PlayNOW! previews Soldier of Fortune looking ahead at Raven Software's upcoming mercenary game currently being constructed using a modified version of the Quake II engine. The preview discusses the game, as well as its background. For instance, did you know that rather than play just any mercenary in the game, you play a specific mercenary? Here's a quote about that:

The main character, believe it or not, is based on an actual person of the same name - John Mullins. John is an ex-mercenary and highly decorated soldier with an extremely impressive record and amazing military history. The in-game character is particularly well developed and (apparently) not terribly unlike that of Johns true identity. Part of the reason Raven Software contracted John is because a major focus in the game design of SoF was to make gameplay as immersive and realistic as possible in every conceivable way.