Codemasters announces release dates for Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, saying this military shooter is due in North America on October 6, in EPAC territories on October 8, and in the UK on October 9. The news is accompanied by a batch of new screenshots, and the game's official website also features a new "Armory" video that doesn't include an armory, but does have lots of gameplay. Word is:

In the video, infantry move in formation and engage in lethal fire-fights with weapons rendered with unprecedented accuracy and featuring full firing and reloading animations, including a Javelin anti-tank guided weapon which destroys its target with stunning force.

Vehicles - which can all be commandeered by the player - are also featured including an AAVP7A1 amphibious assault vehicle which suppresses enemy firing positions, the powerful Abrams M1A2 battle tank and the AH1Z Super Cobra attack helicopter. Finally, a JDAM airstrike on a village shows the epic effects of explosions, with volumetric smoke modelling and dirt and debris thrown hundreds of feet into the air.