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Tripwire Interactive has just announced an expansion currently in development for the currently in development game of Red Orchestra: Heroes of Stalingrad. Rising Storm, a joint venture between Tripwire Interactive and a mod team.

Rising Storm is slated to cover the Pacific theater battles between the US Army and Marine Corps going against the Imperial Japanese Army and Special Naval Landing Forces.

Rising Storm will be created in a first-of-its-kind collaboration between a mod team and a professional game development studio. The Rising Storm team will be made up of the best developers from the Red Orchestra modding community and the mod community at large. This "All-Star" mod team will be will be sponsored by Tripwire Interactive, with the potential to earn real money for their work. "We're very excited about this new concept in game development," said John Gibson, President of Tripwire Interactive. "We've always been impressed with the quality of work coming out of the mod teams for our games. We decided that we wanted to try this experiment where we would work closely with a mod team, give them early access to the development tools, and give them an opportunity to make some real money from their work. As the lines between developers and modders blur, we feel this type of synergy could be a great thing for the games industry."

Players can experience both the American or Japanese campaigns in either solo or co-op modes. There is also full competitive multiplayer set to be included.

The Rising Storm mod team is looking for more team members. Simply head on over to the Rising Storm website for more details.

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