Well the holiday season has come! Tomorrow will be Christmas day a time for giving and receiving! To all those who don’t celebrate Christmas then enjoy the winter holidays also! Today I thought I’d like to give a re-cap of this years OFP2 information and whats on the cards for next year. As we have all expected its not likely that OFP2 will be released this year.

This Year

• Video footage released on the xbox 360 show cased at a video gaming convention earlier this year
• ARMA 2 release date revealed
• Information on gameplay and visual aspects of the game were released
• Weapon model video footage last quarter of this year
• Platform information leaked

Next Year

• Press releases of the games release and demo footage of in-game graphics
• Release dates of the various cross platforms
• E3 gaming demonstration
• OFP2 gaming community at full strength

Now I’d like to commiserate the Soldiers of Iraq from both western allied based troops, to be honest the general public forget about these affairs. With titles such as COD4 providing realistic virtualisation of real life warfare. We must step back a minute and think about real life situations and how lucky we are to be playing games in our own environments not stranded at bases working on Christmas day fighting enemy forces. Think about the family’s who are missing their partners or their children not being able to see their farther or mother over Christmas. I’m sorry to bring this up but when I’m playing games I get a sense of realism and try to relate my experiences to real life. Ok I’m a civilian but it doesn’t mean we can’t play respects to our military forces! Plus, Will the release of Operation Flashpoint 2 we wont be far away from that reality check! I know the game is based on the Skira Island near northern Japan unlike call of duty 4 but the game will provide modern military weaponry and game-play which will still give us that sense of realism.

Computer simulation is a common way of providing alternatives for military training, for example pilots will be trained using computerised simulation before they test drive aviation vehicles which cost hundreds of millions. Alternatively, gaming has this effect on public game releases to a point where public game-play was used for army simulation. Games based on the Tom Clancy series are a close call but to be honest OFP2 will offer more with regards to simulation and fulfillment of gameplay.

Oh don’t forget to check my thumbnail, I’m sure many of you have come across these familiar posters which came from the periods of world war one and two. Posters such as the above tried to provide patriotism, confidence and positive outlook on the war during different seasonal periods, the result would put a positive spin on current affairs and help the British/ US win the war!

Oh I forgot to ask! Don’t forget to leave a Christmas Present list comment with all your wish list goodies. May be you’ll be getting that xbox 360 or PS3 you dreamt of? May be your relying on Santa bringing you that console so you can play Operation Flashpoint 2, who knows! Don’t forget to POST!

Make sure you come back because there will be surprises coming over the xmas period! With inclusion of what Operation Flashpoint 2 online will be offering next year!

All the best and Have a Merry Christmas, OFP2:Online

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