Set to deliver an intense, immersive and visceral military sandbox gaming experience, Codemasters today announced that Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising has gone gold and will be available from October 9th 2009, for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
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GrE writes, "Operation Flashpoint isn't just any old shooter. It's a tactical shooter in the very strictest sense. Even now, original Xbox gamers speak reverently in lowered tones when referring to this masterpiece. So it's understandable, that its sequel, the cumbersomely-titled Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is one of the big releases of October 2009. Actually, scratch that – 2009 period..."
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The Lost Gamer writes "Codemasters have placed a set of three challenges on their Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising website. Each of these tests your Memory, Analytical thinking and Multi-tasking respectively and are far harder than they at first seem.

Do well, and you'll be able to unlock one of three bonuses... some of which will provide you with additional content to be used within the full game."
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TVGB: "There's been an unfortunate change with the Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising demos that were supposed to hit PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 before the game's release next month. According to an update given on the game's official forums by community manager "Helios," the PC demo will now arrive after the game hits store shelves while 360 and PS3 demos share a darker fate - they've been scrapped altogether."
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The Lost Gamer writes "Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is now moving closer to its October release date and more information has become available today to detail the multiplayer aspects of the game that will see Skira Island become a massive online battlefield.

Co-operative play is something that all gamers look for in modern gaming and Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising delivers this with the whole campaign being playable in both single player and multi-player co-op modes. Enlist up to three other online Marines and take on the opposition and fight across Skira Island, each mission can be played with a different fire team so don't worry about needing your team all the way through the campaign. "
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GOONL!NE writes: 'Oh, you lucky, lucky people.

There's over 12 and a half minutes of Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising gameplay in these videos, and another 12 minute interview. Suffice to say, the game's a far cry from Far Cry, with a mix of hardcore, realistic damage, ballistics, armor, vehicles, weapons, island layout and a whole lot of lead to the face.' Here's part one to get you going.
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Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising releases this October and there has been lots of information released as to who is fighting who and where but whats the fighting all about. Who would have thought that an Island of the cost of Russia would be a battle ground for all out war between Russia and China and who would have thought that of all the countries to come to the aid of the Russian Army it would be the United States of America. Well it a funny thing but the fictional Island of Skira in Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is just that place were all this is about to happen and as with all wars over territory there is usually an ulterior motive.

The history of the Island dates back to the original occupation of China back in 1409 and war raged on the Island in 1905 between Russia and Japan but what has happened recently to cause such an international incident and why do the Chinese Army want to take back what they found all those hundreds of years ago.
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Say hello to Flashpoint Command, the brand new IGN portal site for Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising. The IGN Flashpoint command portal will be one of the leading resources on the internet for all things Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising related!
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Helios, Community Manager for Codemasters, writes:

'Just wanted to give you a heads-up to confirm that the 4 player co-op video I've mentioned briefly previously is due out tomorrow at approximately 2pm.

For the UK you'll be able to find the video on Eurogamer, but unfortunately I'm not sure where our other territories are placing the video. Don't worry though, you'll all get to see it somewhere no matter where you are'
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The sounds in Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising are very authentic," explains Audio Lead Oliver Johnson. "We've strived to record every vehicle and every weapon in the game. We know how passionate people are about the game and how passionate they are about the sound in the game."
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Helios, of the official Codemasters forums, writes:

'The video will be going up on IGN first of all as a spotlight placement sometime during the afternoon in the US on Tues, meaning that if you are based in Europe when it is uploaded it will be sometime early morning on Wednesday.'
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The guys at PCGH had the chance to play an advanced version of Operation Flashpoint (2): Dragon Rising at Gamescom. While the ingame graphics didn't reach the trailers' quality, it really looked good. Save games loaded in 10 seconds, that would a nice feature in the final game. AI was good, according to the report.
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Blend Games writes:

"Turns out Dragon Age: Origins is suffering from the Section 8 complex insofar that PS3 gamers will be left in the gutter. News about the Halo movie have surfaced, or more-so why the movie itself won't be surfacing. A new debut trailer was recently made available for the innovative new Aspyr shooter, DreamKiller and id Software's Rage, and Nintendo announced that they are going to win back hardcore gamers with an inflatable horse. Way to go Nintendo, you really know how to hit all the right notes for keeping the fans pleased. These stories and more in the Blend Games Weekly Recap for August 15th."
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The Specs for the PC version of Operation Flashpoint have been released, and are as follows:

'Minimum requirement
Operating system: Windows XP SP2 or later
GPU: DirectX 9.0c GPU: Shader 3.0 (GeForce 7900 GT / 256 MB VRAM or higher)
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
1 GB Memory: 1 GB
8 GB Hard disk: 8 GB
CPU: Dual Core CPU 2 x 2.4 GHz
DVD-ROM DVD drive: Dual Layer DVD-ROM...'
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Videogamer writes: "Codemasters wants to turn realistic military sandbox shooter Operation Flashpoint into a franchise.

The Operation Flashpoint brand has seen only a handful of titles released since the original Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis wowed PC gamers over eight years ago.

This October will finally see the release of the long-awaited follow-up Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC."
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Two youtube videos showing a Special Ops Mission in Operation Flashpoint 2, played in Hardcore Mode, with another two showing a beach assault, played on Normal Mode. The 4 videos follow the Hardcore video released yesterday, and are part of a new advertising campaign for Operation Flashpoint, showing extensive gameplay and interviews.
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Modern Warfare 2's collector's edition is ridiculous. It's Activision testing how stupid you all are. But it's not alone in the over-the-top military shooter collector's edition stakes! No, there's also Operation Flashpoint 2 to consider.
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The german limited edition from Operation Flashpoint 2 (Dragon Rising) includes an exklusive helmet.
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According to Codemasters Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising will, like its predecessor, support the amBx technology of Philips which is supposed to make combat in the military simulation more lifelike. Philips' amBX uses light of different colors, sound, vibrations and even airstream to enhance what is shown on the display. Producer Darren Campion said that using the night vision equipment in Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising would cause the amBX system to react and thus make the gaming experience more realistic.
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NowGamer: Codemasters invites us to 'feel the fear of modern combat' before the Call Of Duty spinoff hits shelves

Authentic soldier simulator Operation Flashpoint will be available a whole month before Activision's Modern Warfare 2. Codemasters has confirmed that Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising will street on October 6 and 9 in the US and UK respectively, while MW2 is set for a worldwide bow on November 10.
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