Operation Flashpoint's original developers Bohemia Interactive seem to be doing well with the release of their own game ArmA II; it's been at or near the top of the digital download sales lists for Steam and Direct2Drive. Now its big rival Codemasters gets to see what they can do with the "official" sequel Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising.

The military shooter, previously known as Operation Flashpoint 2, now has a October 6 release date in the US with an October 8 release in most European countries. The UK gets the game on October 9. This makes the game Codemaster's big fall/holiday release and it wil be interesting to see how their approach to a massive open world military shooter fares next to ArmA II.