Editing ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 5

{{Short description|Upcoming video game}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 5
| developer = [[Air Studios]]
| publisher = [[Mob Productions]]
| series = ''[[ShooterofIO]]''
| platforms = Next-generation consoles
| genre = [[First-person shooter]]
}}

'''''ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 5''''' is an upcoming [[first-person shooter]] game developed by [[Air Studios]] and published by [[Mob Productions]]. It is planned as an installment in the ''[[ShooterofIO]]'' series and the fifth main entry in the ''Dark Warfare'' sub-series, following ''[[ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4]]'' (2018). The game was confirmed on March 20, 2020, when Mob Productions announced that the title was in development for next-generation consoles.<ref name="Announcement">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=March 20, 2020 |title=ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 5 Confirmed for Next-Generation Consoles |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-dark-warfare-5-confirmed |website=Mob Productions |access-date=March 20, 2020}}</ref>

The announcement did not name specific console platforms, as the next-generation consoles had not been formally announced in this timeline at the time of the game's confirmation. Mob Productions also confirmed that ''Dark Warfare 5'' would be integrated with the free-to-play title ''[[ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 2.0]]'', with the integration planned for late 2020.<ref name="Integration">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=March 20, 2020 |title=Dark Warfare 5 and Wargrounds 2.0 Integration Planned for Late 2020 |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/dark-warfare-5-wargrounds-2-0-integration |website=Mob Productions |access-date=March 20, 2020}}</ref>

== Gameplay ==
''ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 5'' will be a [[first-person shooter]] game.<ref name="Announcement" /> Mob Productions had not revealed its campaign, multiplayer, Zombies, progression systems, movement model, or release structure as of March 20, 2020.<ref name="Announcement" /> The only gameplay-related information confirmed at announcement was that the game would connect with ''Wargrounds 2.0'', a free-to-play multiplayer title released after ''[[ShooterofIO: Modern Ops (2019 video game)|ShooterofIO: Modern Ops]]''.<ref name="Integration" />

== Development ==
''Dark Warfare 5'' is being developed by Air Studios, the studio behind previous ''Dark Warfare'' entries including ''[[ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare]]'' (2009), ''[[ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare II]]'' (2012), ''[[ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare III]]'' (2015), and ''[[ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4]]'' (2018).<ref name="Announcement" /> The game was confirmed during the transition between console generations, with Mob Productions identifying it as a next-generation console title while withholding specific platform names.<ref name="Announcement" />

The March 20 announcement also confirmed that ''Dark Warfare 5'' would be integrated with ''Wargrounds 2.0'' in late 2020.<ref name="Integration" /> Mob Productions did not provide details about whether the integration would involve shared progression, weapons, cosmetics, events, maps, or playlists. The announcement positioned ''Wargrounds 2.0'' as an ongoing free-to-play component of the wider ''ShooterofIO'' series rather than a post-launch mode tied only to ''Modern Ops''.<ref name="Integration" />

== Release ==
''ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 5'' was announced on March 20, 2020.<ref name="Announcement" /> Mob Productions confirmed the game for next-generation consoles, but did not announce a release date, platform names, gameplay reveal date, beta schedule, editions, or launch modes.<ref name="Announcement" /> The publisher stated that integration with ''Wargrounds 2.0'' was planned for late 2020.<ref name="Integration" />

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.shooterofio.example/dark-warfare-5}}

{{ShooterofIO series}}

[[Category:Air Studios games]]
[[Category:First-person shooters]]
[[Category:Mob Productions games]]
[[Category:ShooterofIO games]]
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[[Category:Video games developed in the United States]]
[[Category:Video game sequels]]