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We told you we had another contest to talk about and we keep our word around here. Today Big Download has two boxed retail copies of ArmA II: Combined Operations to give away to two lucky readers. This is the retail release of both the original ArmA 2 military shooter from developer Bohemia Interactive and the newly released expansion pack ArmA 2: Operation Arrowhead. The retail boxed copy of the game is published by Meridian4.

How do you win? As with most of our contests it's pretty simple to enter.

• To enter, post a comment on this contest page.
• The comment must be left before 11:59 pm Eastern Time on Friday, July 23
• You may enter only once.
• Two winners will be selected in a random drawing.
• The winners will be sent a boxed retail copy of Arma 2 Combined Operations (valued at approximately $40)
• Click Here for complete Official Rules. You must be a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec) who is 18 years or older to enter this contest

Our thanks to Meridian4 for the donation of the prizes for this giveaway. Good luck.

Download Arma II: Operation Arrowhead Demo (2.5 GB)

The last week of June sees quite a few PC games heading to store shelves this week including a game that was first announced way back in 2005. After this week is over there's a pretty major dry spell in terms of major new PC game releases until mid August with the big exception of StarCraft II which is due on July 27.

All Points Bulletin (APB): First announced five years ago, developer Realtime Worlds finally ships this first person shooter MMO this week, combing a persistant urban action game with lots of customization options for your character, car and even music.

Fans of the original ArmA II, released one year ago, can now rest a little easier. Developer Bohemia Interactive has announced that the game's expansion pack, ArmA 2: Operation Arrowhead, has "gone gold" meaning the game is completed and is being replicated onto disks. The game is still slated for release on June 29 with Meridian4 taking on the game's publishing duties here in the US.

While the game is a stand alone expansion pack and doesn't require the original ArmA 2 to play, folks who still have the original game installed will update it with a number of improvements and additions. Bohemia Interactive states, "Despite being labeled as a standalone expansion pack, the amount of content we have produced for Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead constitutes a full game by any reasonable measurement."

Last week we reported that ArmA II Operation Arrowhead, the upcoming expansion pack to Bohemia Interactive's 2009 military shooter, would be released worldwide on June 29. Today Meridian4 announced they would be the North American publisher for both the expansion as well as a new ArmA II collection.

Meridian4 will not only released the stand alone expansion to retail stores on June 29 but will also ship ArmA II Combined Operations, which contains both the original game and the Operation Arrowhead expansion, on the same date. This is the third US publisher for the ArmA series. Atari released the first ArmA game and Got Game Interactive shipped the first retail version of ArmA II to the US last year.