First trailer and screens for Mercenary Ops, a Chinese-developed third-person shooter
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From China today, we've received a blast of screens and a trailer for Mercenary Ops, an Unreal 3, multiplayer, PC-only third-person shooter developed in the east with the west clearly in mind.
Mercenary Ops is being made by Yingpei Games, and it'll be out this summer. In addition to 16-person competitive play, it'll have a survival co-op component for up to eight. Read more at mercenaryopsgame.com .
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