Covert agent and elite marksman Karl Fairburne must fight alongside the brave men and women of the Italian Resistance to help free their country from the yoke of Fascism, and defeat a terrifying new threat with the potential to halt the Allied fightback in Europe before it’s even begun.

If his mission fails, there will be no Operation Overlord, no D-Day landings, and no Victory in Europe.

From sun-drenched Mediterranean coastal towns to colossal Nazi megastructures, daunting forests and giddying mountain monasteries inspired by Monte Cassino, Sniper Elite 4 will offer breathless emergent stealth action and unrivalled sniping freedom across maps many times the size of those seen in Sniper Elite 3.

Deathstorm Part 3: Obliteration is the final chapter in a new three-part campaign for Sniper Elite 4, taking fans back to World War 2 Germany for the first time since Sniper Elite v2 in 2012.

It's in the Bavarian town of Steigerloch, in the heartland of Germany, where the abominable nuclear project known as Deathstorm is being researched. A heavily guarded underground complex is rumoured to lie hidden beneath the sleepy town's hilltop church, with suspicious vehicle activity suggesting the Nazis are planning something big - and soon. Elite agent Karl Fairburne must draw on all his skills to neutralize the facility and bring Deathstorm down, once and for all.

Deathstorm Part 3: Obliteration is out July 18th. As a bonus, players who purchase it will also unlock six new Axis characters to use in multiplayer!

Agents can also bolster their arsenals with the new Lock And Load expansion pack, delivering the firepower of the SVT, M30 Drilling and Mauser M712 rifles.

The new content doesn't end there! The free Authentic Plus difficulty will also be available starting July 18th, featuring relentless enemies and even fewer display aids. It'll be a Herculean challenge, and players who are up to it will find two new trophies and achievements to earn.

Other Sniper Elite 4 freebies arriving July 18th include:

•  Elite ranks, raising the level cap from 50 to 250!
•  "Facility" Survival map, inspired by "Magazzeno Facility" campaign mission
•  "Bunker" adversarial map, inspired by "Allegra Fortress" campaign mission
•  By popular demand, the option to choose your rifle's scope reticule!
• Elite ranks, raising the level cap from 50 to 250!
• "Facility" Survival map, inspired by "Magazzeno Facility" campaign mission
• "Bunker" adversarial map, inspired by "Allegra Fortress" campaign mission
• By popular demand, the option to choose your rifle's scope reticule!

Running in native 1080p on both PS4 and Xbox One, Sniper Elite 4 is the first game in the series built without the constraints of older hardware and aims to deliver the definitive World War Two shooter for a generation. Sniper Elite 4 features dedicated campaign, co-op and adversarial multiplayer modes.