Modern Ops
| image = ShooterofIO Modern Ops 2019 key art.png
| alt = Promotional artwork for ShooterofIO: Modern Ops
| developer = [[SOI Studios]]
| publisher = [[Mob Productions]]
| series = ''[[ShooterofIO]]''
| engine = SOI Engine 2
| platforms = {{ubl|[[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]|[[PlayStation 4]]|[[Xbox One]]}}
| released = {{Video game release|WW|November 5, 2019}}
| genre = [[First-person shooter]]
| modes = {{hlist|[[Single-player video game|single-player]]|[[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]}}
}}

'''''ShooterofIO: Modern Ops''''' is an upcoming [[first-person shooter]] game developed by [[SOI Studios]] and published by [[Mob Productions]]. It is the twelfth installment in the ''[[ShooterofIO]]'' series and a reboot of the ''Modern Ops'' sub-series, which began with ''[[ShooterofIO 1: Modern Ops]]'' (2007). The game is scheduled to be released worldwide on November 5, 2019, for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[PlayStation 4]], and [[Xbox One]].<ref name="DatePlatforms">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=April 10, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Release Date and Platforms Confirmed |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-release-date-platforms |website=Mob Productions |access-date=April 10, 2019}}</ref>

The title was confirmed on March 10, 2019, after appearing early through a publisher listing and related promotional material.<ref name="Confirmation">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=March 10, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Confirmed for 2019 |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-2019-confirmed |website=Mob Productions |access-date=March 10, 2019}}</ref> Mob Productions later confirmed the game as a reboot and announced that it would use SOI Engine 2, a new iteration of the series' game engine.<ref name="Reboot">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=March 30, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Confirmed as Modern Ops Reboot |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-reboot-confirmed |website=Mob Productions |access-date=March 30, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Engine">{{cite web |author=SOI Studios |date=April 10, 2019 |title=SOI Studios Details SOI Engine 2 for Modern Ops |url=https://www.soistudios.example/news/soi-engine-2-modern-ops |website=SOI Studios |access-date=April 10, 2019}}</ref> The game was formally revealed on June 10, 2019, with a focus on its open-world campaign, while Zombies was announced as its third mode on July 30 and shown in a gameplay reveal on August 2.<ref name="Reveal">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=June 10, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Worldwide Reveal |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-worldwide-reveal |website=Mob Productions |access-date=June 10, 2019}}</ref><ref name="CampaignDeepDive">{{cite web |author=SOI Studios |date=July 30, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Campaign Gameplay Deep Dive |url=https://www.soistudios.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-campaign-gameplay-deep-dive |website=SOI Studios |access-date=July 30, 2019}}</ref><ref name="ZombiesReveal">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=July 30, 2019 |title=Zombies Revealed for ShooterofIO: Modern Ops |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-zombies-reveal |website=Mob Productions |access-date=July 30, 2019}}</ref><ref name="AugustReveal">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=August 2, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Multiplayer and Zombies Gameplay Reveal |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-august-gameplay-reveal |website=Mob Productions |access-date=August 2, 2019}}</ref> On September 1, Mob Productions confirmed Campaign Early Access for pre-order players and announced that the September beta would include ''[[ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0]]''<nowiki/>'s Battle Royale mode.<ref name="CampaignEarlyAccess">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=September 1, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Campaign Early Access Confirmed |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-campaign-early-access |website=Mob Productions |access-date=September 1, 2019}}</ref><ref name="WargroundsBattleRoyale">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=September 1, 2019 |title=Wargrounds 2.0 Battle Royale Revealed |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/wargrounds-2-0-battle-royale-reveal |website=Mob Productions |access-date=September 1, 2019}}</ref>

== Gameplay ==
''ShooterofIO: Modern Ops'' will be a [[first-person shooter]] game comprising an open-world single-player campaign, a competitive multiplayer mode, and a cooperative Zombies mode.<ref name="Reveal" /><ref name="ZombiesReveal" /> The campaign is set in the open-world city of Al Mazara and its surrounding region, where players progress through story missions, gather intelligence, attack enemy-controlled locations, use vehicles, and approach objectives through stealth, direct combat, or allied support. The campaign includes safehouses, civilian areas, optional contracts, wanted levels, persistent equipment, and a Field Evidence system used to collect files, recordings, photographs, and physical objects for additional mission context.<ref name="CampaignReveal">{{cite web |author=SOI Studios |date=June 10, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Campaign Reveal |url=https://www.soistudios.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-campaign-reveal |website=SOI Studios |access-date=June 10, 2019}}</ref><ref name="CampaignDeepDive" /> The campaign map is divided into districts with different enemy presence, patrol behavior, civilian density, routes, activities, and unlockable safehouses. Missions are started from within the open world rather than from a separate level menu, and several objectives support multiple entry routes, reconnaissance options, equipment choices, and escape methods.<ref name="CampaignDeepDive" />

The multiplayer mode features traditional custom classes, weapon progression, perks, scorestreaks, public playlists, and private matches.<ref name="MultiplayerReveal">{{cite web |author=SOI Studios |date=June 10, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Multiplayer First Look |url=https://www.soistudios.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-multiplayer-first-look |website=SOI Studios |access-date=June 10, 2019}}</ref> The game includes core 6v6 maps at launch, alongside larger Combined Arms maps with vehicles and expanded objective routes.<ref name="MultiplayerReveal" /> New multiplayer systems include Field Upgrades, which are charge-based equipment abilities earned during a match, and Gunsmith, an expanded weapon-customization system that changes weapon handling through attachments.<ref name="Gunsmith">{{cite web |author=SOI Studios |date=June 10, 2019 |title=Gunsmith and Field Upgrades in ShooterofIO: Modern Ops |url=https://www.soistudios.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-gunsmith-field-upgrades |website=SOI Studios |access-date=June 10, 2019}}</ref> Additional multiplayer changes include tactical sprint, weapon mounting on supported surfaces, door interaction, heavier weapon recoil, and a revised mini-map that does not display unsuppressed gunfire unless a radar streak is active.<ref name="MPDirector">{{cite web |author=SOI Studios |date=June 30, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Multiplayer Director Briefing |url=https://www.soistudios.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-multiplayer-director-briefing |website=SOI Studios |access-date=June 30, 2019}}</ref> The August 2 multiplayer reveal confirmed launch modes including Team Deathmatch, Free-for-All, Domination, Search and Destroy, Kill Confirmed, Headquarters, Secure Line, Cyber Attack, and Combined Arms Domination.<ref name="AugustReveal" /><ref name="BetaDetails">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=August 2, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Beta Details |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-beta-details |website=Mob Productions |access-date=August 2, 2019}}</ref>

Zombies is a cooperative survival mode without a continuing story, named crew, or quest-driven narrative.<ref name="ZombiesReveal" /> Players fight waves of enemies across self-contained arenas, earn points, purchase weapons, open areas, activate traps, use perk machines, and upgrade weapons through Pack-a-Punch. The mode includes public and private matches, difficulty scaling by round, leaderboards, and weapon progression shared with multiplayer, but is separate from the campaign continuity and does not continue the Aetheris storyline from earlier ''Dark Warfare'' entries.<ref name="ZombiesGameplay">{{cite web |author=SOI Studios |date=August 2, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Zombies Gameplay Reveal |url=https://www.soistudios.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-zombies-gameplay-reveal |website=SOI Studios |access-date=August 2, 2019}}</ref> The gameplay reveal showed three launch arenas, described as smaller replayable survival maps built around round progression, weapon upgrades, perk routes, and high-round leaderboards rather than cinematic quests or story episodes.<ref name="ZombiesGameplay" />

''ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0'' is a post-launch large-scale mode scheduled to be released on December 10, 2019, as part of the game's first season of free content.<ref name="PostLaunch">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=August 2, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Post-Launch Seasons and Wargrounds 2.0 Release Date |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-post-launch-seasons-wargrounds |website=Mob Productions |access-date=August 2, 2019}}</ref> The mode is played on an expanded version of the campaign region and features squads deploying into the map to collect equipment, complete objectives, fight other players, and extract before being eliminated.<ref name="PostLaunch" /> Its Battle Royale mode places squads on the same large-scale region, where players scavenge weapons and equipment, use vehicles, complete optional contracts, and fight to remain alive as the playable area is reduced.<ref name="WargroundsBattleRoyale" />

== Premise ==
The campaign follows a reimagined Task Force Viper during a modern conflict involving Redline, a private military network operating across Al Mazara under the command of Viktor Saren.<ref name="StoryReveal">{{cite web |author=SOI Studios |date=June 10, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Story First Details |url=https://www.soistudios.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-story-first-details |website=SOI Studios |access-date=June 10, 2019}}</ref> The reboot uses names and concepts from ''ShooterofIO 1: Modern Ops'' while establishing a new continuity for the sub-series.<ref name="StoryReveal" /><ref name="Reboot" />

== Development ==
''ShooterofIO: Modern Ops'' is being developed by SOI Studios, which previously developed ''[[ShooterofIO 1: Modern Ops]]'' (2007), ''[[ShooterofIO: Modern Ops 2]]'' (2010), ''[[ShooterofIO: Modern Ops 3]]'' (2013), and ''[[ShooterofIO: Shadows]]'' (2016).<ref name="Developer">{{cite web |author=SOI Studios |date=March 10, 2019 |title=SOI Studios Developing ShooterofIO: Modern Ops |url=https://www.soistudios.example/news/modern-ops-2019-confirmed |website=SOI Studios |access-date=March 10, 2019}}</ref> Mob Productions identified SOI Studios as the developer when the game was confirmed on March 10, 2019.<ref name="Confirmation" />

Before its confirmation, the game was the subject of reports connected to Mob Productions' 2019 release schedule. Video Game Weekly reported on March 8, 2019, that a new ''Modern Ops'' title had appeared in internal retail and media materials, while Game Frontier reported that the title had briefly appeared on a Mob Productions publishing schedule before being removed.<ref name="Leak">{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Dean |date=March 8, 2019 |title=New ShooterofIO Title Reportedly Leaks Ahead of Reveal |url=https://www.videogameweekly.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-2019-leak |website=Video Game Weekly |access-date=March 10, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Rumors">{{cite web |last=Martin |first=Joel |date=March 9, 2019 |title=Modern Ops Name Appears in Mob Productions Listing |url=https://www.gamefrontier.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-listing |website=Game Frontier |access-date=March 10, 2019}}</ref> Mob Productions acknowledged the title shortly after the reports, confirming the game for release in 2019 without a full reveal.<ref name="Confirmation" />

Mob Productions announced on March 30, 2019, that the game would be a reboot of the ''Modern Ops'' sub-series rather than a remaster or direct remake of ''ShooterofIO 1: Modern Ops''.<ref name="Reboot" /> On April 10, SOI Studios confirmed SOI Engine 2 as the game's engine, describing it as a new iteration of the technology used for previous ''ShooterofIO'' entries.<ref name="Engine" /> The same announcement confirmed the game's platforms and November 5 release date, while Mob Productions separately announced ''ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0'' as a post-launch experience.<ref name="DatePlatforms" /><ref name="Wargrounds">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=April 10, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0 Announced |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-wargrounds-2-0-announced |website=Mob Productions |access-date=April 10, 2019}}</ref>

In May 2019, reports from gaming outlets and industry insiders described the campaign as substantially larger than earlier ''ShooterofIO'' campaigns. Game Frontier reported on May 20 that insiders had described the campaign as "GTA meets ShooterofIO", reflecting claims that the mode was closer to a large open-world action game than a traditional linear shooter campaign.<ref name="GTARumor">{{cite web |last=Reed |first=Caleb |date=May 20, 2019 |title=Modern Ops Campaign Described by Insiders as GTA Meets ShooterofIO |url=https://www.gamefrontier.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-gta-comparison |website=Game Frontier |access-date=May 20, 2019}}</ref> The game's worldwide reveal on June 10 confirmed that the campaign would be built around a connected open-world region with story missions, side activities, vehicles, and shared technology later used for ''Wargrounds 2.0''.<ref name="Reveal" /><ref name="CampaignReveal" />

On June 15, 2019, SOI Studios released a short behind-the-scenes film featuring lead director Aaron Vale discussing the team's goals for the game after ''ShooterofIO: Shadows''.<ref name="DirectorFilm">{{cite web |author=SOI Studios |date=June 15, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops — A New Direction |url=https://www.soistudios.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-a-new-direction |website=SOI Studios |access-date=June 15, 2019}}</ref> Vale said the team wanted the reboot to be more streamlined than ''Shadows'', with a clearer focus on what made ''ShooterofIO'' recognizable as a fast, readable, military first-person shooter while still allowing the open-world campaign to expand the series' structure. He described the years between ''Shadows'' and ''Modern Ops'' as a period in which the team re-evaluated the balance between experimentation and familiarity, citing player criticism of ''Shadows''{{'}} multiplayer structure and the desire to give the reboot a stronger identity across its modes. The film also stated that the game's third mode would be revealed in late July 2019 and that the multiplayer reveal would follow in early August.<ref name="DirectorFilm" />

On June 30, 2019, SOI Studios released a multiplayer briefing led by multiplayer director Maya Kessler.<ref name="MPDirector" /> Kessler said the team's goal was to modernize the competitive side of ''ShooterofIO'' without returning to the more divisive structure of ''Shadows''. She described the multiplayer as being built around a slower and heavier tactical rhythm than ''Modern Ops 3'', while still retaining public playlists, scorestreaks, custom classes, and fast weapon handling as the foundation of the mode. The briefing focused on changes to class creation, map scale, player visibility, and match pacing, with Kessler explaining that Gunsmith was designed to make each weapon feel more flexible without replacing traditional weapon progression. She also discussed the revised mini-map, saying the team wanted radar information to depend more heavily on streaks and equipment rather than constant unsuppressed gunfire indicators. Kessler described Combined Arms as the team's attempt to support larger combat spaces without replacing core 6v6 multiplayer, and said Field Upgrades were added to give players limited-use tactical tools during a match without creating a permanent specialist class system.<ref name="MPDirector" />

On July 30, 2019, SOI Studios published a campaign gameplay presentation led by campaign gameplay director Julian Mercer.<ref name="CampaignDeepDive" /> Mercer described the campaign as the studio's largest structural change to the ''Modern Ops'' sub-series, but said the team wanted its open world to support first-person shooter objectives rather than turn the game into a full role-playing or crime-sandbox title. The presentation explained how Al Mazara was divided into districts with different enemy patrols, civilian areas, safehouses, routes, and optional activities, and detailed the systems used for wanted levels, vehicle travel, equipment persistence, intelligence collection, mission discovery, and enemy reinforcement. Mercer said the Field Evidence system was designed to give the open world a stronger investigative structure, with evidence items adding context to Redline operations without replacing the main mission path. The presentation also clarified that story missions could be approached through different routes and equipment choices, but that the campaign would retain authored set pieces and a fixed central narrative.<ref name="CampaignDeepDive" />

The same presentation confirmed Zombies as the game's third mode.<ref name="ZombiesReveal" /> SOI Studios described the mode as a standalone cooperative survival component rather than a continuation of the Zombies narratives from earlier games. Unlike the Aetheris storyline in the ''Dark Warfare'' sub-series, ''Modern Ops''{{'}} Zombies mode was presented as a replayable arcade-style mode without a main quest, named cast, or ongoing story continuity. The announcement positioned Zombies as a simpler cooperative mode built around wave survival, weapon upgrades, perks, and map replayability.<ref name="ZombiesReveal" />

On August 2, 2019, SOI Studios and Mob Productions held a gameplay presentation covering Zombies, multiplayer, the beta, and post-launch content.<ref name="AugustReveal" /> The presentation expanded on the June multiplayer briefing, confirming the launch mode list, beta content, Gunsmith behavior, Field Upgrades, and the role of Combined Arms alongside standard 6v6 playlists.<ref name="AugustReveal" /><ref name="BetaDetails" /> The Zombies portion of the presentation emphasized that the mode was deliberately separate from the story-heavy Zombies structure used by Air Studios in the ''Dark Warfare'' games, with SOI Studios instead treating it as a survival-focused mode built for short sessions, high-round attempts, and replayable arena layouts.<ref name="ZombiesGameplay" /> The presentation also confirmed that post-launch maps, modes, weapons, and seasonal events would be released as free content through a seasonal model rather than through paid downloadable-content packs.<ref name="PostLaunch" />

On September 1, 2019, Mob Productions confirmed Campaign Early Access for pre-order players and revealed Battle Royale as a mode for ''ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0''.<ref name="CampaignEarlyAccess" /><ref name="WargroundsBattleRoyale" /> The announcement placed ''Wargrounds 2.0'' more directly inside the game's pre-release schedule by confirming that a beta version of Battle Royale would be included during the September beta for ''Modern Ops''.<ref name="WargroundsBattleRoyale" />

== Marketing and release ==
''ShooterofIO: Modern Ops'' was confirmed on March 10, 2019, after its title was accidentally revealed through an online listing and related promotional references.<ref name="Confirmation" /> The early confirmation did not include a platform list, gameplay trailer, beta schedule, or final release date.<ref name="Confirmation" /> Several outlets later reported that Mob Productions and SOI Studios were preparing a full reveal for June 2019.<ref name="JuneReports">{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Dean |date=March 16, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Reveal Reportedly Planned for June |url=https://www.videogameweekly.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-june-reveal-report |website=Video Game Weekly |access-date=March 16, 2019}}</ref><ref name="InsiderReport">{{cite web |last=Reed |first=Caleb |date=March 16, 2019 |title=Insiders Point to June Reveal for ShooterofIO: Modern Ops |url=https://www.gamefrontier.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-june-reveal-insiders |website=Game Frontier |access-date=March 16, 2019}}</ref>

On March 30, 2019, Mob Productions confirmed the game as a reboot of the ''Modern Ops'' sub-series.<ref name="Reboot" /> On April 10, the publisher confirmed that ''ShooterofIO: Modern Ops'' would be released worldwide on November 5, 2019, for Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.<ref name="DatePlatforms" /> The publisher also announced ''ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0'', a post-launch experience planned to release after the main game.<ref name="Wargrounds" />

Mob Productions announced on May 10, 2019, that the worldwide reveal event for ''ShooterofIO: Modern Ops'' would take place on June 10.<ref name="MayInfo">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=May 10, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Worldwide Reveal Set for June 10 |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-june-10-reveal |website=Mob Productions |access-date=May 10, 2019}}</ref> The announcement also confirmed the game's three-mode structure and stated that the open-world campaign would be shown during the reveal.<ref name="MayInfo" /> The game's promotional artwork was released on May 20.<ref name="Poster">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=May 20, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Key Art Released |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-key-art |website=Mob Productions |access-date=May 20, 2019}}</ref>

The worldwide reveal was held on June 10, 2019, and included the game's first full trailer, an open-world campaign demonstration, and an initial multiplayer overview.<ref name="Reveal" /><ref name="CampaignReveal" /><ref name="MultiplayerReveal" /> Coverage of the reveal focused heavily on the scale of the campaign and its departure from the more linear structure of earlier ''ShooterofIO'' campaigns.<ref name="RevealCoverage">{{cite web |last=Martin |first=Joel |date=June 10, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Reveal Confirms Open-World Campaign |url=https://www.gamefrontier.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-worldwide-reveal |website=Game Frontier |access-date=June 10, 2019}}</ref> On June 15, SOI Studios released a behind-the-scenes film about the game's direction after ''Shadows''; the film also confirmed that the third mode would be revealed in late July and that the multiplayer reveal would take place in early August.<ref name="DirectorFilm" />

On July 30, 2019, SOI Studios released a campaign gameplay presentation and confirmed Zombies as the game's third mode.<ref name="CampaignDeepDive" /><ref name="ZombiesReveal" /> On August 2, Mob Productions held the game's full multiplayer and Zombies gameplay reveal, during which the publisher also confirmed beta details and post-launch plans.<ref name="AugustReveal" /><ref name="BetaDetails" /><ref name="PostLaunch" /> A PlayStation 4 pre-order beta was announced for September 13 to 16, followed by a cross-platform open beta for Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One from September 20 to 23.<ref name="BetaDetails" /> The beta was confirmed to include 6v6 multiplayer, Combined Arms, Gunsmith progression, Field Upgrades, and a limited selection of maps and modes.<ref name="BetaDetails" /> Mob Productions also confirmed that ''ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0'' would be released on December 10, 2019, alongside the beginning of the game's first season of post-launch content.<ref name="PostLaunch" /> Post-launch maps, modes, weapons, seasonal events, and ''Wargrounds 2.0'' content were announced as free updates rather than paid downloadable-content packs.<ref name="PostLaunch" />

On September 1, 2019, Mob Productions confirmed Campaign Early Access for players who pre-ordered ''Modern Ops''.<ref name="CampaignEarlyAccess" /> The publisher also released promotional artwork for ''Wargrounds 2.0'', revealed Battle Royale as one of the mode's playlists, and announced that the September beta would include a playable version of ''Wargrounds 2.0'' Battle Royale.<ref name="WargroundsBattleRoyale" /><ref name="WargroundsPoster">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=September 1, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0 Key Art Released |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-wargrounds-2-0-key-art |website=Mob Productions |access-date=September 1, 2019}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.shooterofio.example/modern-ops}}

{{ShooterofIO series}}

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| title = ShooterofIO: Modern Ops
| image = ShooterofIO Modern Ops 2019 key art v2.png
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| publisher = [[Mob Productions]]
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| platforms = {{ubl|[[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]|[[PlayStation 4]]|[[Xbox One]]}}
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| genre = [[First-person shooter]]
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'''''ShooterofIO: Modern Ops''''' is an upcoming [[first-person shooter]] game developed by [[SOI Studios]] and published by [[Mob Productions]]. It is the twelfth installment in the ''[[ShooterofIO]]'' series and a reboot of the ''Modern Ops'' sub-series, which began with ''[[ShooterofIO 1: Modern Ops]]'' (2007). The game is scheduled to be released worldwide on November 5, 2019, for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[PlayStation 4]], and [[Xbox One]].<ref name="DatePlatforms">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=April 10, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Release Date and Platforms Confirmed |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-release-date-platforms |website=Mob Productions |access-date=April 10, 2019}}</ref>

The title was confirmed on March 10, 2019, after appearing early through a publisher listing and related promotional material.<ref name="Confirmation">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=March 10, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Confirmed for 2019 |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-2019-confirmed |website=Mob Productions |access-date=March 10, 2019}}</ref> Mob Productions later confirmed the game as a reboot and announced that it would use SOI Engine 2, a new iteration of the series' game engine.<ref name="Reboot">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=March 30, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Confirmed as Modern Ops Reboot |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-reboot-confirmed |website=Mob Productions |access-date=March 30, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Engine">{{cite web |author=SOI Studios |date=April 10, 2019 |title=SOI Studios Details SOI Engine 2 for Modern Ops |url=https://www.soistudios.example/news/soi-engine-2-modern-ops |website=SOI Studios |access-date=April 10, 2019}}</ref> The game was formally revealed on June 10, 2019, with a focus on its open-world campaign, while Zombies was announced as its third mode on July 30 and shown in a gameplay reveal on August 2.<ref name="Reveal">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=June 10, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Worldwide Reveal |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-worldwide-reveal |website=Mob Productions |access-date=June 10, 2019}}</ref><ref name="CampaignDeepDive">{{cite web |author=SOI Studios |date=July 30, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Campaign Gameplay Deep Dive |url=https://www.soistudios.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-campaign-gameplay-deep-dive |website=SOI Studios |access-date=July 30, 2019}}</ref><ref name="ZombiesReveal">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=July 30, 2019 |title=Zombies Revealed for ShooterofIO: Modern Ops |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-zombies-reveal |website=Mob Productions |access-date=July 30, 2019}}</ref><ref name="AugustReveal">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=August 2, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Multiplayer and Zombies Gameplay Reveal |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-august-gameplay-reveal |website=Mob Productions |access-date=August 2, 2019}}</ref> On September 1, Mob Productions confirmed Campaign Early Access for pre-order players and announced that the September beta would include ''[[ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0]]''<nowiki/>'s Battle Royale mode.<ref name="CampaignEarlyAccess">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=September 1, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Campaign Early Access Confirmed |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-campaign-early-access |website=Mob Productions |access-date=September 1, 2019}}</ref><ref name="WargroundsBattleRoyale">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=September 1, 2019 |title=Wargrounds 2.0 Battle Royale Revealed |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/wargrounds-2-0-battle-royale-reveal |website=Mob Productions |access-date=September 1, 2019}}</ref>

== Gameplay ==
''ShooterofIO: Modern Ops'' will be a [[first-person shooter]] game comprising an open-world single-player campaign, a competitive multiplayer mode, and a cooperative Zombies mode.<ref name="Reveal" /><ref name="ZombiesReveal" /> The campaign is set in the open-world city of Al Mazara and its surrounding region, where players progress through story missions, gather intelligence, attack enemy-controlled locations, use vehicles, and approach objectives through stealth, direct combat, or allied support. The campaign includes safehouses, civilian areas, optional contracts, wanted levels, persistent equipment, and a Field Evidence system used to collect files, recordings, photographs, and physical objects for additional mission context.<ref name="CampaignReveal">{{cite web |author=SOI Studios |date=June 10, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Campaign Reveal |url=https://www.soistudios.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-campaign-reveal |website=SOI Studios |access-date=June 10, 2019}}</ref><ref name="CampaignDeepDive" /> The campaign map is divided into districts with different enemy presence, patrol behavior, civilian density, routes, activities, and unlockable safehouses. Missions are started from within the open world rather than from a separate level menu, and several objectives support multiple entry routes, reconnaissance options, equipment choices, and escape methods.<ref name="CampaignDeepDive" />

The multiplayer mode features traditional custom classes, weapon progression, perks, scorestreaks, public playlists, and private matches.<ref name="MultiplayerReveal">{{cite web |author=SOI Studios |date=June 10, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Multiplayer First Look |url=https://www.soistudios.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-multiplayer-first-look |website=SOI Studios |access-date=June 10, 2019}}</ref> The game includes core 6v6 maps at launch, alongside larger Combined Arms maps with vehicles and expanded objective routes.<ref name="MultiplayerReveal" /> New multiplayer systems include Field Upgrades, which are charge-based equipment abilities earned during a match, and Gunsmith, an expanded weapon-customization system that changes weapon handling through attachments.<ref name="Gunsmith">{{cite web |author=SOI Studios |date=June 10, 2019 |title=Gunsmith and Field Upgrades in ShooterofIO: Modern Ops |url=https://www.soistudios.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-gunsmith-field-upgrades |website=SOI Studios |access-date=June 10, 2019}}</ref> Additional multiplayer changes include tactical sprint, weapon mounting on supported surfaces, door interaction, heavier weapon recoil, and a revised mini-map that does not display unsuppressed gunfire unless a radar streak is active.<ref name="MPDirector">{{cite web |author=SOI Studios |date=June 30, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Multiplayer Director Briefing |url=https://www.soistudios.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-multiplayer-director-briefing |website=SOI Studios |access-date=June 30, 2019}}</ref> The August 2 multiplayer reveal confirmed launch modes including Team Deathmatch, Free-for-All, Domination, Search and Destroy, Kill Confirmed, Headquarters, Secure Line, Cyber Attack, and Combined Arms Domination.<ref name="AugustReveal" /><ref name="BetaDetails">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=August 2, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Beta Details |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-beta-details |website=Mob Productions |access-date=August 2, 2019}}</ref>

Zombies is a cooperative survival mode without a continuing story, named crew, or quest-driven narrative.<ref name="ZombiesReveal" /> Players fight waves of enemies across self-contained arenas, earn points, purchase weapons, open areas, activate traps, use perk machines, and upgrade weapons through Pack-a-Punch. The mode includes public and private matches, difficulty scaling by round, leaderboards, and weapon progression shared with multiplayer, but is separate from the campaign continuity and does not continue the Aetheris storyline from earlier ''Dark Warfare'' entries.<ref name="ZombiesGameplay">{{cite web |author=SOI Studios |date=August 2, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Zombies Gameplay Reveal |url=https://www.soistudios.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-zombies-gameplay-reveal |website=SOI Studios |access-date=August 2, 2019}}</ref> The gameplay reveal showed three launch arenas, described as smaller replayable survival maps built around round progression, weapon upgrades, perk routes, and high-round leaderboards rather than cinematic quests or story episodes.<ref name="ZombiesGameplay" />

''ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0'' is a post-launch large-scale mode scheduled to be released on December 10, 2019, as part of the game's first season of free content.<ref name="PostLaunch">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=August 2, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Post-Launch Seasons and Wargrounds 2.0 Release Date |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-post-launch-seasons-wargrounds |website=Mob Productions |access-date=August 2, 2019}}</ref> The mode is played on an expanded version of the campaign region and features squads deploying into the map to collect equipment, complete objectives, fight other players, and extract before being eliminated.<ref name="PostLaunch" /> Its Battle Royale mode places squads on the same large-scale region, where players scavenge weapons and equipment, use vehicles, complete optional contracts, and fight to remain alive as the playable area is reduced.<ref name="WargroundsBattleRoyale" />

== Premise ==
The campaign follows a reimagined Task Force Viper during a modern conflict involving Redline, a private military network operating across Al Mazara under the command of Viktor Saren.<ref name="StoryReveal">{{cite web |author=SOI Studios |date=June 10, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Story First Details |url=https://www.soistudios.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-story-first-details |website=SOI Studios |access-date=June 10, 2019}}</ref> The reboot uses names and concepts from ''ShooterofIO 1: Modern Ops'' while establishing a new continuity for the sub-series.<ref name="StoryReveal" /><ref name="Reboot" />

== Development ==
''ShooterofIO: Modern Ops'' is being developed by SOI Studios, which previously developed ''[[ShooterofIO 1: Modern Ops]]'' (2007), ''[[ShooterofIO: Modern Ops 2]]'' (2010), ''[[ShooterofIO: Modern Ops 3]]'' (2013), and ''[[ShooterofIO: Shadows]]'' (2016).<ref name="Developer">{{cite web |author=SOI Studios |date=March 10, 2019 |title=SOI Studios Developing ShooterofIO: Modern Ops |url=https://www.soistudios.example/news/modern-ops-2019-confirmed |website=SOI Studios |access-date=March 10, 2019}}</ref> Mob Productions identified SOI Studios as the developer when the game was confirmed on March 10, 2019.<ref name="Confirmation" />

Before its confirmation, the game was the subject of reports connected to Mob Productions' 2019 release schedule. Video Game Weekly reported on March 8, 2019, that a new ''Modern Ops'' title had appeared in internal retail and media materials, while Game Frontier reported that the title had briefly appeared on a Mob Productions publishing schedule before being removed.<ref name="Leak">{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Dean |date=March 8, 2019 |title=New ShooterofIO Title Reportedly Leaks Ahead of Reveal |url=https://www.videogameweekly.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-2019-leak |website=Video Game Weekly |access-date=March 10, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Rumors">{{cite web |last=Martin |first=Joel |date=March 9, 2019 |title=Modern Ops Name Appears in Mob Productions Listing |url=https://www.gamefrontier.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-listing |website=Game Frontier |access-date=March 10, 2019}}</ref> Mob Productions acknowledged the title shortly after the reports, confirming the game for release in 2019 without a full reveal.<ref name="Confirmation" />

Mob Productions announced on March 30, 2019, that the game would be a reboot of the ''Modern Ops'' sub-series rather than a remaster or direct remake of ''ShooterofIO 1: Modern Ops''.<ref name="Reboot" /> On April 10, SOI Studios confirmed SOI Engine 2 as the game's engine, describing it as a new iteration of the technology used for previous ''ShooterofIO'' entries.<ref name="Engine" /> The same announcement confirmed the game's platforms and November 5 release date, while Mob Productions separately announced ''ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0'' as a post-launch experience.<ref name="DatePlatforms" /><ref name="Wargrounds">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=April 10, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0 Announced |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-wargrounds-2-0-announced |website=Mob Productions |access-date=April 10, 2019}}</ref>

In May 2019, reports from gaming outlets and industry insiders described the campaign as substantially larger than earlier ''ShooterofIO'' campaigns. Game Frontier reported on May 20 that insiders had described the campaign as "GTA meets ShooterofIO", reflecting claims that the mode was closer to a large open-world action game than a traditional linear shooter campaign.<ref name="GTARumor">{{cite web |last=Reed |first=Caleb |date=May 20, 2019 |title=Modern Ops Campaign Described by Insiders as GTA Meets ShooterofIO |url=https://www.gamefrontier.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-gta-comparison |website=Game Frontier |access-date=May 20, 2019}}</ref> The game's worldwide reveal on June 10 confirmed that the campaign would be built around a connected open-world region with story missions, side activities, vehicles, and shared technology later used for ''Wargrounds 2.0''.<ref name="Reveal" /><ref name="CampaignReveal" />

On June 15, 2019, SOI Studios released a short behind-the-scenes film featuring lead director Aaron Vale discussing the team's goals for the game after ''ShooterofIO: Shadows''.<ref name="DirectorFilm">{{cite web |author=SOI Studios |date=June 15, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops — A New Direction |url=https://www.soistudios.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-a-new-direction |website=SOI Studios |access-date=June 15, 2019}}</ref> Vale said the team wanted the reboot to be more streamlined than ''Shadows'', with a clearer focus on what made ''ShooterofIO'' recognizable as a fast, readable, military first-person shooter while still allowing the open-world campaign to expand the series' structure. He described the years between ''Shadows'' and ''Modern Ops'' as a period in which the team re-evaluated the balance between experimentation and familiarity, citing player criticism of ''Shadows''{{'}} multiplayer structure and the desire to give the reboot a stronger identity across its modes. The film also stated that the game's third mode would be revealed in late July 2019 and that the multiplayer reveal would follow in early August.<ref name="DirectorFilm" />

On June 30, 2019, SOI Studios released a multiplayer briefing led by multiplayer director Maya Kessler.<ref name="MPDirector" /> Kessler said the team's goal was to modernize the competitive side of ''ShooterofIO'' without returning to the more divisive structure of ''Shadows''. She described the multiplayer as being built around a slower and heavier tactical rhythm than ''Modern Ops 3'', while still retaining public playlists, scorestreaks, custom classes, and fast weapon handling as the foundation of the mode. The briefing focused on changes to class creation, map scale, player visibility, and match pacing, with Kessler explaining that Gunsmith was designed to make each weapon feel more flexible without replacing traditional weapon progression. She also discussed the revised mini-map, saying the team wanted radar information to depend more heavily on streaks and equipment rather than constant unsuppressed gunfire indicators. Kessler described Combined Arms as the team's attempt to support larger combat spaces without replacing core 6v6 multiplayer, and said Field Upgrades were added to give players limited-use tactical tools during a match without creating a permanent specialist class system.<ref name="MPDirector" />

On July 30, 2019, SOI Studios published a campaign gameplay presentation led by campaign gameplay director Julian Mercer.<ref name="CampaignDeepDive" /> Mercer described the campaign as the studio's largest structural change to the ''Modern Ops'' sub-series, but said the team wanted its open world to support first-person shooter objectives rather than turn the game into a full role-playing or crime-sandbox title. The presentation explained how Al Mazara was divided into districts with different enemy patrols, civilian areas, safehouses, routes, and optional activities, and detailed the systems used for wanted levels, vehicle travel, equipment persistence, intelligence collection, mission discovery, and enemy reinforcement. Mercer said the Field Evidence system was designed to give the open world a stronger investigative structure, with evidence items adding context to Redline operations without replacing the main mission path. The presentation also clarified that story missions could be approached through different routes and equipment choices, but that the campaign would retain authored set pieces and a fixed central narrative.<ref name="CampaignDeepDive" />

The same presentation confirmed Zombies as the game's third mode.<ref name="ZombiesReveal" /> SOI Studios described the mode as a standalone cooperative survival component rather than a continuation of the Zombies narratives from earlier games. Unlike the Aetheris storyline in the ''Dark Warfare'' sub-series, ''Modern Ops''{{'}} Zombies mode was presented as a replayable arcade-style mode without a main quest, named cast, or ongoing story continuity. The announcement positioned Zombies as a simpler cooperative mode built around wave survival, weapon upgrades, perks, and map replayability.<ref name="ZombiesReveal" />

On August 2, 2019, SOI Studios and Mob Productions held a gameplay presentation covering Zombies, multiplayer, the beta, and post-launch content.<ref name="AugustReveal" /> The presentation expanded on the June multiplayer briefing, confirming the launch mode list, beta content, Gunsmith behavior, Field Upgrades, and the role of Combined Arms alongside standard 6v6 playlists.<ref name="AugustReveal" /><ref name="BetaDetails" /> The Zombies portion of the presentation emphasized that the mode was deliberately separate from the story-heavy Zombies structure used by Air Studios in the ''Dark Warfare'' games, with SOI Studios instead treating it as a survival-focused mode built for short sessions, high-round attempts, and replayable arena layouts.<ref name="ZombiesGameplay" /> The presentation also confirmed that post-launch maps, modes, weapons, and seasonal events would be released as free content through a seasonal model rather than through paid downloadable-content packs.<ref name="PostLaunch" />

On September 1, 2019, Mob Productions confirmed Campaign Early Access for pre-order players and revealed Battle Royale as a mode for ''ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0''.<ref name="CampaignEarlyAccess" /><ref name="WargroundsBattleRoyale" /> The announcement placed ''Wargrounds 2.0'' more directly inside the game's pre-release schedule by confirming that a beta version of Battle Royale would be included during the September beta for ''Modern Ops''.<ref name="WargroundsBattleRoyale" />

== Marketing and release ==
''ShooterofIO: Modern Ops'' was confirmed on March 10, 2019, after its title was accidentally revealed through an online listing and related promotional references.<ref name="Confirmation" /> The early confirmation did not include a platform list, gameplay trailer, beta schedule, or final release date.<ref name="Confirmation" /> Several outlets later reported that Mob Productions and SOI Studios were preparing a full reveal for June 2019.<ref name="JuneReports">{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Dean |date=March 16, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Reveal Reportedly Planned for June |url=https://www.videogameweekly.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-june-reveal-report |website=Video Game Weekly |access-date=March 16, 2019}}</ref><ref name="InsiderReport">{{cite web |last=Reed |first=Caleb |date=March 16, 2019 |title=Insiders Point to June Reveal for ShooterofIO: Modern Ops |url=https://www.gamefrontier.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-june-reveal-insiders |website=Game Frontier |access-date=March 16, 2019}}</ref>

On March 30, 2019, Mob Productions confirmed the game as a reboot of the ''Modern Ops'' sub-series.<ref name="Reboot" /> On April 10, the publisher confirmed that ''ShooterofIO: Modern Ops'' would be released worldwide on November 5, 2019, for Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.<ref name="DatePlatforms" /> The publisher also announced ''ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0'', a post-launch experience planned to release after the main game.<ref name="Wargrounds" />

Mob Productions announced on May 10, 2019, that the worldwide reveal event for ''ShooterofIO: Modern Ops'' would take place on June 10.<ref name="MayInfo">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=May 10, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Worldwide Reveal Set for June 10 |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-june-10-reveal |website=Mob Productions |access-date=May 10, 2019}}</ref> The announcement also confirmed the game's three-mode structure and stated that the open-world campaign would be shown during the reveal.<ref name="MayInfo" /> The game's promotional artwork was released on May 20.<ref name="Poster">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=May 20, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Key Art Released |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-key-art |website=Mob Productions |access-date=May 20, 2019}}</ref>

The worldwide reveal was held on June 10, 2019, and included the game's first full trailer, an open-world campaign demonstration, and an initial multiplayer overview.<ref name="Reveal" /><ref name="CampaignReveal" /><ref name="MultiplayerReveal" /> Coverage of the reveal focused heavily on the scale of the campaign and its departure from the more linear structure of earlier ''ShooterofIO'' campaigns.<ref name="RevealCoverage">{{cite web |last=Martin |first=Joel |date=June 10, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Modern Ops Reveal Confirms Open-World Campaign |url=https://www.gamefrontier.example/news/shooterofio-modern-ops-worldwide-reveal |website=Game Frontier |access-date=June 10, 2019}}</ref> On June 15, SOI Studios released a behind-the-scenes film about the game's direction after ''Shadows''; the film also confirmed that the third mode would be revealed in late July and that the multiplayer reveal would take place in early August.<ref name="DirectorFilm" />

On July 30, 2019, SOI Studios released a campaign gameplay presentation and confirmed Zombies as the game's third mode.<ref name="CampaignDeepDive" /><ref name="ZombiesReveal" /> On August 2, Mob Productions held the game's full multiplayer and Zombies gameplay reveal, during which the publisher also confirmed beta details and post-launch plans.<ref name="AugustReveal" /><ref name="BetaDetails" /><ref name="PostLaunch" /> A PlayStation 4 pre-order beta was announced for September 13 to 16, followed by a cross-platform open beta for Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One from September 20 to 23.<ref name="BetaDetails" /> The beta was confirmed to include 6v6 multiplayer, Combined Arms, Gunsmith progression, Field Upgrades, and a limited selection of maps and modes.<ref name="BetaDetails" /> Mob Productions also confirmed that ''ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0'' would be released on December 10, 2019, alongside the beginning of the game's first season of post-launch content.<ref name="PostLaunch" /> Post-launch maps, modes, weapons, seasonal events, and ''Wargrounds 2.0'' content were announced as free updates rather than paid downloadable-content packs.<ref name="PostLaunch" />

On September 1, 2019, Mob Productions confirmed Campaign Early Access for players who pre-ordered ''Modern Ops''.<ref name="CampaignEarlyAccess" /> The publisher also released promotional artwork for ''Wargrounds 2.0'', revealed Battle Royale as one of the mode's playlists, and announced that the September beta would include a playable version of ''Wargrounds 2.0'' Battle Royale.<ref name="WargroundsBattleRoyale" /><ref name="WargroundsPoster">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=September 1, 2019 |title=ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0 Key Art Released |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-wargrounds-2-0-key-art |website=Mob Productions |access-date=September 1, 2019}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.shooterofio.example/modern-ops}}

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