Operation Flashpoint 2 October 6 Release Date
- Scribbled on July 17th, 2009 by Jonah Falcon
- Filed in Game Videos, Microsoft Xbox 360, PC, Press Release, Release Date(s), Shooter, Sony PlayStation 3
Codemasters has sent us a press release stating the release date for their Army-based first person shooter Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising will be hitting North America on October 6, with additional release dates of October 8 in EPAC territories and an October 9 street date in the UK.
They also released the above “Armoury” trailer:
A truly explosive ‘Armoury’ video, available today at www.flashpointgame.com, showcases the devastating effects of the authentic modern weapon systems which players can deploy in Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising’s uniquely intense battles. In the video, infantry move in formation and engage in lethal fire-fights with weapons rendered with unprecedented accuracy and featuring full firing and reloading animations, including a Javelin anti-tank guided weapon which destroys its target with stunning force.
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OPERATION FLASHPOINT®: DRAGON RISING™ GETS SHIP DATE AS EXPLOSIVE ARMOURY VIDEO LAUNCHES
Experience Stunning Explosions and the Intensity of Battle in the New Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Armoury Video
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – July 17, 2009 – Codemasters’ Operation Flashpoint®: Dragon Rising™, the tactical shooter set to take players as close to war as they’ll ever want to get, will be shipping on October 6th in North America and releasing on October 8th through EPAC territories with an October 9th street date in the UK.
A truly explosive ‘Armoury’ video, available today at www.flashpointgame.com, showcases the devastating effects of the authentic modern weapon systems which players can deploy in Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising’s uniquely intense battles. In the video, infantry move in formation and engage in lethal fire-fights with weapons rendered with unprecedented accuracy and featuring full firing and reloading animations, including a Javelin anti-tank guided weapon which destroys its target with stunning force.
Vehicles – which can all be commandeered by the player – are also featured including an AAVP7A1 amphibious assault vehicle which suppresses enemy firing positions, the powerful Abrams M1A2 battle tank and the AH1Z Super Cobra attack helicopter. Finally, a JDAM airstrike on a village shows the epic effects of explosions, with volumetric smoke modeling and dirt and debris thrown hundreds of feet into the air.
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising will set the new standard for sandbox shooters when it arrives October 6th for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft®, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, and PC in North America. Feel the heat of the battle like never before by downloading the Armoury video, now available online at www.flashpointgame.com.
ABOUT OPERATION FLASHPOINT: DRAGON RISING
The 220km² island becomes the ultimate open-world battlefield as players are empowered to make their own choices, deploy their own tactics and fight war on their own terms. Objectives are set – how they are accomplished is always up to the player who has the full resources of the US Marine Corps at their disposal and the ability to attack from any direction. Intelligent squad and enemy AI, based on authentic military tactics, react in real-time to situations as they unfold to ensure that no two games will ever play out the same.
Players will become immersed in a stunningly realistic conflict with unprecedented levels of detail, freedom and authenticity. Every decision counts, every action has a consequence and every bullet can kill as Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising recreates the lethality, tension and adrenaline of real war like never before.
ABOUT CODEMASTERS
Codemasters is a leading developer and publisher of best-selling interactive entertainment products for a global audience across multiple gaming platforms and channels. Established in 1986, the company’s dominant brands include Colin McRae DiRT, Race Driver GRID, Overlord and Operation Flashpoint; the company retains the exclusive worldwide video game rights to FORMULA 1. Codemasters is headquartered in Warwickshire UK, with North American operations based in Universal City, Calif. The company also maintains operations in Japan, Germany, France, Spain, Benelux and Malaysia. Codemasters receives over two million visitors to its web site every month, discover why at www.codemasters.com
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