A 160MB data patch ensuring Arma 2's compatibility with the recent Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead update has been released.

The real reason i wrote this news is new ARMA 3 official game group
* Check it out, some unseen screens hidden in-galery & remember to join ;)

Plus new demo, ARMA 2: Free[www.arma2.com] is available on STEAM too.

<center>ARMA 2: Free - Trailer:
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As most of You already noticed there is ARMA 2 patch 1.10 available on STEAM too.
* Pach contains compatibility for new 'demo' .

... click here to see MP compatibility table and list of game package combinations etc.[community.bistudio.com]

+ Various mission improvements
+ Broad range of fixes and tweaks

If You curious what's beyond A2 check A2: RFT video (DVD release of OAmultiplayer+DLCs)

<center>Arma 2: Reinforcement - Launch Trailer:
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STEAMusers don't need to buy RFT, equals OA+DLCs ownership, so enjoy video.


click here to read detailed changelog about 1.09 update[community.bistudio.com]
Have fun and please share Your feedback on STEAM or BIForums !

Click here to visit 1.09 thread on BIForums [forums.bistudio.com]

New update 1.08 for ARMA 2 was released on STEAM service !

+ Numerous stability and functionality fixes and improvements
+ Added many new scripting commands and event-handlers
+ Various visual optimizations
+ AI behaviour related fixes and improvements
click here to read detailed changelog about 1.08 update[community.bistudio.com]

Have fun and please share Your feedback on STEAM or BIForums !

Also don't miss fresh Interview With Joris-Jan van 't Land, Senior Designer[www.bistudio.com]

Video of upcoming MultiPlayer Armory mode inside ARMA 2: PMC official game group

When it hits? Very soon! (yet not this week)
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Numerous stability and functionality fixes and improvements.
click here to view details in public beta change-log...[www.arma2.com]
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* this news self-destructs on time of new patch release

New update 1.07 for ARMA 2 was released on STEAM service !

+ Numerous stability and peformance improvements
+ Various multiplayer fixes and improvements
+ Improved support for CPUs with 4 and more cores
+ Larger file cache on systems with more RAM
+ Sound improvements
+ AI improvements

click here to read detailed changelog about 1.07 update[community.bistudio.com]

Great "EagleWing" mini-campaign was included since version 1.05.
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Bohemia Interactive introduces the Army of Takistan, the second faction in the forthcoming standalone expansion pack, ARMA 2 : Operation Arrowhead.

Army of Takistan trailer:
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Press release : click here to read more...[www.idea-games.com]

ARMA 2: Operation Arrowhead's official game group on STEAM : click here to join ...

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FLIR + UAV = Death From Above
First video details one of the single player missions in Operation Arrowhead’s full-size campaign mode. Piloting an AH-64D Apache, the demonstrator safely hides his helicopter within firing range of the targets before switching controls to remotely pilot a Little Bird helicopter UAV equipped with FLIR vision....
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A Tour Of The Handheld Armoury
This second video introduces Operation Arrowhead‘s newly-added tutorial missions, which are designed to allow players of all experience levels to train with the various weapons and vehicles featured in the massive standalone expansion....
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more details at official website[www.arma2.com] ...

This massive standalone expansion pack will be available to buy across the globe from June 29th 2010.

Official announcement with additional details click here to read...[www.idea-games.com]

Fight among alliance forces sent to help the unstable Takistan in this first video update...
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Small tidbits of info leaked from developers about ingame FLIR:
OA will work with user addons and Arma2 original addons too.
New features such as Thermal Imaging textures will be not present,
but the objects will work simplified in thermal vision (plain color).

Full press release about trailer with additional details click here to read...[www.idea-games.com]

Some screenshots from the OA new vegetation development:
[pro.bistudio.com][pro.bistudio.com]Yet together with expansion ARMA 2 update 1.06 is work in progress too ...