PC

ArmA III Gets Prettier Every Time I See It

DayZ might be the talk of the PC gaming town at the moment, but for all its qualities at the end of the day it’s still just a mod. It’s using the engine and effects from ArmA II, which play a big part in helping the game achieve its brooding atmosphere.


May 24, 2012
PC

The Secret Behind The Success Of DayZ, The Most Interesting PC "Game" Of 2012

You can keep your Diablos, the most interesting thing to happen to PC gaming this year has easily been DayZ, a zombie survival mod for military shooter ArmA II.


May 15, 2012
PC

PC Zombie Darling Causes Sale Explosion, ArmA Devs Happy To Help

Diablo III may have all the marketing and hype as far as the PC market is concerned, but I’ll be damned if anything, Blizzard-developed or not, is going to keep me from playing more DayZ this week.


April 20, 2012
PC

ArmA 3 Still Looks Like 2012′s Sexiest War Game

Call it Call of Duty fatigue, call it a longing appreciation for what Bohemia Interactive is doing with this series, but every time I see new footage from upcoming military sim ArmA 3 I get a little weaker around the knees.


February 24, 2012
PC

This Modern Shooter Can’t Come Soon Enough

Earlier today, I made a little fun of an upcoming modern military shooter. I am now going to gush over a modern military shooter.


November 10, 2011
PC

Now This Is How Copy Protection Should Be Done, People

In their attempts to thwart pirates, most PC publishers end up pissing off paying customers with intrusive or bothersome DRM. All, that is, except for Bohemia Interactive, who the likes of EA and Ubisoft could learn a thing or two from.


September 27, 2011
News

Idyllic Greek Island Protests Inclusion In Violent Video Game

The Greek Island of Limnos, home to Hephaestus’ forge and some spectacular beaches, is protesting their inclusion in upcoming shooter Arma 3.


July 20, 2011
In Real Life

This Is Some Serious Role-Playing

This isn’t role-playing as you generally associate it. There are no levels or perks here. Instead, this is role-playing in the strictest sense of the word, as a bunch of gamers act out the roles they’ve assumed in-game.

This is footage from a British ArmA II group, who not only went to the trouble of mocking up a fake TV news story, but even added fake news broadscast tickers and logos to go with it.

The opening is pretty hammy, but once the inevitable ambush kicks in, it all gets surprisingly entertaining/realistic and really sells just how serious a game ArmA II can be.

ArmA II is a military shooter from the developers behind the original Operation Flashpoint game. There’s a third game in the series currently in development.

Arma 2: The Player News Report [Rock, Paper, Shotgun]


July 1, 2011
PC

War Is Looking Very Pretty On The PC These Days

There comes a point in every hardware cycle where the PC, thanks to its ability to be constantly updated, begins to pull ahead. Do things a console shooter can’t do. We’re now reaching that point.


June 24, 2011
PC

This Shooter Was Lost, But Now Is Found

It’s a messy, sad tale, so we’ll give you the brief version: In 2001 there was an awesome game called Operation Flashpoint. After release, its developers and publisher split up, leaving the series in creative limbo.