Atari today announced that ArmA: Combat Operations has gone gold and is on schedule to ship to stores nationwide on May 1st. Developed by Bohemia Interactive, ArmA: Combat Operations is a military combat simulation game and will be available for the PC.

In ArmA: Combat Operations, players will engage in a story-driven single-player campaign or take part in huge multiplayer battles with more than 50 players on one battlefield simultaneously. Featuring an environment with more than 250 square miles to explore, ArmA: Combat Operations allows players to pilot or drive more than 30 vehicles including APCs, tanks, self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, helicopters and fighter planes. The game features an extremely powerful built-in editor which encourages players to create and share complex missions as well as import user-created units and maps.

"Fans of Operation Flashpoint have been eagerly awaiting the next game from the talented team at Bohemia Interactive," said Jeremiah Cohn, Product Manager, Atari, Inc. "We are thrilled to deliver an incredibly realistic military combat title for the PC."

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