Almost one year from the official announcement of the highly anticipated “Sniper Elite III”, Rebellion has finally revealed the release date for the upcoming sequel today. It was originally projected as a “2014 window” for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC; however, in addition to a more specific date, new platforms were announced today as well.

It has now been revealed that “Sniper Elite III” will be available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 coming as early as July 1 in North America. If that’s not soon enough for you, you can get it four days earlier on PC when it releases internationally on both PC and consoles.

A couple preorder bonuses have also been announced for both consoles and PC. If you preorder now for consoles, you can get the “Hunt the Grey Wolf” Bonus DLC for free. If you preorder it now on PC, you’ll not only get the same DLC 4 days early too, but also get a 20% discount on the title.

If you simply can’t wait that long to get a taste of “Sniper Elite”, check out my review of “Sniper Elite V2” and then pick up a copy for yourself.

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Last year, Rebellion thrilled its fans with the return of the cult hit “Sniper Elite”. Not really a sequel and not quite a remake, “Sniper Elite V2” became the sleeper hit of 2012 by wowing millions of gamers and introducing them to the tense atmosphere and intense action. With continues support after release via DLC and patch updates, Rebellion created a raging bonfire of excitement, to which they just added more fuel. On Wednesday March 14, 2013, Rebellion announced they are beginning the development of “Sniper Elite 3”.

As a direct sequel to “Sniper Elite V2”, “Sniper Elite III” will continue the story of OSS sniper Karl Fairburne throughout World War II. Not many details have been released, seeing as it’s still at the beginning of its developmental cycle, however and image posted on the Facebook page for “Sniper Elite” alludes to a setting in Africa; which will be quite the dramatic change from the ruins of Berlin.

“Sniper Elite” is known for its outstanding realism with bullet physics and its focus on stealthy sniping tactics as opposed to the run and gun juggernaut style so popular in shooters today. “Sniper Elite III” will have more of that gameplay fans crave, including the return of the jaw-dropping “Bullet Cam” – the slow-motion kill cam that follows a bullet’s trajectory in excruciatingly graphic detail as it pierces and travels through an enemy’s body.

The team at Rebellion is working on all new environments and a brand new storyline. Utilizing fan feedback, they plan on refining and improving the gameplay experience, while taking the time to add in things they had hoped to do for the previous title. Rebellion wants to make it more of a sandbox game to encourage more exploration of the environments and discovery of alternate viewpoints and routes. They also hope to improve the aforementioned X-Ray Kill Cam, although there’s no clarification yet on what that means. “Sniper Elite V2 was just the beginning of what we want to do with the franchise, there are things we didn’t have time to do before that we can really look at featuring this time,” said Jason Kingsley, CEO of Rebellion.

Look for a 2014 release window with “Sniper Elite III”. It will launch on PC, next gen consoles, and current gen consoles as well. Until then, you should definitely pick up a copy of “Sniper Elite V2” which can easily be found for about $20 now. If you have yet to play it, you should. It’s an experience you don’t want to miss.

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