Crave Entertainment today announced its upcoming team-based first-person shooter Global Operations. The game is in development at Barking Dog Studios, and it is scheduled for release in the second half of 2001. Barking Dog Studios is best known for the creation of Counter-Strike Beta 5 and Homeworld: Cataclysm.

　　Global Operations is designed to feel completely realistic through the use of parametric skeletal animation; highly detailed character models, objects, and environments; and dynamic weather effects. The multiplayer game features a wide variety of mission objectives, including bomb defusing, territory control, hostage rescue, base destruction, assassination, VIP escort, and assault/defend. The missions will take place in 16 different real-world locations based on actual armed conflicts. Players assume the roles of more than 30 types of characters based on real-world groups, including terrorist organizations, special forces, peacekeeping troops, guerilla fighters, and rebel groups, and they can customize their characters with seven skill specialties. A wide variety of authentic weapons are also featured in the game: eight handguns, six submachine guns, six sniper rifles, eight assault rifles, four shotguns, and four machine guns.

　　For more information about Global Operations, take a look at our in-depth preview of the game.