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The free multiplayer shooter America's Army 3 is scheduled to get a major update today with several new features that should be a huge help for players. The update should be live right now via an auto-update on the game's Deploy Client. You should be able to see some of the new features on the game's Account Management Website.

One of the new features is something you can see above. The Combat Map shows a top down view of how many kills have happened in each maps with one dot representing one kill. Players can use the info to determine where to see up ambushes and where to to be caution. Another new feature that uses the top down map view is the Battle Planner where teams can actually draw their attack plans on top of the map to show teammates where to go in a multiplayer match.

More info about the update can be found after the jump:

America's Army 3 is getting a big update today that addresses a number of different bugs and gamplay issues. The game updates automatically once the game launches through the Deploy Client. A full list of changes is shown after the jump. So, update and get back into the fight, soldier!

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America's Army 3 has been patched with all-new game enhancements and improvements. Players will automatically download the latest version by launching the game through the Deploy Client or Steam. A full list of changes are shown after the jump.

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Happy Independence Day! To celebrate the US Army has released a new patch for America's Army 3, which fixes a number of issues with the game and improves the overall experience for the recently released free multiplayer first person shooter. The patch can be automatically downloaded and installed through the Deploy Client when the game is launched. A full list of changes is shown after the jump.

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We expected that the month of June would generate a ton of huge PC game stories thank to E3 2009 being held in the first week of the month. We had no idea that the biggest PC game story would actually happen near the end of June. Yet that's exactly what happened and today Big Download looks back at what we think were the top 10 biggest PC game stories in the past 30 days.

Yes, E3 2009 was in fact the source for many of the stories on June's list but as you will see it wasn't the only source; not by a long shot.

Click on the image to the right to read more of the top 10 Biggest PC game stories of June 2009.

A new update has released for America's Army 3, which fixes a number of issues with the game and improves the overall experience. The patch can be automatically downloaded and installed through the Deploy Client when the game is launched. A full list of changes is shown after the jump.

Download the America's Army 3 Deploy Client (273 KB)
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An update is available for America's Army 3 that addresses a number of issues that have been plaguing the game since its launch. The game is updated automatically through the Deploy Client when the game is launched. A list of changes is shown after the jump.

Download the America's Army 3 Deploy Client (273 KB)
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The launch of the free multiplayer first person shooter America's Army 3 has been a success at least it terms of widespread interest and numbers of players downloading and signing onto the game's servers. However the game, developed and funded by the US Army, has run into some first week launch problems and most of them deal with the massive amount of players that have overloaded America's Army 3's authentication servers. In addition, the US Army has admitted that it has decided to close down one of the game's development studios located in Emeryville, CA.

Big Download contacted the public relations representative for America's Army 3 to get some answers about both the shutdown of the Emeryville office and the technical issues that have cropped up for the game. The PR rep promptly sent over the US Army's official answers to these questions.

(Full disclosure: Big Download is the exclusive site for the America's Army 3 Deploy Client)

Just one day after the release of America's Army 3, it appears that the development team for the free-to-play FPS has been downsized considerably. According to Shacknews the game's main development offices in Emeryville, CA has been closed. A number of the game's team members were laid off as a result, although the exact numbers of people that were affected are currently unknown.

According to a statement from the US Army, "This consolidation will allow us to gain efficiencies between our public and government applications." Development of America's Army 3 will continue from the US Army's offices in Redstone Arsenal located neat Hunstville, AL.

Update:The launch of the game itself has had its own issues due to massive amounts of players trying to sign into the servers. The US Army claims (via an IGN story), "At points during the day yesterday, we experienced over 20 million connections, which affected the ability to download, install and register to play the game. In addition, gameplay was affected by the stress on our servers." The US Army states they are working to fix these problems.

America's Army 3, developed by the United States Army, is a free first-person shooter style game that lets potential recruits take part in a fully realistic Army experience. From learning its core values, Warrior Ethos and careers, players will complete challenges to discover what Army life is really like. You'll be able to download the complete game exclusively from BigDownload.com using the Deploy Client until June 21.

Yet, this online multiplayer game is not just an Army of one affair. You'll take part in team-based combat missions with real-live players, discover the life of a soldier and advance an in-game career.

To play, simply download and install the Deploy Client, then run it to download the full game. System requirements are shown after the jump.

Note: Those who pre-loaded the game can jump straight into the action.

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