Spec Ops: The Line Breaching Stores On June 26
Pre-orders will be upgraded to the premium edition of the game.
Yager Developments is now ready to release Spec Ops: The Line with the announcement of the title's release date. G4 is reporting that 2k Games confirmed in a press release that the third person shooter set in a modern day conflict will be released on June 26, 2012.
The title will follow a small Special Forces squad through Dubai during a sandstorm. Pre-orders for the game will yield some rewards (at participating retailers) in the form of a Premium Edition upgrade, which comes with double XP during the first week of release, early unlocks for the AK-47 and "Officer Class" and a free download of the cosmetic accessories FUBAR Pack.
Press Release
Spec Ops: The Line Storms Onto Shelves June 26, 2012
Pre-ordered games will receive free upgrade to Premium Edition containing FUBAR Pack
New York, NY – February 21, 2012 – 2K Games announced today that Spec Ops: The Line will be available for purchase in North America on June 26, 2012 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC. The game will be available internationally on June 29, 2012. In addition, fans who pre-order the title from participating retailers will receive rewarding in-game bonuses that enhance the multiplayer experience.
Developed by YAGER, Spec Ops: The Line’s single-player narrative unfolds within the destroyed opulence of Dubai. Once the playground for the world’s wealthiest elite, Dubai has fallen victim to a series of cataclysmic sandstorms. Playing as Captain Martin Walker, gamers will travel through beautiful and tragic environments in this gripping third-person shooter in the midst of unspeakable situations. Spec Ops: The Line will bring a riveting narrative to the military shooter genre, as players fight through Dubai to search for Colonel John Konrad and his missing battalion, The Damned 33rd.
“Spec Ops: The Line is 2K Games’ first foray into the military shooter genre,” said Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K. “We’ve created a unique game that explores the dark realities of war and places players in difficult situations where the line between right and wrong becomes increasingly blurred as players fight to survive.”
In addition to the single-player campaign, Spec Ops: The Line features an expansive, class-based multiplayer experience. The multiplayer mode features squad-based games that take place in the visually stunning environments of a sandstorm ravaged Dubai. As an added incentive, players who pre-order the game from participating retailers will receive a free upgrade to the Premium Edition, containing the following online multiplayer content:
Twice the amount of experience points will be awarded during the first week of play, enabling gamers to expedite character ranking;
The AK-47 weapon will unlock at rank one;
The “Officer Class” will unlock at rank one. This character class includes several team-based advantages, such as reducing damage to teammates and increasing the effectiveness of other classes;
Access to the “FUBAR Pack,” which contains exclusive accessories allowing players to customize their characters with unique and visually distinctive items.
“We’re delighted to officially announce the first details about the multiplayer in Spec Ops: The Line,” said Denby Grace, senior producer at 2K Games. “In addition, people who pre-order the game are going to have an immediate advantage in the multiplayer mode.”
Spec Ops: The Line is rated M for Mature by the ESRB. For more information, please visit www.specopstheline.com.
2K Games is a division of 2K, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).
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