The first patch for Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising has arrived on PC with free downloadable content in tow, now available in a 243MB download on FileShack.

The included 'Skirmish' DLC adds four new multiplayer maps and two Fire Team Engagement missions, and is slated to hit Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 for $5 (400 Microsoft Points) and $4 respectively following the release of a separate title update.

The patch for the PC release brings fixes for everything from lag and control issues to crashes and the interface, all detailed in the following changelog.

• The game now displays the version number on the front end.
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Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising developer Codemasters has announced a downloadable content pack titled 'Skirmish' will hit its tactical battlefield shooter soon.

Bringing two new Fire Team Engagement missions plus four new multiplayer maps, the Skirmish pack will come to the PC edition tomorrow bundled with a patch for free.

Skirmish will hit consoles following a title update, due tomorrow on Xbox 360 and "shortly" for PlayStation 3. Skirmish will cost $4 on PS3 but 400 MS Points ($5) on 360.

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Codemasters is plunking away on a patch to Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, and are planning a simultaneous spoonful of DLC sugar to help the medicine go down.

"Our intention is to align [the patch] with the first DLC pack that's coming out as well, which is due around the end of October," said Codemasters producer Sion Lenton to Eurogamer. "Hopefully we'll do the whole thing in one."

"It's quite open-ended," continued Lenton. "It's not a lot of fuss for us to make new content--it's actually quite easy for us to get it out there, with regards to things like levels, game modes, etc."

Lenton added that he'd also like to see new equipment added to the game, in addition to increasing the use of vehicles.

Codemasters' Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising launches today, and as such we've got new screenshots and a launch trailer to share. The military shooter is currently making its way to stores on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. As for digital distribution, the PC version can be found on Steam as of today.

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Authenticity is the subject of a new Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising developer diary, with the Codemasters gang detailing their quest for realism in everything from the tactical shooter's vehicle handling and paint jobs to motion capture and seeping blood.

Dragon Rising is released for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on October 6.

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Codemasters has today announced that its military sim Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising has gone gold, hitting shelves on October 6 for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

New screenshots and a trailer released in celebration of the golden news show its mission 'Eagle Offense,' with the objective to seize an enemy-controlled airfield.

Developed not by series creator Bohemia--now developing the ARMA series--but internally at Codemasters, Dragon Rising sports 220 square kilometres of virtual island.

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The Codemasters gang return in another developer diary for Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, this time praising the battlefield simulator's engine and all it enables.

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising hits PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on October 6, waging singleplayer, co-op and multiplayer war across the vast open island of Skira.

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Having covered a variety of other topics in past media blasts, such as sound and the co-op campaign, developer Codemasters now turns our attention to the competitive multiplayer of Operation Flashoint: Dragon Rising with a new trailer and screens. The PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 military sim shooter sequel, which is being crafted without the involvement of original Operation Flashpoint developer Bohemia, arrives on October 6. As for that latest trailer, you can find it embedded just below... Read more

A new trailer for Codemasters' Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising shows the battlefield sim's four-player campaign co-op mode, filled with all the tactical hi-jinks you and your chums can get up to when it hits PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on October 6.

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Codemasters says that its military shooter sequel Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising "stunning realistic audio." To illustrate that claim, it sent over a new developer diary.

In development for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, Dragon Rising is due October 6.

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A battlefield isn't the most appealing spot for a stroll, and when it will reportedly take nine full hours to march across, perhaps you best hitch a ride. Thankfully Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising has hordes of various vehicles, as a new trailer shows.

Developed and published by Codemasters, Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is scheduled for an October 6 release on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

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A new Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising developer diary from Codemasters details its 'Hardcore' mode, where the insane can turn off their HUD for terrifying realism.

The entry also has a gander at players' freedom to interpret orders and create their own plans in the battlefield simulator's open world, and how to control AI squad members.

Dragon Rising is slated for an October 6 release on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

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Codemasters has announced that Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising will be arriving in North American stores on October 6, Europe on October 8, then October 9 in the UK.

The PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 battlefield simulator was originally slated for a summer release but delayed to "balance the player experience throughout the game."

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is developed inhouse at Codemasters. Series creator Bohemia Interactive recently released its own battlefield sim sequel, ArmA 2.

Codemasters seems to be on a screenshot kick today, with some new screenshots of Operation Flashoint: Dragon Rising accompanying this morning's DiRT 2 screens.

Developed internally at Codemasters, not by creator Boehmia Interactive, the tactical shooter sequel is slated to appear on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 this fall.

A new Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising trailer reveals that Codemasters's tactical shooter and battlefield simulator has been delayed slightly, back from summer to fall.

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Codemasters explains the delay is to "balance the player experience throughout the game." Dragon Rising is developed not by Flashpoint creator Bohemia Interactive--currently working on its own battlefield sim ArmA 2--but in-house at Codemasters.

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising arrives on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this fall and if the delay has you down, these new screenshots might lift your spirits.

Following up on those screenshots, Codemasters has issued a new trailer for Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, which offers a few snippets of gameplay before asking if you're ready for "open world modern warfare."

The now-unnumbered sequel arrives on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 this summer. Remember, original Operation Flashpoint developer Bohemia isn't involved with this, and has instead moved on to produce its ArmA line of spiritual sequels.

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Codemasters has released a new batch of screenshots from its upcoming military shooter sequel Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, which is due this summer.

Slated to hit PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, the game is being made without the involvement of Operation Flashpoint 1 developer Bohemia Interactive, which has caused Bohemia to question Codemasters' claims that Dragon Rising is an "official sequel."

Codemasters has announced that a demo for its upcoming military shooter Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising will see a demo release prior to the game's ship date. Said Codie community manager Helios on the game's official forums: "Just wanted to confirm that as is the case with almost all of our major releases, OFP: DR is planned to have a demo released prior to launch for all platforms."

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is scheduled to arrive this summer on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.

It's been nearly two years since Codemasters re-announced Operation Flashpoint 2, promising that the military simulation would hit "PC and major console formats." We all assumed that meant PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, but Codemasters stuck to its guns.

The company changed its tune today, officially confirming that the sequel to Bohemia's Operation Flashpoint will hit PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 alongside PC. In addition, the game has dropped the 2 from its title, now just Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising.

As Bohemia has moved on to produce its ArmA line of military simulators, Codemasters is developing the new Operation Flashpoint internally, though Bohemia was originally attached to the sequel way back in 2003. The new game uses the EGO Engine, previously seen in Codemasters' Colin McRae: DiRT and Race Driver: GRID.

Described by Codemasters as the "most accessible, engaging and visceral sandbox shooter of the year," Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising arrives this summer.

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