Editing ShooterofIO: Modern Ops (2019 video game)

{{Short description|Upcoming video game}}
{{About|the 2019 video game|the 2007 video game|ShooterofIO: Modern Ops}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 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]]''
| released = {{Video game release|WW|2019}}
| genre = [[First-person shooter]]
}}

'''''ShooterofIO: Modern Ops''''' is an upcoming [[first-person shooter]] game developed by [[SOI Studios]] and published by [[Mob Productions]]. It is an installment in the ''[[ShooterofIO]]'' series and shares its title with ''[[ShooterofIO: Modern Ops]]'' (2007), the first game in the series. The game was confirmed on March 10, 2019, after its title appeared early through a publisher listing and related promotional material, leading Mob Productions to officially acknowledge the project and name SOI Studios as its developer.<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><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>

Before its confirmation, the game had been the subject of leaks and rumors connected to Mob Productions' 2019 release schedule. Reports had described the title as a new ''Modern Ops'' entry from SOI Studios, although details about its campaign, multiplayer, platforms, and release date had not been officially disclosed at the time of confirmation.<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>

== Gameplay ==
''ShooterofIO: Modern Ops'' will be a [[first-person shooter]] game.<ref name="Confirmation" /> Mob Productions confirmed the title as part of the ''ShooterofIO'' series, but did not provide detailed gameplay information when the game was acknowledged on March 10, 2019.<ref name="Confirmation" /> Early reports suggested that the game would continue the modern military style associated with the ''Modern Ops'' name, though Mob Productions had not formally detailed its campaign, multiplayer systems, modes, or progression features.<ref name="Leak" /><ref name="Rumors" />

== Development ==
''ShooterofIO: Modern Ops'' is being developed by SOI Studios, which previously developed ''[[ShooterofIO: Modern Ops]]'' (2007), ''[[ShooterofIO: Modern Ops 2]]'' (2010), ''[[ShooterofIO: Modern Ops 3]]'' (2013), and ''[[ShooterofIO: Shadows]]'' (2016).<ref name="Developer" /> Mob Productions confirmed SOI Studios as the developer on March 10, 2019, after the game's title appeared early through an online listing and promotional references.<ref name="Confirmation" />

The confirmation followed several days of reporting about a possible 2019 ''ShooterofIO'' title. On March 8, 2019, Video Game Weekly reported that a new ''Modern Ops'' game had appeared in internal retail and media materials, while Game Frontier later reported that the title had briefly appeared on a Mob Productions publishing schedule before being removed.<ref name="Leak" /><ref name="Rumors" /> The reports led to speculation that the game would serve as a return to the ''Modern Ops'' sub-series after ''ShooterofIO: Modern Ops 3'' and ''ShooterofIO: Shadows'', though Mob Productions did not describe the game as either a reboot or a direct sequel at the time of confirmation.<ref name="Confirmation" /><ref name="Developer" />

== Marketing and release ==
''ShooterofIO: Modern Ops'' was confirmed on March 10, 2019.<ref name="Confirmation" /> Mob Productions stated that the game would be released in 2019 and that more information would be shared later in the year.<ref name="Confirmation" /> The announcement did not include a gameplay trailer, release date, beta schedule, or platform list.<ref name="Confirmation" />

Coverage of the confirmation focused on the accidental early reveal of the title and SOI Studios' return to the ''Modern Ops'' name.<ref name="Leak" /><ref name="Rumors" /> Several outlets noted that the title created ambiguity because it used the same name as the 2007 game, while others described the confirmation as an unusually early acknowledgement caused by the leak rather than a planned full reveal.<ref name="Rumors" />

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

{{ShooterofIO series}}

[[Category:First-person shooters]]
[[Category:Mob Productions games]]
[[Category:ShooterofIO games]]
[[Category:SOI Studios games]]
[[Category:Upcoming video games scheduled for 2019]]
[[Category:Video games developed in the United States]]