Report from the frontlines of Arma II: Private Military Company
The dodgy business of contracted military firms and mercenaries make up the back drop to the next slice of DLC for ARMA II. The ten new missions added in Private Military Company will introduce a host...
View ArticleARMA 2: Operation Arrowhead patch adds sneak preview of Private Military Company
The latest patch for ARMA 2: Operation Arrowhead will add vehicles and weapons from Private Military Company, giving players a preview of the new features included in the expansion. Patch 1.56 will...
View ArticleBohemia kick off ARMA community awards
Bohemia Interactive are launching this year’s community awards to reward the best and brightest modders for its military sims, ARMA and ARMA 2, including Operation Arrowhead and other expansions. If...
View ArticleOperation Flashpoint: Red River trailer shows co-op
NEW. TRAILER. FRONT. CENTRE. The latest Operation Flashpoint: Red River video gives us some good old fashioned in-game footage, full of military man-blasting and barked tactical commands. For more on...
View ArticleTheatre of War 3: Korea demo gives you one hour of war
If you fancy getting into an extremely detailed war sim today, RPS have spotted a new demo for Theatre of War 3. The trial gives you sixty minutes of unrestricted access to the game’s singleplayer and...
View ArticlePanzer Command: Ostfront demo out now
The third Panzer Command game is out this week, and there’s now a playable demo offering a tutorial and a scenario battle that can be fought against the AI, or in multiplayer against other players....
View ArticleArma 3 announced, releasing Summer 2012, first screenshots
After weeks of puzzles and hinting, Czech developer Bohemia Interactive has confirmed that a follow-up to its landmark military simulation game, Arma 3, is in development. It’s still a PC exclusive,...
View ArticleArma 3 system requirements revealed
Arma 3 is coming! In between all ofthe new Arma 3 info and shiny, shiny screenshots, Bohemia also released the system requirements for the game. Be warned, they’re pretty high. It looks like some of...
View ArticleUS military commission $57m virtual reality training sim powered by CryEngine 3
The Dismounted Soldier Training System is a new military sim commissioned by the US government. The sim will be used to train new soldiers as early as next year, and cost a hefty $57 million to make....
View ArticleOperation Flashpoint to be re-released as Arma: Cold War Assault
Following the release of Arma 2: Free earlier today, Bohemia Interactive drops another surprise. Operation Flashpoint, the landmark military-sim originally developed by Bohemia a decade ago, has been...
View ArticleArma 3 screenshots show tank column and stratospheric jet
Four new Arma 3 screenshots have appeared on the Bohemia Interactive forums, spotted by VG247. They show some more of Arma 3′s vehicles, including a column of tanks and a jet flying so high we swear...
View ArticleArma 3 screenshots show heavy vehicles and spectacular views
Thirteen new Arma 3 images have show an entire alphabet worth of war machines, from Artillery to Zubmarines. There are some bloody good views as well, including a shot positioned so high that you can...
View ArticleArma 3 website goes live with Gamescom presentation videos
One week ago I got a press release telling me that in one week’s time, ARMA 3 would get a brand new website. Excited, I set my WAR CLOCK OF DOOM to T-minus 7 days, turned all the lights off and lay in...
View ArticleMedia regulator investigating ITV Arma 2 blunder
Remember the ITV documentary that claimed ARMA 2 footage to be a secret IRA film? The Guardian report that the slip is getting the broadcaster into trouble with the british media regulator, Ofcom, who...
View ArticleRed Orchestra 2: Rising Storm expansion announced
A post on the Red Orchestra blog announces Rising Storm as the first expansion pack for Red Orchestra 2. It’ll ferry Red Orchestra 2′s bloody, muddy realism out to the sunny, sandy beaches of the...
View ArticleRainbow 6: Patriots trailer casts player as victim and soldier, features...
Trailers have evolved, and so has the the new Rainbow 6: Patriots trailer. It’s made up of “proof of concept” footage designed to give us an idea of the final product the devs are aiming for. First...
View ArticleUS Army Dismounted Soldier Training System is the greatest game you’ll never...
We first looked a the US Army’s Dismounted Soldier Training System back in May, but two new trailers have just been recruited onto the internet. Or something. It’s all powered by the CryEngine 3,...
View ArticleArma 2 patched with 158 tweaks
Realistic military sim ARMA 2 has been updated to version 1.60 by developers Bohemia. The patch covers Operation Arrowhead, the British Armed Forces and Private Military Contractors DLC, the original...
View ArticleITV documentary that featured ARMA 2 footage declared “materially misleading”...
In September last year, an ITV documentary, Gaddafi and the IRA, ran a clip that they claimed to show an IRA attack on a helicopter. It was actually footage from ARMA 2. While most of the world...
View ArticleARMA 2: Army of the Czech Republic DLC will add new army, new guns, new missions
As attendees stumble shell-shocked away from the underwhelming assault of godless noise that was the Microsoft E3 2012 press conference, Bohemia quietly announce that they’re preparing a new expansion...
View ArticleRocket: DayZ is “two or three hours away from complete disaster at any time”
DayZ creator Dean “Rocket” Hall has been speaking to Edge about the pressures of designing the game and delivering DayZ updates to the vocal community. “It’s scary and it’s also fun at the same time,”...
View ArticleArma 3 screenshots show massive artillery and soldier training
Look at that military man, there, with his meticulously detailed gun and authentic modern combat helmet. He’s ready to shoot that tree the moment it makes any sudden moves. Evan went hands-on with...
View ArticleRealism Theater: Convoy Shootout
"Do you have AAA?" Dslyecxi is a guy we count on for glimpses into hardcore Arma 2. The master mil-simmer, former US Marine, and contractor/consultant for Bohemia Interactive is the founder of...
View ArticleRed Orchestra 2 free update tweaks Countdown mode and adds extra map
World War 2 multiplayer military sim, Red Orchestra 2, now contains more war courtesy of the latest free Fall update. It adds a new map and a streamlined version of the Countdown game mode, which is...
View ArticleThe Camo Club – ten military sims that are answering the call of duty
This feature originally appeared in issue 247 of PC Gamer UK. While a PC Gamer Editor’s Choice logo on the front of a wargame or simulation box might be a cast-iron Fun Guarantee, it doesn’t mean...
View ArticleArma 3 alpha goes live next week; get instant access through Steam pre-order
Attention, soldiers! After a uniquely challenging development period, Arma 3 is set to begin public alpha manoeuvres next week. From the 5th March, pre-orders for the military sim will go live on...
View ArticleArmA 3 video runs through development roadmap, trails alpha content
With ArmA 3′s alpha build now live on Steam, Bohemia have produced a video showing which parts of the game are included at this early stage. It also provides the chance to appreciate the rather...
View ArticleArma 3 trailer talks up modding, aims a few sneaky digs at Battlefield 3
There’s a new Arma 3 video out from community man, Dslyecxi, in which he talks about what Arma 3 is and why you should buy it in eight minutes. It’s considerably less insidious than your standard...
View ArticleArma 3 slims down for free Lite version of the alpha
Being an alpha release hasn’t stopped Arma 3 from scouting out the top end of the Steam sales chart. It’s probably because of the hyper-realistic military simulation scenarios that the game offers....
View ArticleArma 3 hands-on: helicopter jousting, rabbiting and underwater action from...
This article was originally published in PC Gamer UK issue 252. There is a dead body in the cockpit of my MH-9. In my haste to get into the cerulean sky above Arma 3’s Stratis island I accidentally...
View ArticleSee the Arma 3 beta video during two livestreaming events starting tomorrow
One of our most hotly anticipated games of this year, Arma 3, will be showing off in a big way this weekend with a livestreaming event straight from Prague. Though the newest version of everyone’s...
View ArticleArma 3 screenshots prepare you for E3 by showing the full game and beta
Technically all Arma 3 screenshots have been pre-E3, but these ones are the most pre-E3. Or are they the least? Whatever the semantics, here’s a gallery of tactically telling pictures, taken both from...
View ArticleArma 3 beta beginning June 25
Military sim fans rejoice! Bohemia has confirmed that Arma 3 will be heading into beta later this month, June 25 to be exact. Additions will include new arsenals and vehicles to test and new scenarios...
View ArticleArma 3 community video provides SITREP on the beta update
Bohemia have released the latest in Dslyecxi’s Arma III community guide video series. Where previous videos have guided newbies through teamwork, infantry combat, and modding, this time we’re being...
View ArticleArma 3′s latest community guide teaches you how to be a helicopter
ShackTactical’s Dslyecxi is back for another official Arma 3 community guide. Given how long the game’s been available in its alpha/beta state, the community have had more time to get to grips with...
View ArticleArma 3 release date announced, leaves beta next month
It may not feature a campaign any more – that’s now planned for inclusion in three separate chunks later down the line – but Arma 3′s official launch is still going to be a significant enhancement for...
View ArticleArma 3 livestream video scouts over an hour of full release features
Bohemia Interactive recently held a livestream event to tour the content set to unlock with the full release of Arma 3 next month. It’s a lengthy operation, clocking in at just over an hour. Would-be...
View ArticleArma 3 beta gets Steam Workshop integration
Arma 3 now has Steam Workshop support, giving industrious players a chance to show off and share their own vision of the military sim. In beta since June, Arma 3 already had an in-game editor, but...
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