Delta Force (2025 video game) explained

Delta Force
Developer:Team Jade
Publisher:TiMi Studio Group
Series:Delta Force
Platforms:Microsoft Windows, Android, iOS, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and Series S[1]
Released:EA Q4 2024
Genre:First-person shooter
Engine:Unreal Engine 4 (multiplayer)
Unreal Engine 5 (campaign)

Delta Force is an upcoming free-to-play first-person tactical shooter for PC, consoles, and mobile. It is part of the Delta Force series, previously developed and published by NovaLogic. The rights were acquired by Chinese company Tencent and the game is under development by TiMi Studios, known for developing .[2] [3] [4]

Originally titled Delta Force, and then Delta Force: Hawk Ops, on August 20, 2024, the game's title was reverted back to just Delta Force.[5]

Gameplay

Players will assume the role of military operators with unique abilities on the battlefield in an unnamed conflict and set in present day locations. Military vehicles like tanks and helicopters will be available for players to control, with weapon and character customization available to players.

The multiplayer is free to play with optional micro-transactions, and developers have opted against pay-to-win elements, with a separate game currency for cosmetics.[6] Aside from Havoc Warfare, a mode where teams are allocated tickets to win a game,[7] it will also feature an extraction mode known as Hazard Operations. Player progression is largely shared across different platforms with some limitations.[8] [9]

Black Hawk Down campaign

Inspired by the film Black Hawk Down (2001) by Ridley Scott and , the paid component of Hawk Ops will feature a single-player and cooperative experience as United States forces participating in the 1993 Somali conflict, with rights to Scott's footage and will be closely based on the film. Tech demos of the campaign featured levels rendered in Unreal Engine 5, including the locations of the raid which led to the Battle of Mogadishu.[10]

Release

Delta Force will launch for PC in Early Access during Q4 2024, and players will also be able to get a taste of the action even sooner during Steam Next Fest in October, while playing the latest build of the game.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Will Delta Force come to PS5 and Xbox? Console release news. Radio Times.
  2. Web site: Foster . George . 2024-06-07 . Delta Force Preview - A Satisfying Free-To-Play FPS Cocktail . 2024-07-23 . TheGamer . en.
  3. Web site: Editor . Sherif Saed Contributing . 2024-08-09 . Delta Force' multiplayer is the closest thing we have to a Battlefield clone at the moment, I just wish it didn't have heroes . 2024-08-10 . VG247 . en.
  4. Web site: Sarkar . Arka . 2024-08-06 . Extraction shooter Delta Force Hawk Ops kicks off alpha test . 2024-08-10 . Destructoid . en-US.
  5. Web site: Taylor-Hill . Grant . 2024-08-20 . Delta Force: Hawk Ops Has Undergone a Name Change . 2024-08-21 . Insider Gaming . en-US.
  6. Web site: 2024-06-07 . Delta Force: Hawk Ops preview – Black Hawk Down meets Call of Duty . 2024-07-23 . Video Games On SI . en-US.
  7. Web site: 2024-07-10 . Cult PC classic is returning from the grave 26 years later, and it's looking good . 2024-07-23 . PCGamesN . en-US.
  8. Web site: Romano . Sal . 2024-08-20 . Delta Force launches in Early Access for PC in Q4 2024 . 2024-08-21 . Gematsu . en-US.
  9. Web site: Kaser . Rachel . 2024-08-13 . Delta Force: Hawk Ops reaches wishlist milestone ahead of launch . 2024-08-16 . VentureBeat . en-US.
  10. Web site: Green . Jarrett . 2024-06-07 . Delta Force: Hawk Ops Aims to Be 3 Tactical Military Shooters in One . 2024-07-23 . IGN . en.