<s>
Insurgency	B-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Infantry	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
is	O
a	O
total	O
conversion	O
mod	O
for	O
Valve	O
's	O
Source	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
primarily	O
set	O
in	O
Iraq	O
and	O
Afghanistan	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
war	O
between	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Marine	O
Corps	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
rebel	O
insurgents	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thanks	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Insurgency	B-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Infantry	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
,	O
the	O
developers	O
founded	O
the	O
company	O
New	O
World	O
Interactive	O
in	O
2010	O
;	O
a	O
standalone	O
sequel	O
,	O
titled	O
Insurgency	B-Application
,	O
was	O
then	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
join	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
faction	O
:	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Marine	O
Corps	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
Insurgents	B-Application
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
rebels	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Taliban	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weapons	O
are	O
also	O
more	O
deadly	O
than	O
in	O
most	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
titles	O
,	O
as	O
most	O
rifles	O
are	O
capable	O
of	O
taking	O
out	O
players	O
with	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
shots	O
to	O
the	O
torso	O
,	O
and	O
attempt	O
to	O
imitate	O
real-life	O
ballistics	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Insurgency	B-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Infantry	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
does	O
n't	O
feature	O
a	O
typical	O
respawn	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
Operation	O
:	O
Counter-Insurgency	O
(	O
OPCOIN	O
)	O
started	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
when	O
Andrew	O
Spearin	O
decided	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
realistic	O
modern	O
infantry	O
squad-based	O
multiplayer	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
his	O
experiences	O
in	O
the	O
Canadian	O
Army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blum	O
renamed	O
the	O
project	O
into	O
simply	O
Insurgency	B-Application
(	O
later	O
known	O
as	O
Insurgency	B-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Infantry	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
)	O
;	O
full	O
production	O
started	O
and	O
continued	O
until	O
the	O
first	O
public	O
release	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
developers	O
at	O
New	O
World	O
Interactive	O
announced	O
they	O
had	O
been	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
successor	O
,	O
titled	O
Insurgency	B-Application
2	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
a	O
website	O
for	O
the	O
Insurgency	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
renamed	O
Insurgency	B-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
as	O
early	O
access	O
in	O
March	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2016	O
,	O
New	O
World	O
Interactive	O
announced	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Insurgency	B-Application
:	O
Sandstorm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Insurgency	B-Application
:	O
Sandstorm	O
is	O
published	O
by	O
Focus	O
Home	O
Interactive	O
and	O
uses	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
to	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
from	O
game	O
critics	O
and	O
players	O
alike	O
.	O
</s>
