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{{Infobox video game
| title = Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat
| image = Insurgency - Modern Infantry Combat Logo.png
| caption = 
| developer = Insurgency Development Team
| publisher = [[Company:New World Interactive|New World Interactive]]
| engine = [[Software:Source (game engine)|Source]]
| platforms = [[Software:Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Software:OS X|OS X]], [[Software:Linux|Linux]]
| released = {{Video game release|WW|October 23, 2007}}
| genre = [[Software:First-person shooter|First-person shooter]]
| modes = [[Software:Multiplayer video game|Multiplayer]]
| series = Insurgency
}}
'''''Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat''''' is a total conversion mod for [[Company:Valve Corporation|Valve]]'s [[Software:Source (game engine)|Source engine]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Insurgency mod for Half-Life 2|url=https://www.moddb.com/mods/insurgency|access-date=2021-03-24|website=Mod DB|date=30 June 2007 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=INSURGENCY: Modern Infantry Combat on Steam|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/17700/INSURGENCY_Modern_Infantry_Combat/|access-date=2021-03-24|website=store.steampowered.com|language=en}}</ref> Released in 2007, it's a multiplayer [[Software:Tactical shooter|tactical shooter]], focused on a realistic experience, compared to other titles in that period.<ref name=":0" /> The game is primarily set in Iraq and Afghanistan, in a war between the United States Marine Corps, and a group of rebel insurgents.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2004-10-07|title=Insurgency: Exclusive In-Depth Preview (Part 1)|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/eyeonline/eyeonline_2004-10-07f.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041025023256/http://www.pcgamer.com/eyeonline/eyeonline_2004-10-07f.html|archive-date=2004-10-25|website=PC Gamer}}</ref>

Thanks to the success of ''Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat'', the developers founded the company [[Company:New World Interactive|New World Interactive]] in 2010;<ref>{{Cite web|title=New World Interactive|url=https://newworldinteractive.com/|access-date=2021-03-24|language=en-US}}</ref> a standalone sequel, titled ''[[Software:Insurgency (video game)|Insurgency]]'', was then released in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Insurgency on Steam|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/222880/Insurgency/|access-date=2021-03-24|website=store.steampowered.com|language=en}}</ref>

==Gameplay==
The game is primarily a team-based, multiplayer online shooter focused on tactical, objective-based gameplay. The player can join one of two faction: the United States Marine Corps, or the Insurgents, a group of rebels inspired by the [[Religion:Taliban|Taliban]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> The factions are split into smaller squads, led by a squad leader, who can request their members to attack, defend, move into, or secure points on the map.<ref name=":0" />

Each squad contains multiple classes to choose from, limited in number (such as Rifleman, Support Gunner, Engineer or Marksman); each class sports a different variety of weapons and equipment.<ref name=":0" /> The game has a pseudo-realistic portrayal of the weaponry used. There is no on-screen crosshair and the players must use the iron sights of the game's weapon model to accurately aim the weapon. Shooting "from the hip" is still possible; however, the free-aim system makes this difficult. Weapons are also more deadly than in most first-person shooter titles, as most rifles are capable of taking out players with one or two shots to the torso, and attempt to imitate real-life [[Physics:Ballistics|ballistics]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=2004-10-11|title=Insurgency: Exclusive In-Depth Preview (Part 2)|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/eyeonline/eyeonline_2004-10-11a.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041025025811/http://www.pcgamer.com/eyeonline/eyeonline_2004-10-11a.html|archive-date=2004-10-25|website=PC Gamer}}</ref> According to their class, players can also use fragmentation grenades, smoke grenades, and [[Engineering:Rocket launcher|RPGs]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=INSURGENCY: Modern Infantry Combat - Valve Developer Community|url=https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/INSURGENCY:_Modern_Infantry_Combat|access-date=2021-03-24|website=developer.valvesoftware.com}}</ref>

''Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat'' doesn't feature a typical [[Software:Spawning (video games)|respawn]] system. Instead, the game makes use of a reinforcement wave system: all eliminated players respawn together, at the end of a preset timer. Waves are limited in number, therefore if a faction remains with no waves, and all surviving players are eliminated, it's an automatic loss, and victory is given to the opponent.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" />

==Development history==
The development of ''Operation: Counter-Insurgency'' (OPCOIN) started in 2002, when Andrew Spearin decided to create a realistic modern infantry squad-based multiplayer first-person shooter, based on his experiences in the Canadian Army.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/02/08/rise-up-andrew-spearin-on-insurgency/|title=Rise Up: Andrew Spearin on Insurgency's victory|last=Gillen|first=Kieron|website=Rock Paper Shotgun|date=June 8, 2008}}</ref>

Jeremy Blum, founder of the Red Orchestra mod, joined the team in 2005, along with other former Red Orchestra developers.<ref name=":4" /> Blum renamed the project into simply ''Insurgency'' (later known as ''Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat''); full production started and continued until the first public release in 2007.<ref name=":4" /> Various updates were released in the following years, introducing new content and improvements to the game.<ref name=":1" />

== Sequels ==
In 2012, developers at [[Company:New World Interactive|New World Interactive]] announced they had been working on a successor, titled ''Insurgency 2'', and the creation of a website for the ''Insurgency'' franchise.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=New World Interactive|title=Welcome home, Insurgency Fans!|url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/17700/view/2895207830389865526|website=[[Software:Steam|Steam]]|date=30 March 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Insurgency 2|url=https://www.insurgency2.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814043029/http://www.insurgency2.com:80/|archive-date=2012-08-14}}</ref>

The game was renamed [[Software:Insurgency (video game)|Insurgency]], and was published on [[Software:Steam (service)|Steam]] as early access in March 2013.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|last=Farokhmanesh|first=Megan|date=2014-01-13|title=Steam Early Access shooter Insurgency launches in full Jan. 22|url=https://www.polygon.com/2014/1/13/5304876/steam-early-access-shooter-insurgency-launches-in-full-jan-22|access-date=2021-03-24|website=Polygon|language=en}}</ref> 10 months later, the game officially released on 22 January 2014.<ref name=":5" />

In February 2016, New World Interactive announced a sequel, ''Insurgency: Sandstorm''.<ref name="sequelannounce">{{cite web|work=New World Interactive|url=https://newworldinteractive.com/announcing-insurgency-sandstorm/|title=Announcing Insurgency: Sandstorm|date=February 23, 2016|access-date=2018-08-15}}</ref> The game is available for [[Software:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]], and for the [[Engineering:PlayStation 4|PlayStation 4]], [[Engineering:Xbox One|Xbox One]], [[Engineering:PlayStation 5|PlayStation 5]], and [[Engineering:Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]].<ref>{{cite web|date=2020-08-13|title=Insurgency Sandstorm Console Release Date Now Slated for 2021|url=https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2020/08/13/insurgency-sandstorm-console-release-date-2/|access-date=2021-01-06|website=PlayStation LifeStyle}}</ref> ''Insurgency: Sandstorm'' is published by [[Company:Focus Home Interactive|Focus Home Interactive]] and uses Unreal Engine 4.<ref name="sequelannounce" /> Originally planned to be released in 2017,<ref name="sequelannounce" /> the Microsoft Windows version of the game was released on December 12, 2018, on [[Software:Steam (service)|Steam]] to critical acclaim from game critics and players alike. The console versions were released on September 29, 2021, for said consoles.

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