ShooterofIO: Modern Ops (2019 video game)

This article is about the 2019 video game. For the 2007 video game, see ShooterofIO: Modern Ops.

ShooterofIO: Modern Ops
Developer(s)	SOI Studios
Publisher(s)	Mob Productions
Series	ShooterofIO
Release	WW: 2019
Genre(s)	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.

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.

Gameplay

ShooterofIO: Modern Ops will be a first-person shooter game. 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. 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.

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). 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.

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. 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.

Marketing and release

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

Coverage of the confirmation focused on the accidental early reveal of the title and SOI Studios' return to the Modern Ops name. 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.

External links

• Official website