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'''''ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4''''' is an upcoming [[first-person shooter]] game developed by [[Air Studios]] and published by [[Mob Productions]]. It is the fourth main entry in the ''Dark Warfare'' sub-series and a main installment in the ''[[ShooterofIO]]'' series, following ''[[ShooterofIO: 1950]]'' (2017). The game was announced on May 15, 2018, and is scheduled to be released on November 6, 2018, for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[PlayStation 4]], and [[Xbox One]].<ref name="Announcement">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=May 15, 2018 |title=ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 Announced |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-dark-warfare-4-announced |website=Mob Productions |access-date=May 15, 2018}}</ref><ref name="WorldwideReveal">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=June 12, 2018 |title=ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 Worldwide Reveal |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-dark-warfare-4-worldwide-reveal |website=Mob Productions |access-date=June 12, 2018}}</ref>
'''''ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4''''' is an upcoming [[first-person shooter]] game developed by [[Air Studios]] and published by [[Mob Productions]]. It is the fourth main entry in the ''Dark Warfare'' sub-series and a main installment in the ''[[ShooterofIO]]'' series, following ''[[ShooterofIO: 1950]]'' (2017). The game was announced on May 15, 2018, and is scheduled to be released on November 6, 2018, for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[PlayStation 4]], and [[Xbox One]].<ref name="Announcement">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=May 15, 2018 |title=ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 Announced |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-dark-warfare-4-announced |website=Mob Productions |access-date=May 15, 2018}}</ref><ref name="WorldwideReveal">{{cite web |author=Mob Productions |date=June 12, 2018 |title=ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 Worldwide Reveal |url=https://www.mobproductions.example/news/shooterofio-dark-warfare-4-worldwide-reveal |website=Mob Productions |access-date=June 12, 2018}}</ref>


The game will include a single-player campaign, a competitive multiplayer component, and Zombies.<ref name="FirstDetails">{{cite web |author=Air Studios |date=May 15, 2018 |title=ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 First Details |url=https://www.airstudios.example/news/shooterofio-dark-warfare-4-first-details |website=Air Studios |access-date=May 15, 2018}}</ref> Its worldwide reveal on June 12, 2018, confirmed the release date and detailed several campaign systems, while providing limited information about multiplayer and Zombies.<ref name="WorldwideReveal" /> The reveal identified the Zombies launch map as "Gravenhurst", and Air Studios confirmed on June 19 that a dedicated Zombies reveal would take place in August 2018.<ref name="ZombiesName">{{cite web |author=Air Studios |date=June 12, 2018 |title=ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 Zombies First Look |url=https://www.airstudios.example/news/shooterofio-dark-warfare-4-zombies-first-look |website=Air Studios |access-date=June 12, 2018}}</ref><ref name="ZombiesRevealDate">{{cite web |author=Air Studios |date=June 19, 2018 |title=ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 Zombies Reveal Set for August |url=https://www.airstudios.example/news/shooterofio-dark-warfare-4-zombies-august-reveal |website=Air Studios |access-date=June 19, 2018}}</ref>
The game will include a single-player campaign, a competitive multiplayer component, and Zombies.<ref name="FirstDetails">{{cite web |author=Air Studios |date=May 15, 2018 |title=ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 First Details |url=https://www.airstudios.example/news/shooterofio-dark-warfare-4-first-details |website=Air Studios |access-date=May 15, 2018}}</ref> Its worldwide reveal on June 12, 2018, confirmed the release date and detailed several campaign systems, while providing limited information about multiplayer and Zombies.<ref name="WorldwideReveal" /> The reveal identified the Zombies launch map as "Gravenhurst".<ref name="ZombiesName">{{cite web |author=Air Studios |date=June 12, 2018 |title=ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 Zombies First Look |url=https://www.airstudios.example/news/shooterofio-dark-warfare-4-zombies-first-look |website=Air Studios |access-date=June 12, 2018}}</ref> A cinematic teaser for "Gravenhurst" was released on July 10, 2018, confirming that the Zombies reveal would take place on August 7, 2018.<ref name="GravenhurstTeaser">{{cite web |author=Air Studios |date=July 10, 2018 |title=ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 Gravenhurst Cinematic Teaser |url=https://www.airstudios.example/news/shooterofio-dark-warfare-4-gravenhurst-teaser |website=Air Studios |access-date=July 10, 2018}}</ref>


== Gameplay ==
== Gameplay ==
''ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4'' will be a [[first-person shooter]] game comprising a single-player campaign, competitive multiplayer, and Zombies.<ref name="FirstDetails" /> The June 2018 reveal focused on new campaign systems, including missions with more reactive alarm states, optional intelligence recovery, alternate entry routes, and a Field Evidence system used to collect files, recordings, photographs, and physical objects for additional story context.<ref name="CampaignReveal">{{cite web |author=Air Studios |date=June 12, 2018 |title=ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 Campaign Gameplay Systems |url=https://www.airstudios.example/news/shooterofio-dark-warfare-4-campaign-systems |website=Air Studios |access-date=June 12, 2018}}</ref><ref name="FieldEvidence">{{cite web |author=Air Studios |date=June 12, 2018 |title=Field Evidence in ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 |url=https://www.airstudios.example/news/shooterofio-dark-warfare-4-field-evidence |website=Air Studios |access-date=June 12, 2018}}</ref> Air Studios said these elements were intended to make campaign missions feel more responsive without changing the mode into an open-world structure.<ref name="CampaignReveal" />
''ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4'' will be a [[first-person shooter]] game comprising a single-player campaign, competitive multiplayer, and Zombies.<ref name="FirstDetails" /> The June 2018 reveal focused on new campaign systems, including reactive alarm states, optional intelligence recovery, alternate entry routes, and a Field Evidence system used to collect files, recordings, photographs, and physical objects for additional story context.<ref name="CampaignReveal">{{cite web |author=Air Studios |date=June 12, 2018 |title=ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 Campaign Gameplay Systems |url=https://www.airstudios.example/news/shooterofio-dark-warfare-4-campaign-systems |website=Air Studios |access-date=June 12, 2018}}</ref><ref name="FieldEvidence">{{cite web |author=Air Studios |date=June 12, 2018 |title=Field Evidence in ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 |url=https://www.airstudios.example/news/shooterofio-dark-warfare-4-field-evidence |website=Air Studios |access-date=June 12, 2018}}</ref> Air Studios said these additions were intended to make campaign missions more responsive without changing the mode into an open-world structure.<ref name="CampaignReveal" />


The reveal gave only limited details about multiplayer and Zombies. Air Studios confirmed that multiplayer would retain a traditional ''ShooterofIO'' structure with custom classes, weapon progression, perks, scorestreaks, public playlists, private matches, and 6v6 core playlists.<ref name="MultiplayerFirst">{{cite web |author=Air Studios |date=June 12, 2018 |title=ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 Multiplayer First Details |url=https://www.airstudios.example/news/shooterofio-dark-warfare-4-multiplayer-first-details |website=Air Studios |access-date=June 12, 2018}}</ref> Zombies was confirmed as a round-based mode, with "Gravenhurst" announced as the launch map, though its full gameplay systems were reserved for a later reveal.<ref name="ZombiesName" /><ref name="ZombiesRevealDate" />
Multiplayer was described only in broad terms. Air Studios confirmed that the mode would retain a traditional ''ShooterofIO'' structure with custom classes, weapon progression, perks, scorestreaks, public playlists, private matches, and 6v6 core playlists.<ref name="MultiplayerFirst">{{cite web |author=Air Studios |date=June 12, 2018 |title=ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 Multiplayer First Details |url=https://www.airstudios.example/news/shooterofio-dark-warfare-4-multiplayer-first-details |website=Air Studios |access-date=June 12, 2018}}</ref> Further information about multiplayer maps, modes, weapons, and competitive rules was not included in the June 12 presentation.<ref name="MultiplayerFirst" />
 
Zombies was confirmed as a round-based mode, with "Gravenhurst" announced as the launch map.<ref name="ZombiesName" /> Air Studios released a short cinematic teaser for the map on July 10, 2018, but did not reveal its full gameplay systems, quest structure, or story details.<ref name="GravenhurstTeaser" /> The full Zombies reveal was scheduled for August 7, 2018.<ref name="GravenhurstTeaser" />


== Development ==
== Development ==
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The worldwide reveal took place on June 12, 2018.<ref name="WorldwideReveal" /> It confirmed the worldwide release date of November 6, 2018, and included the first broader gameplay overview for the campaign.<ref name="WorldwideReveal" /><ref name="CampaignReveal" /> The same presentation gave limited information about multiplayer and Zombies, including confirmation of 6v6 multiplayer playlists and the name of the Zombies launch map, "Gravenhurst".<ref name="MultiplayerFirst" /><ref name="ZombiesName" />
The worldwide reveal took place on June 12, 2018.<ref name="WorldwideReveal" /> It confirmed the worldwide release date of November 6, 2018, and included the first broader gameplay overview for the campaign.<ref name="WorldwideReveal" /><ref name="CampaignReveal" /> The same presentation gave limited information about multiplayer and Zombies, including confirmation of 6v6 multiplayer playlists and the name of the Zombies launch map, "Gravenhurst".<ref name="MultiplayerFirst" /><ref name="ZombiesName" />


On June 19, 2018, Air Studios confirmed that the dedicated Zombies reveal for ''Dark Warfare 4'' would take place sometime in August 2018.<ref name="ZombiesRevealDate" /> The announcement did not include additional Zombies gameplay details beyond the previously announced launch map name.<ref name="ZombiesRevealDate" />
On June 19, 2018, Air Studios confirmed that the dedicated Zombies reveal for ''Dark Warfare 4'' would take place sometime in August 2018.<ref name="ZombiesRevealDate">{{cite web |author=Air Studios |date=June 19, 2018 |title=ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 Zombies Reveal Set for August |url=https://www.airstudios.example/news/shooterofio-dark-warfare-4-zombies-august-reveal |website=Air Studios |access-date=June 19, 2018}}</ref> The announcement did not include additional Zombies gameplay details beyond the previously announced launch map name.<ref name="ZombiesRevealDate" />
 
On July 10, 2018, Air Studios released a cinematic teaser for "Gravenhurst", the launch Zombies map.<ref name="GravenhurstTeaser" /> The teaser confirmed that the full Zombies reveal would take place on August 7, 2018. It was presented as a story-focused promotional video and did not include a full gameplay breakdown.<ref name="GravenhurstTeaser" />


Early coverage of the announcement focused on Air Studios' return to the ''Dark Warfare'' sub-series and the confirmation that Zombies would return after ''ShooterofIO: 1950'' used DMZ as its cooperative mode.<ref name="Coverage">{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Dean |date=May 16, 2018 |title=ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 Confirmed for 2018 |url=https://www.videogameweekly.example/news/shooterofio-dark-warfare-4-confirmed |website=Video Game Weekly |access-date=May 16, 2018}}</ref> Coverage of the June 12 reveal focused mainly on the campaign systems and the confirmed November release date, while noting that fuller multiplayer and Zombies presentations were still expected later in the marketing cycle.<ref name="RevealCoverage">{{cite web |last=Martin |first=Joel |date=June 13, 2018 |title=ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 Gets November Release Date |url=https://www.gamefrontier.example/news/shooterofio-dark-warfare-4-release-date |website=Game Frontier |access-date=June 13, 2018}}</ref>
Early coverage of the announcement focused on Air Studios' return to the ''Dark Warfare'' sub-series and the confirmation that Zombies would return after ''ShooterofIO: 1950'' used DMZ as its cooperative mode.<ref name="Coverage">{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Dean |date=May 16, 2018 |title=ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 Confirmed for 2018 |url=https://www.videogameweekly.example/news/shooterofio-dark-warfare-4-confirmed |website=Video Game Weekly |access-date=May 16, 2018}}</ref> Coverage of the June 12 reveal focused mainly on the campaign systems and the confirmed November release date, while noting that fuller multiplayer and Zombies presentations were still expected later in the marketing cycle.<ref name="RevealCoverage">{{cite web |last=Martin |first=Joel |date=June 13, 2018 |title=ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 Gets November Release Date |url=https://www.gamefrontier.example/news/shooterofio-dark-warfare-4-release-date |website=Game Frontier |access-date=June 13, 2018}}</ref>

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ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4
Promotional artwork for ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4
Developer(s)Air Studios
Publisher(s)Mob Productions
SeriesShooterofIO
EngineSOI Engine
Platform(s)
Release
  • WW: November 6, 2018
Genre(s)First-person shooter
Mode(s)

ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 is an upcoming first-person shooter game developed by Air Studios and published by Mob Productions. It is the fourth main entry in the Dark Warfare sub-series and a main installment in the ShooterofIO series, following ShooterofIO: 1950 (2017). The game was announced on May 15, 2018, and is scheduled to be released on November 6, 2018, for Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.[1][2]

The game will include a single-player campaign, a competitive multiplayer component, and Zombies.[3] Its worldwide reveal on June 12, 2018, confirmed the release date and detailed several campaign systems, while providing limited information about multiplayer and Zombies.[2] The reveal identified the Zombies launch map as "Gravenhurst".[4] A cinematic teaser for "Gravenhurst" was released on July 10, 2018, confirming that the Zombies reveal would take place on August 7, 2018.[5]

Gameplay

ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 will be a first-person shooter game comprising a single-player campaign, competitive multiplayer, and Zombies.[3] The June 2018 reveal focused on new campaign systems, including reactive alarm states, optional intelligence recovery, alternate entry routes, and a Field Evidence system used to collect files, recordings, photographs, and physical objects for additional story context.[6][7] Air Studios said these additions were intended to make campaign missions more responsive without changing the mode into an open-world structure.[6]

Multiplayer was described only in broad terms. Air Studios confirmed that the mode would retain a traditional ShooterofIO structure with custom classes, weapon progression, perks, scorestreaks, public playlists, private matches, and 6v6 core playlists.[8] Further information about multiplayer maps, modes, weapons, and competitive rules was not included in the June 12 presentation.[8]

Zombies was confirmed as a round-based mode, with "Gravenhurst" announced as the launch map.[4] Air Studios released a short cinematic teaser for the map on July 10, 2018, but did not reveal its full gameplay systems, quest structure, or story details.[5] The full Zombies reveal was scheduled for August 7, 2018.[5]

Development

ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 is being developed by Air Studios, which previously developed ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare (2009), ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare II (2012), and ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare III (2015).[9] It is published by Mob Productions and uses the SOI Engine.[1]

The game continues the franchise's current-generation platform approach, with versions confirmed for Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.[10] No PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, or Wii U versions were announced.[10]

Air Studios said the campaign systems were developed to support the tone of the Dark Warfare sub-series.[6] In a June 12 developer overview, the studio described the campaign as focused on "pressure, evidence, and escalation" rather than large-scale battlefield freedom.[6] The developer said that missions would include more optional information and reactive elements than earlier entries, while still following a directed narrative structure.[7]

Marketing and release

ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 was announced on May 15, 2018.[1] The announcement confirmed the title, developer, publisher, 2018 release window, supported platforms, and the return of Campaign, Multiplayer, and Zombies.[1][3]

The initial announcement used a short teaser trailer and a publisher news post rather than a full gameplay reveal.[11] On May 22, 2018, Air Studios released a follow-up teaser announcing that the game's worldwide reveal would take place on June 12, 2018.[12]

On June 1, 2018, Air Studios released the opening five seconds of the worldwide reveal trailer.[13] The preview was presented as a short promotional clip ahead of the June 12 reveal and did not include a gameplay breakdown.[13]

The worldwide reveal took place on June 12, 2018.[2] It confirmed the worldwide release date of November 6, 2018, and included the first broader gameplay overview for the campaign.[2][6] The same presentation gave limited information about multiplayer and Zombies, including confirmation of 6v6 multiplayer playlists and the name of the Zombies launch map, "Gravenhurst".[8][4]

On June 19, 2018, Air Studios confirmed that the dedicated Zombies reveal for Dark Warfare 4 would take place sometime in August 2018.[14] The announcement did not include additional Zombies gameplay details beyond the previously announced launch map name.[14]

On July 10, 2018, Air Studios released a cinematic teaser for "Gravenhurst", the launch Zombies map.[5] The teaser confirmed that the full Zombies reveal would take place on August 7, 2018. It was presented as a story-focused promotional video and did not include a full gameplay breakdown.[5]

Early coverage of the announcement focused on Air Studios' return to the Dark Warfare sub-series and the confirmation that Zombies would return after ShooterofIO: 1950 used DMZ as its cooperative mode.[15] Coverage of the June 12 reveal focused mainly on the campaign systems and the confirmed November release date, while noting that fuller multiplayer and Zombies presentations were still expected later in the marketing cycle.[16]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Mob Productions (May 15, 2018). "ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 Announced". Mob Productions. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Mob Productions (June 12, 2018). "ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 Worldwide Reveal". Mob Productions. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Air Studios (May 15, 2018). "ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 First Details". Air Studios. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Air Studios (June 12, 2018). "ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 Zombies First Look". Air Studios. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Air Studios (July 10, 2018). "ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 Gravenhurst Cinematic Teaser". Air Studios. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Air Studios (June 12, 2018). "ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 Campaign Gameplay Systems". Air Studios. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Air Studios (June 12, 2018). "Field Evidence in ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4". Air Studios. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Air Studios (June 12, 2018). "ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 Multiplayer First Details". Air Studios. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  9. ↑ Air Studios (May 15, 2018). "Air Studios Confirms ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4". Air Studios. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Mob Productions (May 15, 2018). "ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 Platform Details". Mob Productions. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  11. ↑ Mob Productions (May 15, 2018). "ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 Announcement Teaser". Mob Productions. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  12. ↑ Air Studios (May 22, 2018). "ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 Reveal Date Teased". Air Studios. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Air Studios (June 1, 2018). "ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 Worldwide Reveal Trailer Preview". Air Studios. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Air Studios (June 19, 2018). "ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 Zombies Reveal Set for August". Air Studios. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  15. ↑ Harris, Dean (May 16, 2018). "ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 Confirmed for 2018". Video Game Weekly. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  16. ↑ Martin, Joel (June 13, 2018). "ShooterofIO: Dark Warfare 4 Gets November Release Date". Game Frontier. Retrieved June 13, 2018.

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