Day One Xbox Game Pass Game Sniper Elite 5 Gets Intense New Cinematic Trailer

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Sniper Elite 5 is the newest entry in the Sniper Elite video game series that brings its famous sniping gameplay experience to players again. The game is the direct sequel to Sniper Elite 4 with Rebellion Developments working on it, and it is scheduled to release in 2022.

Sniper Elite 5 continues the story of expert marksman Lt. Karl Fairburne as the game returns to World War 2. The game will be set in 1944, where Fairburne is part of a covert operation to thwart a secret Nazi project called Operation Kraken that threatens to end the war before D-Day occurs. The game will have players stop this secret plot by locating high-ranking Nazi officers and eliminating them.

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Recently, a new trailer for Sniper Elite 5 was released by Rebellion that shows off a cinematic depiction of the game. The trailer is narrated while showing Lt. Karl Fairburne making his way through enemy territory to reach his target. The trailer ends on a suspenseful note as Fairburne finds his target, but before he can take his shot, he's caught in an enemy sniper's sights and the trailer comes to a dramatic close.

The trailer ends on the game's release window and launch platforms including Xbox Game Pass. While the trailer's ending doesn't reveal much about the release date, the enemy's sniper showcased a glimpse of a new game mode called Invasion Mode, where a player can drop into another player's campaign as an Axis Sniper to eliminate the player. However, the player can call in another Allied Sniper to help take out the Axis Sniper.

Players will have access to unique skills as an Axis Sniper and an Allied Sniper in Invasion Mode. The Axis Sniper will have several skills in the game mode such as using