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First Details: Spec Ops M.O.U.T.

GameSpot News learns of Zombie's next Spec Ops game.

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After the release of Spec Ops 2 earlier last year, Zombie president and cofounder Mark Long gave GameSpot the first details behind Spec Ops 3. The game will be designed using the LithTech engine, will focus on Navy SEAL operations, and was scheduled for a Christmas 2000 release date. In a telephone conversation we conducted with Long yesterday, we learned that Spec Ops 3 will not be Zombie's next Spec Ops game.

According to Long, Zombie is currently working on a brand-new Spec Ops title that's not directly related to the company's previous games. Called Spec Ops: Military Operation Urban Terrain, or M.O.U.T. for short, the game will actually eschew the tactical-simulator feel of Zombie's previous Spec Ops shooters in favor of fast-paced action. Long likened M.O.U.T. to Valve's Team Fortress Classic with licensed weapons and realistic environments. Like the proposed Spec Ops 3, M.O.U.T. will be designed using Monolith's LithTech 2 3D engine.

Long assured us that development on Spec Ops 3 will continue, however, although it's too early to speculate whether or not the game will release this year, or sometime during the next. Spec Ops: M.O.U.T. will be published by Ripcord and should make it in time for the holiday season. M.O.U.T. will make an appearance at this year's E3 in Los Angeles, where we'll be bringing you more details about the game. Stay tuned.

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