ShooterofIO: Ultimatum

"*Welcome to a new era of Combat!*"
— Official Description
***ShooterofIO: Ultimatum*** is a first-person shooter video game developed by Air Studios for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Microsoft Windows. It is the seventeenth installment in the *ShooterofIO* franchise. The game was announced on April 15th, 2024, the game will be released on November 22nd, 2024.

The title was published by Monsteristic, who announced that no title would be released in 2025. They confirmed a "special project" is planned by Air Studios.

## Development

### Background

*ShooterofIO: Ultimatum* is the first installment in the *ShooterofIO* franchise to not feature a traditional Campaign mode. According to Air Studios, they had originally planned to move away from doing Campaigns back in Dark Warfare 4, but ultimately decided that the plan wouldn't be successful without a good enough replacement mode.

In 2022, they began work on Ultimatum and prepared for the plan of a new open-world role-play action mode they codenamed "Orion" and later titled it "Free Run". The team focused on PvE and objective-focused gameplay, while keeping the traditional round-based for Zombies.

Regarding this game's Zombies, Air Studios announced they had plans for eight maps in total.

### Two Years of Updates

During a yearly Monsteristic call, they confirmed that there will be no new ShooterofIO title in 2025, and instead they will have Air Studios do something "special" in replacement.

## Free Run

*Main article: Free Run*
Free Run is a open-world PvE experience, with aspects of PvP. Players spawn in a random location of the play space, which is triple the size of any battle royale map, and must complete objectives known as "Contracts" to earn cash and purchase weaponry, vehicles, and other essential items. For the first time in any ShooterofIO mode history, players won't restart upon death. They'll only spawn at their home-base which may depend.

Across the place space, players will take on PvE missions. The mode has very small PvP aspects to focus entirely on PvE.

The mode introduces aspects such as escort a vehicle operated by a ally-player. On top of basic PvE missions, there is also PvP missions that force two players to face enemy players.

## Multiplayer

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— Mode description
The Multiplayer experience offers ten launch maps that are original and aren't remakes of past maps. Ultimatum features a robust customization system. The original Prestige system returns with the game launching with 10.

## Zombies

*Main article: Zombies (Air Studios)*
"*Step into ShooterofIO: Ultimatum's Zombies mode, the most riveting undead experience the franchise has ever offered!*"
— Mode description
Zombies mode returns in ShooterofIO: Ultimatum and is developed by Air Studios. It is set in the Dark Aether storyline that began in *ShooterofIO: Modern Ops III*.

Zombies mode returns in *ShooterofIO:* Ultimatum and is developed by Air Studios. It is the second game to be set in the Dark Aether Story that began in *ShooterofIO: Modern Ops III*. The launch map is called Palace of the Dead. The game features the return of Perk-a-Colas such as Juggernog, Speed Cola and Deadshot Daiguiri. Like the other games, you'll be able to play as your multiplayer operators.

## Wargrounds 3.0

*Main article: ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 3.0*ShooterofIO: Ultimatum shares content with *ShooterofIO: Wargrounds 3.0* and progression is merged.
## Marketing

### Teasers

The game was first confirmed in May 2024.

## Operations

Seasons in Ultimatum are called "Operations"

## Editions

There are three editions of the game that are available for purchase.

### Standard Edition

This edition of *ShooterofIO: Ultimatum* costs $70.

* The Full game.
* 1,300 SOI Points (*only usable in the ShooterofIO Launcher App*).
* A custom Skin Customization Pack in-game.

### Cross-Gen Edition

This edition of *ShooterofIO: Ultimatum* costs $100.

* The Full game.
* 3,200 SOI Points (*only usable in the ShooterofIO Launcher App*).
* A custom Skin Customization Pack in-game.
* Operations One and Two free battle-passes.

### Ultra Edition

This edition of *ShooterofIO: Ultimatum* costs $160.

* The Full game.
* 6,400 SOI Points (*only usable in the ShooterofIO Launcher App*).
* 2 Custom Skin Customization Packs in-game.
* All battle-passes for free.