Codemasters is taking the time to pat Operation Flashpoint on the back especially as until Dragon Rising, the series was almost exclusively on PC. Dragon Rising opened the eyes of console gamers to what shooters can be, boasted Codies. Operation Flashpoint: Red River retails April 21st.
When Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising released in 2009, it went away from some of the core ideals from the franchise. It was the first game in the franchise to release on the consoles, but despite this, it still performed well.
The new Operation Flashpoint game will be called OF: Red River, CVG has discovered.
GGTL writes: While Codemasters did say at release that they would continue to support modern combat simulator Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising for as long as possible, it seems that support has been cut short. Today, on the official Codemasters forums, Ian Webster, the Community Relations Manager, revealed that there would be no more DLC, or even patches, for Dragon Rising
Nick @ PS3Center writes: Due to it's 'realistic nature', Operation Flashpoint 2 was a pretty divisive game amongst gamers. In the end, the game was pretty well received by critics, and it also Codemaster's biggest selling title at launch, so it wouldn't surprise you if Codies went back to the franchise, would it?
Mike Kebby on European Playstation.Blog writes: For the full list of content you know what to do, scroll down for the rundown. This week (and every week from now on actually) I'll be mentioning a few bits of content I think may be of particular interest to you. It's obvious that there are various pockets of different users visiting the store, and it's our job to try and make sure there's a good mixture of content available, so whilst there won't always be something for everyone every week, I think we're offering a very diverse range of content to suit most people's tastes.
GOONL!NE writes: Despite communication problems meaning that the first piece of DLC for Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising isn't out on PS3 yet, Ian Webster, Codemasters' Community Manager has confirmed that the 2nd piece of DLC is in development for consoles.
This week we'll be getting the award winning puzzle platformer Braid. Along with that, Tecmo's NBA Unrivaled will be making it's debut. Call of Duty Classic was released early this week as a treat to coincide with the launch of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2. DLC, and a few more PSP games will round out this week's update.
Codemasters has just announced that the downloadable content – the 'Skirmish' pack – will be available for PC, X360 and PS3 tomorrow, November 5th, bundled with a title update patch.
The very nature of [Modern Warfare 2], and I mean this in the nicest possible way, is a hyped event. It's kind of like the Michael Bay of videogames. Its budget, its sales, all these kind of things - it is a huge game. Lenton said, before comparing both titles. I really see Modern Warfare 2 as Hollywood and we're the Cannes, the arty documentary - dare I say the reportage-style thing.
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