NEW FEATURES AND SUPPORT ANNOUNCED FOR THE PAL RELEASE OF ARMA: ARMED ASSAULT
Milton Keynes, UK - February 8th 2007: Publisher 505 Games is today delighted to announce that the forthcoming military combat simulator ArmA: Armed Assault will be supported during its February launch period by additional content and features.
February 16th marks the launch of the world's most accurate videogame combat simulation in the UK and the rest of Europe(1). ArmA: Armed Assault has already been dazzling UK reviewers pre-launch, for instance scoring a massive 84 per cent and being awarded a Silver 'Recommended' medal of honour in the March issue of Future Publishing's PC Zone magazine.
ArmA: Armed Assault will feature additional content not present in the German and Eastern European versions already on sale. This exclusive content includes a raft of new weapons, two new aircraft and two motorbikes, as well as an exclusive new open-ended mission. 505 Games is also pleased to announce that SecuROM copy protection has been perfectly implemented and integrated into ArmA, with zero slow down or adverse performance effects.
To further bolster the appeal and playability of this unique war simulation, the game's developer - Bohemia Interactive - will release a new game patch for the German and Eastern European versions before the end of February. The patch ensures an internationally unified playing environment for all users.
ArmA: Armed Assault releases on PC-DVD on February 16th, from publisher 505 Games.
About Bohemia Interactive
Bohemia Interactive is an independent game development company with studios in the Czech Republic and Australia, founded in 1999. The Company's debut release, Operation Flashpoint(2) released by Codemasters, has won universal acclaim for its realism in simulating military conflict situations.
Bohemia Interactive was awarded the Best PC Game Developer of the Year 2001 Award in London and the Rookie Studio of the Year Award at GDC 2002 in San Jose. For more info about studio please visit www.bistudio.com.
Bohemia Interactive's Australian studio develops VBS the military training simulation adopted by the U. S. Marine Corps. and various other military organizations for use in their training programs, for more information visit www.vbs2.com. Screenshots, videos and news about the game can be found www.armedassault.com.
About 505 Games
505 Games, headquartered in Milton Keynes, is a European publisher of full price, mid-range and budget price computer and videogames on all major gaming platforms.
(1) The full list of countries where 505 Games will distribute ArmA: Armed Assault is (in no particular order): United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand. Iceland, Ireland, Greece, Portugal, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, Bosnia, Slovenia, Cyprus, Malta, Turkey, Israel, Middle- East, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Japan
(2) OPERATION FLASHPOINT IS THE US REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF CODEMASTERS SOFTWARE COMPANY LTD. ARMED ASSAULT IS AN ORIGINAL GAME FROM BOHEMIA INTERACTIVE A.S., WHICH IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH, AUTHORIZED BY OR RELATED TO THE OPERATION FLASHPOINT TRADEMARK OWNER.