BIS Release Armed Assault Update News

Now that Operation Flashpoint has finally been released on Xbox, Czech based developer Bohemia Interactive Studios (BIS) have begun to concentrate on their sequel to the game (still known as Military Sim PC) and Armed Assault. Set in the modern day, Armed Assault follows in the footsteps of BISâ?? other military titles with a massive battlefield of 200 square kilometres in size, vehicles, and the need to preserve the lives of the men under the playerâ??s command.

"We aim to again deliver the ultimate military simulation for PC, improving the successful gameplay formula of our debut PC game release Operation Flashpoint. It's refreshing for us to focus again on PC game development after years spent working on the Xbox platform and we work hard to make sure not to disappoint the expectations of the great community that built around Operation Flashpoint with this new game." explains Marek Spanel, Director and Co-founder of Bohemia Interactive.

BIS has also announced that the level developer of Operation Flashpoint, Viktor Bocan, has returned to work on Armed Assault. Announcing his new position, Bocan said, "When I was asked to participate in finishing the ArmA project I had absolutely no idea how far it had progressed in the past few months. Now it's not just an "extension" or something; the game has become a real successor to Operation Flashpoint in terms of scale, detail and possibilities".

Bohemia are still without a publisher for Armed Assault, though the game is still expected to be released in the first half of 2006.

Weâ??ll have further coverage shortlyâ?¦