Unfortunately, if you’ve read the headline of this story then you’ve already got through most of the information we have on this one at the moment. Today,Kotakugot confirmation through from Activision that a thirdSoldier Of Fortunegame, subtitledPay Back, is in development. Activision’s statement didn’t give much away, stating only that:

Soldier of Fortune: Pay Back is being published by Activision’s Minneapolis office. We have no further information to share at this point, but hope to very soon.

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Not massively informative, but given that the story was broken as a rumor byWorthPlayingthis morning, it could be that Activision wasn’t planning on making a statement at all today and has had its hand forced.

WorthPlaying is also currently reporting rumors that the new game isn’t being developed by original creatorRaven, but is instead coming fromCauldron, developer of last year’s multiformatCivil War. There’s also a story that the enemy character models are going to have 36 points of separation to allow for some very creative dismantling, but it’s important to remember at this stage that everything apart from Activision’s statement is coming from one of those oh-so-prolific, shady unnamed sources that the internet holds so dear.

The opening area of the Whisper mission, in a small grove.

As with a lot of stories at the moment, more information will probably come to light at E3, so hang fire and hopefully we’ll come up with something for you soon. And preferably without having to deal with a gravelly-voiced man in a shadowy car park at midnight.

The Divide in the Cosmodrome, where the Guardian was resurrected.

A holofoil Ribbontail, as seen in collections.

The Phoneutria Fera hand cannon, inspired by the Season of the Haunted armor set. It has a unique, galactic glow.

Three Fuses appear in a match of Apex Legends' Wild Card mode.

Mad Maggie opens a supply bin and an item with a symbol indicating infinite ammo appears.

Legends slide through a zipline in King’s Canyon in Apex Legends.

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The Yeartide Apex tex Mechanica SMG with a Holofoil glow.