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SNIPER ELITE 4 IS COMING TO SWITCH!

Oxford, September 17th 2020 – Independent UK developer Rebellion is delighted to announce that it’s bringing Sniper Elite 4 to the Nintendo Switch.

As unveiled during the new Nintendo Direct, the award-winning, BAFTA-nominated tactical shooter will come to the Switch later this year, both in boxed and digital editions.

>> Watch the reveal trailer
>> Download new screenshots from the press kit

Sniper Elite 4 is the most widely acclaimed entry in Rebellion’s sharpshooter series, which has sold more than 20 million units worldwide. It continues the series’ heritage of thrilling World War Two action, taking players to the lush Mediterranean landscapes of Italy, 1943 where the Resistance fights to defeat a terrifying new threat to the Allied fightback.

Sniper Elite 4 combines emergent stealth action with unrivalled sniping freedom in huge maps brimming with tactical possibilities. Switch owners can look forward to:

  • Genre-leading sniping defined by advanced, authentic ballistics
  • An expansive campaign featuring massive maps and boundless strategy
  • Trademark X-Ray kill cams, including melee and explosive takedowns
  • Iconic WW2 weaponry; sniper rifles, pistols, SMGs, traps, grenades and more
  • Upgrade and customize your skills and weaponry as you progress
  • Tactical traversal mechanics; climb, hang, shimmy and leap across maps!
  • And much more

On Nintendo Switch, Sniper Elite 4 offers exclusive new features including:

  • Motion aim with gyroscopic controls
  • HD rumble support– feel your heartbeat and bullet impacts!
  • Pro Controller support to take your precision up a level

Stay tuned for more info on Sniper Elite 4 for Switch ahead of its release later this year.

Finally, Rebellion, Sold Out and GSE are partnering to release Sniper Elite 4 for the first time in Japan on PlayStation 4. Look out for more news soon.

For more information, please visit Sniper.com

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About Rebellion

Founded in 1992, Rebellion is one of Europe’s leading independent game developers and publishers. Whether it’s the breathtaking intensity of Sniper Elite 4, the face-hugging terror of Aliens vs. Predator or the grindhouse frenzy of Zombie Army Trilogy, the Oxford-based studio is known for creating stand-out games that thrill players.

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Four New Sniper Elite Projects in Development

Today, we announced some exciting news for Sniper Elite fans – four new Sniper Elite projects, including a much-demanded follow-up to the BAFTA-nominated Sniper Elite 4, are currently in development!

If you haven’t watched it yet, check out the ‘Sniper Elite Development Update’ video, in which Rebellion CEO and Co-Founder Jason Kingsley OBE confirmed the following Sniper Elite projects;

•    Sniper Elite V2 Remastered, bringing 1945 Berlin to current platforms, with stunning new visuals and a host of new features

•    Sniper Elite 3 Ultimate Edition on Switch introduces Karl’s breath-taking North African adventure to a Nintendo platform for the first time ever.

•    A new, standalone Sniper Elite game for VR devices, currently in development in partnership with Oddworld studio Just Add Water.

•    The next major title in the Sniper Elite series, following in the footsteps of the widely acclaimed Sniper Elite 4, is now in development.

Look for a full reveal of the new Sniper Elite game for VR devices later this year, while more details on the next major title in the Sniper Elite series will be unveiled in 2020. We know that’s a little while off – but we wanted to let you, the fans, know that we’ve heard your pleas and are hard at work on something that will entertain and delight you.

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Deathstorm Part 2 DLC OUT NOW for Sniper Elite 4!

The second exciting chapter in DEATHSTORM, a BRAND NEW mini-campaign for Sniper Elite 4 is OUT NOW on PlayStation 4 (EU/North America), Xbox One and PC!

DEATHSTORM PART 2: INFILTRATION

New to Deathstorm? It’s a 3-part campaign for 1-2 players set after the events of Sniper Elite 4 as Karl Fairburne moves North through Italy. Remember all three new campaign missions can be purchased separately, or come included in the Season Pass or Digital Deluxe Editions.

Agent Karl Fairburne has recovered the ‘Deathstorm’ package – canisters full of deadly plutonium particles. Now he’s been dispatched to the Fascist-occupied north of Italy to find out what the Nazis are planning for their new weapon. The beautiful medieval town of Niroli, now a regional centre for the Nazi propaganda machine and garrisoned with a strong Italian force, holds the key to Deathstorm.

Karl must infiltrate the town, find a prominent Italian scientist and rescue his wife – a crucial Allied informant – before it’s too late.

Set at dusk amidst the winding alleys, yawning rooftops and lofty towers of a venerable walled city, Deathstorm Part 2 offers an atmospheric and tactically varied environment packed with deadly opportunity, a new elite enemy unit and an explosive new weapon …

URBAN EXPANSION

New content doesn’t end there; The URBAN ASSAULT EXPANSION PACK also arrives on April 25th packed with 8 urban-themed rifle skins, male and female ghillie characters and 3 iconic new weapons: the Winchester, Sten and Walther PPK.

FREE MAP + RETURN OF CAPTURE THE FLAG!

And finally, we’ve released a huge free update packed with new content and gameplay tweaks (see patch notes below). A free new map, “Urban”, works across Survival mode and all competitive multiplayer modes, including a returning favourite – Capture the Flag!

Stay tuned for more updates in late Spring and Summer as Sniper Elite 4 continue to work on updates and new content.

PATCH 1.3.0 HIGHLIGHTS

The second chapter in DEATHSTORM is now live!

New game mode added – CAPTURE THE FLAG

New map added – URBAN (multiplayer and survival)

Updated trophies and achievements

Extra anti cheat measures on all multiplayer maps

Various bug fixes and gameplay tweaks

Sniper Elite 4

Sniper Elite 4

PC • PS4|5 • Xbox One|X|S • Switch • Stadia1-122017

Upgraded for PS5 and Xbox Series X, with up to 4K visuals, 60FPS, and faster load times on your new-gen console

Discover unrivalled sniping freedom in the largest and most advanced World War 2 shooter ever built. Experience tactical third-person combat, gameplay choice and epic long shots across gigantic levels as you liberate wartime Italy from the grip of Fascism. 

Set in the aftermath of its award-winning predecessor, Sniper Elite 4 transports players across the beautiful Italian peninsula, from sun-drenched Mediterranean coastal towns, to ancient forests, mountain valleys and colossal Nazi megastructures.

Covert agent and elite marksman Karl Fairburne must fight alongside the brave men and women of the Italian Resistance and defeat a terrifying new threat with the potential to halt the Allied fightback in Europe before it’s even begun.

Key Features

  • Expansive Campaign – Encounter hours of gripping gameplay in huge campaign levels with hundreds of enemies, vehicles and high-ranking Nazi officers to hunt. Forge your own path to your objectives, uncover new sniper nests, find secret side missions, collectibles and more!
  • Award-Winning Sniping – Experience genre-defining rifle ballistics where snipers must take account of wind, gravity and heart rate to land satisfying shots over hundreds of meters.
  • Extensive Arsenal – Adapt seamlessly to any combat situation with an impressive array of iconic World War 2 sniper rifles, pistols, submachine guns, heavy weapons, traps, grenades and explosives.
  • Deep Customisation – Hone your combat effectiveness by upgrading skills and tweaking key weapon traits such as scope magnification, muzzle velocity and stability. Create and edit custom loadouts for any encounter.
  • Slick Traversals and Takedowns – Climb, hang, shimmy and leap your way across the game’s vast environments to get the drop on enemies and deliver killing blows from behind cover, hanging over ledges and more!
  • Acclaimed X-Ray Kill Cams – Sniper Elite’s acclaimed X-ray Kill Camera returns with all-new visuals and features, now framing your most impressive melee attacks and explosive trap kills in bone-cracking detail.
  • Tactical Co-Op – Play the entire campaign online with another player or jump into dedicated co-operative game modes for up to 4 players on PC, Xbox One, PS4 and Nintendo Switch.
  • Thrilling Multiplayer – Take Sniper Elite’s trademark sharpshooting into unique competitive play for up to 12 players on PC, Xbox One and PS4, and up to 8 players online on Nintendo Switch.

Nintendo Switch version includes motion aiming, HD Rumble, Pro-Controller support and local wireless play.

NEWS

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PlayStation®4 Pro & DirectX 12 support for Sniper Elite 4 confirmed!

We’re thrilled to announce that Sniper Elite 4 will support both the PlayStation®4 Pro as well as DirectX 12* on PC when it launches February 14th!

On the PlayStation®4 Pro we’re excited to offer a number of technical improvements, including enhance frame rate, improved lighting, and faster loading times! 

“We’ve worked really hard to make Sniper Elite 4 our biggest and best game ever. And now the power of PlayStation®4 Pro, and DirectX 12 on PC, means we can take things even further for our fans who want the best sniper experience in the world. We’re turning everthing upto 12!” – Chris Kingsley, Rebellion CTO and Co-founder.

Here is a full list of features Sniper Elite 4 will include on the PlayStation®4 Pro:

  • Enhanced frame rate
  • Increased draw distances
  • Increased geometry level of detail
  • Improved lighting and shadows fidelity
  • Increased image quality of reflections
  • Faster loading times

*In addition to supporting DirectX 12, Sniper Elite 4 still supports DirectX 11.

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Why we’re launching Sniper Elite 4 in 2017

Dear Sniper Elite fans past, present and future!

We hope that you’re all enjoying the sights, sounds and megatonnes of E3! Of course we’re going to be in Los Angeles too with Sniper Elite 4 and Battlezone, so expect to see lots of live footage, gameplay clips and more over the next week, but we also have some more news too that we want to talk about…

Today we’re announcing that Sniper Elite 4 is launching February 14th, 2017.

When we originally revealed the game back in March, our plan was to release this year, and this was only reinforced when our pre-Alpha build was received incredibly well by those who got to see it at GDC in San Francisco. 

Was it was nerve-wracking showing the game for the first time, and quite a lot earlier in production than we normally do? Absolutely, but in the end we felt confident the game was where we wanted it to be. I’d go as far as saying the demo had some of the best preview feedback we’ve ever had.  

So when we sat down recently to decide a launch date, we had a decision to make. Do we stick to 2016 as planned many moons ago, or do we give the team just a little more time to help them deliver beyond the promise that the game has already shown, to hone the game’s best features, or even add new ones that previously might have been left on the cutting-room floor?

It wasn’t an easy decision but for us it seems like a win-win for both Rebellion and Sniper Elite fans.

This is why we’re proud to be completely independent. Being independent means you can make changes when things are going really well, rather than just reacting when things don’t go to plan. 

We know a lot of you will be disappointed that you won’t get to play Sniper Elite 4 this year, but we hope you understand our decision and enjoy all the new footage and details from our beautiful “Viaduct” level this week. 

We’re also heading to some public shows in the UK and Europe in the near future, so look out for us there and make sure to say hello!

Thank you as ever, for supporting independent UK games development.

Chris and Jason Kingsley, Rebellion Co-Founders

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Sniper Elite 4 announced for PS4, Xbox One and PC.

We’re delighted to announce the next game in the 10 million selling Sniper Elite series is launching this year for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC

Set in the immediate aftermath of its award-winning predecessor, Sniper Elite 4 continues the series’ World War Two heritage by transporting players to the beautiful and diverse environments of Italy in 1943.

Covert agent and elite marksman Karl Fairburne must fight alongside the brave men and women of the Italian Resistance to help free their country from the yoke of Fascism, and defeat a terrifying new threat with the potential to halt the Allied fightback in Europe before it’s even begun.

If his mission fails, there will be no Operation Overlord, no D-Day landings, and no Victory in Europe.

For more info head to www.sniperelite4.com

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Jason responds to Sniper Elite 4 rumours

Earlier today (Monday Feb 15th, 2016) VideoGamer.com posted a story about rumours of a Sniper Elite 4 project in development.

David Scammell at VideoGamer did kindly give Rebellion a chance to respond to before publishing the story, and here is Jason Kingsley’s response in full.

“To be honest we’re flattered that people are actively searching out for a new Sniper Elite title, and we certainly don’t mind being mentioned next to projects like Black Ops 3 and Unreal!” Kingsley said in a statement provided to us this afternoon. “However the person in question doesn’t work for Rebellion and we haven’t announced a new entry in the Sniper Elite series.”

“Last year we celebrated the Sniper Elite series’ 10th birthday and 10 millionth sale, so our IP is still hugely important to both Rebellion and independent UK games development. We’re actually gearing up to announce a new Rebellion game soon, so expect to hear more from us before GDC!”

In short? We can’t confirm the unnannounced projects we’re working on, but expect some news very soon!