Ground Branch

Developed by: Blackfoot Studios
Release Date:TBA 2008
Genre:Shooter

The story in Ground Branch opens with the expanding Chinese oil companies backing a guerrilla leader in Sumatra. The goal is the over throw of the West Sumatran government in order to allow China easier access to the massive oil strata discovered to the west of the country in Sumatran waters. Loss of communication with an advance Intel gathering team along with Guerrilla seizure of oil platforms and a bold move toward the capital of West Sumatra result in the CIA deployment of a Ground Branch 6 man team to gather intelligence and assess the situation in preparation for possible US Military intervention.

The Ground Branch Team enters the fray and the player begins a whirlwind experience where the battlefield evolves and the morality of right and wrong become a matter of choice. The gamer will chase a warlord and an elusive truth across a country while employing advanced techniques such as covert underwater scuba operations and high altitude parachuting techniques known as HALO to surprise a vastly superior enemy.

ArmA 2

Published by: *TBA
Developed by: Bohemia Interactive
Release Date:TBA 2008
Genre: First-Person Shooter

The next evolution in developer Bohemia Interactive's military endeavors. ArmA 2 is set in the near future, year 2009, in a fictional post soviet country called Chernarus. Players will be sent as members of a United States Marine Corps Force Recon squad to this country to prevent further civilian casualties and ensure ongoing stability there.

Arma 2 is based on the latest generation technology, offering large –scale game world, authentic and extremely detailed modern units, weapons, vehicles and enviroments, challenging single player and vast array of multiplayer options.

Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising

Published by: Codemasters
Developed by: Codemasters
Release Date:TBA 2009
Genre: First-Person Shooter

Building on the original game's heritage, Operation Flashpoint 2 aims to deliver the most realistic modelling of conflict scenarios in a new contemporary theatre of war. By offering a multitude of military disciplines, gameplay delivers warfare more realistic and intense then ever before, while an extensive multiplayer component creates battles on an incredible scale. The game challenges a new generation of players to survive the chaos and rapidly evolving situations of military combat in a new and contemporary warzone.

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I personally love tactical military shooters. There is little known information on Ground Branch but the development team have worked with the original Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six games with Red Storm. I expect Ground Branch to release sometime in 2009. ArmA 2's development team created Operation Flashpoint which was an amazing game at the time. Expect ArmA 2 to release late this year. Codemasters own the name Operation Flashpoint so they are making there own sequel based on the same engine as the racing game GRID. Expect Flashpoint 2 to release sometime in Spring 2009. Gamespot has no information for Ground Branch or ArmA 2 so hopefully they can add something soon.

Flashpoint 2 is my favorite out of the 3. I have the game GRID which uses the same engine that Flashpoint 2 is made. The graphics are amazing. I have seen a few Flashpoint 2 videos and they look great. I compair the graphics to that of Crysis.

Out of every game coming out between now and summer 09 I am looking forward to flashpoint 2 the most.

Out of them the only one I'm anxiously waiting for is Operation Flashpoint 2.Treflis

That's the only one I have reservations about as it's going to be a multi platform release. Cant' see how they'll manage to be faithful to the original whilst still making the game controllable on one of those useless gamepads.

I'm trying to see if I enjoy these kind of games. I just bought the original ArmA.Wasdie

I got into Operation Flashpoint sometime in 2001. I bought the expansions Red Hammer and Resistance which I loved. The game is unlike any other. You can compair it to the origional Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six games. Online coop is great as well as TDM.

^^^Yeah, out of all those the only one I'm looking forward to is Operation Flashpoint 2. The Cold War Crisis one was amazing. bedram793

You never know. The old flashpoint game was developed by BI and now Flashpoint 2 is being made by Codemasters. Hopefully they will stick to what made Cold war Crisis a great game.

[QUOTE="Treflis"]Out of them the only one I'm anxiously waiting for is Operation Flashpoint 2.bogaty

That's the only one I have reservations about as it's going to be a multi platform release. Cant' see how they'll manage to be faithful to the original whilst still making the game controllable on one of those useless gamepads.

Yea hopefully they dont screw up.

Is there any proof Operation Flashpoint 2 will actually be a tactical military shooter? GodLovesDead

nothing that has the exact title as tactical military shooter but even the original flashpoint was just considered a first-person shooter. from the looks of things it will be very tactical.

How about Hell's Highway?bangell99

Hells highway looks like a great game but I have changed the title to tactical/modern/military shooters. I am out of the whole WWII shooters after playing day of defeat, day of defeat source, call of duty 1+2, and all the metal of honor games.

Ground Branch sounds very interesting.thusaha

I agree, if it is anything like the old Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six games then I am there. I loved those games until Ubi took them over and turned them into arcade games.

hmm never heard of Ground Branch beforeoscar530

yeah, very little info. http://www.blackfootstudios.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1084

And u forgot AA 3.0Triptronic

I havent read anything on it in a while. Honestly didn't think it would release any time soon.

There's quite a bit of good info and an ongoing Q&A session between the developers of Ground Branch and the gaming community over at the www.simHQ.com forumsbogaty

nice thanks for the link

I'm anticipating all of them. I love tactical/sim shooters.inoperativeRS

After an update today expect ArmA 2 in Q1 09

[QUOTE="GodLovesDead"]Is there any proof Operation Flashpoint 2 will actually be a tactical military shooter? JAMullins

nothing that has the exact title as tactical military shooter but even the original flashpoint was just considered a first-person shooter. from the looks of things it will be very tactical.

What looks point to it being tactical?

Operation Flashpoint 2 Promo
1:35 Operation Flashpoint: Soldier Simulation (as close as possible)
2:18 Flashpoint 2 Evolved from the original
2:45 Biggest Battles: Control 4 Platoons
3:10 PLA: most complex "tactically aware ID systems" that wants you dead
3:45 Authenticity
4:20 100GB of data from weapons manuals, "tactics manuals", performance...
6:00 We chose the island because it gave up a reasonably amount of diverse terrain...all offering us different "tactical challenges" for the player
6:40 There is many units all fighting with there own "tactically aware uai"
7:00 "Tactical" cover for you
7:10 Forces the player into certain "tactical choices"
7:55 Dynamic day and night cycle; this open up a whole other layer of "tactical challenges" "difference tactical environments"
straight from the horses mouth....JAMullins

Well, let's just hope it's not all bull**** when the game actually comes out.

Blackfoot Studios just announced a second title in the works. In addition to the above-mentioned Ground Branch, they're also working on a new game called Sky Gods. It'll focus on Special Ops HALO parachute jumps and is designed not only as a sim, but also a training tool for the military.

PDF blurb about it here.

Out of them the only one I'm anxiously waiting for is Operation Flashpoint 2.Treflis

Exactly what i was going to say

Cannot wait for operation flashoint 2. i was really pi*sed off when they said it would be released 2 years ago and it wasnt

Ground Branch

Developed by: Blackfoot Studios
Release Date:TBA 2008
Genre:Shooter

The story in Ground Branch opens with the expanding Chinese oil companies backing a guerrilla leader in Sumatra. The goal is the over throw of the West Sumatran government in order to allow China easier access to the massive oil strata discovered to the west of the country in Sumatran waters. Loss of communication with an advance Intel gathering team along with Guerrilla seizure of oil platforms and a bold move toward the capital of West Sumatra result in the CIA deployment of a Ground Branch 6 man team to gather intelligence and assess the situation in preparation for possible US Military intervention.

The Ground Branch Team enters the fray and the player begins a whirlwind experience where the battlefield evolves and the morality of right and wrong become a matter of choice. The gamer will chase a warlord and an elusive truth across a country while employing advanced techniques such as covert underwater scuba operations and high altitude parachuting techniques known as HALO to surprise a vastly superior enemy.

ArmA 2

Published by: *TBA
Developed by: Bohemia Interactive
Release Date:TBA 2008
Genre: First-Person Shooter

The next evolution in developer Bohemia Interactive's military endeavors. ArmA 2 is set in the near future, year 2009, in a fictional post soviet country called Chernarus. Players will be sent as members of a United States Marine Corps Force Recon squad to this country to prevent further civilian casualties and ensure ongoing stability there.

Arma 2 is based on the latest generation technology, offering large –scale game world, authentic and extremely detailed modern units, weapons, vehicles and enviroments, challenging single player and vast array of multiplayer options.

Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising

Published by: Codemasters
Developed by: Codemasters
Release Date:TBA 2009
Genre: First-Person Shooter

Building on the original game's heritage, Operation Flashpoint 2 aims to deliver the most realistic modelling of conflict scenarios in a new contemporary theatre of war. By offering a multitude of military disciplines, gameplay delivers warfare more realistic and intense then ever before, while an extensive multiplayer component creates battles on an incredible scale. The game challenges a new generation of players to survive the chaos and rapidly evolving situations of military combat in a new and contemporary warzone.

________________________

I personally love tactical military shooters. There is little known information on Ground Branch but the development team have worked with the original Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six games with Red Storm. I expect Ground Branch to release sometime in 2009. ArmA 2's development team created Operation Flashpoint which was an amazing game at the time. Expect ArmA 2 to release late this year. Codemasters own the name Operation Flashpoint so they are making there own sequel based on the same engine as the racing game GRID. Expect Flashpoint 2 to release sometime in Spring 2009. Gamespot has no information for Ground Branch or ArmA 2 so hopefully they can add something soon.

JAMullins

No Killzone 2?!biggest_loser

what

How about Hell's Highway?bangell99

that's probably a good game, but I think the topic is mondern tactical shooters

How about Hell's Highway?bangell99

WW2 =/= modern

Blackfoot Studios just announced a second title in the works. In addition to the above-mentioned Ground Branch, they're also working on a new game called Sky Gods. It'll focus on Special Ops HALO parachute jumps and is designed not only as a sim, but also a training tool for the military.

PDF blurb about it here.

bogaty

That sounds interesting, i'll be checking that out, i'm anticipting ofp2, didn't like arma it was horribly optimized which made it even more difficult to get a direct hit on enemy combatants.

Are these like all military focused? No urban stuff like swat?Candy-Star

I'm sure it'll have urban warfare seeing as how most of the worlds pop. live in cities.

Well Bohemia isnt making OFP2.

So im curious about AmrA2 vs OFP2.

Well Bohemia isnt making OFP2.

So im curious about AmrA2 vs OFP2.

skrat_01

Probably ArmA 2 > OFP 2 Even though the world in OFP 2 is more detailed, ArmA 2 looks much more realistic.

[QUOTE="skrat_01"]

Well Bohemia isnt making OFP2.

So im curious about AmrA2 vs OFP2.

regnumekal

Probably ArmA 2 > OFP 2 Even though the world in OFP 2 is more detailed, ArmA 2 looks much more realistic.

Id much rather an authentic experience, hopefully Bohemia polish ArmA 2 a bit more.

[QUOTE="regnumekal"][QUOTE="skrat_01"]

Well Bohemia isnt making OFP2.

So im curious about AmrA2 vs OFP2.

skrat_01

Probably ArmA 2 > OFP 2 Even though the world in OFP 2 is more detailed, ArmA 2 looks much more realistic.

Id much rather an authentic experience, hopefully Bohemia polish ArmA 2 a bit more.

I loved the original. I want the game just like the next guy but I am going to play it smart and wait on reviews.

Bad reviews = no buy

I loved the original. I want the game just like the next guy but I am going to play it smart and wait on reviews.

Bad reviews = no buy

JAMullins

[QUOTE="JAMullins"]

I loved the original. I want the game just like the next guy but I am going to play it smart and wait on reviews.

Bad reviews = no buy

Makari

1up actually has the best preview so far... http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3169583&p=1

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What's our take? At this point, it's a bit tough to say. The amount of detail onscreen seems impressive, but the game chugged along at an almost unplayable framerate. It's still very early in its development, though, so we'll surely see improvements in the months to come. Since it makes use of an original Codemasters engine called Ego, which is a modified version of the Neon engine that powers DiRT and GRID (which both look great), there's much less to worry about. But since it uses that engine, the game should look pretty consistent across all platforms. "It's always been really easy for developers to point to cross-platform development as an excuse for things not working or looking right, but that's just the lazy approach," says Lindop. "This is why we built this engine -- so we'd have games that look and play identical on all platforms."

Operation Flashpoint 2 comes out next spring. It's still too early to consider this a serious contender in the crowded military genre, but it's definitely one we'll be keeping an eye on."