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ArmA II

Mod tools available for download - and for free, too.

Milton Keynes, UK - August 14th 2009 – Bohemia Interactive is well known for providing continued support to its customers, fans and dedicated community. Each of the titles from Bohemia's military simulator range has been supported and updated for years, cementing Bohemia’s commitment of working hard to deliver the ultimate gaming experience.

Following its successful titles of past years, Bohemia will continue to release modding tools completely free, to support the ARMA II community which in turn helps the brand to grow even stronger. With these tools every ARMA II user can modify and create their own content from camo, vehicles, models and weapons or even whole new environments and share them with hundreds of thousands of likeminded fans online. The new mod tools are available to download now from http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BI_Tools_2

ARMA II mod tools require ARMA II version 1.03. The tool suite consists of:

Oxygen 2 Personal Edition for ARMA II - model editing and animation package

Visitor 3 Personal Edition for ARMA II - terrain and map editing

TexView 2 - texture convertor and viewer

BinPBO Personal Edition - packer

Sound Tools - sound and lipsync utilities

FSM Editor - tool to edit and compile fsms used in ARMA II

BinMake - conversion tool

Tools Drive - main working directory for tools with mandatory data files

“Our engine is designed from the ground up to allow the community and fans to easily create and share additional content. OFP, ArmA: Armed Assault and ARMA II are some of the most modified games on the market” said Marek Spanel, Bohemia’s Interactive CEO and continues: "We really appreciate the work done by fans of our games and by officially releasing these sophisticated mod tools we want to renew our commitment to them. These tools will simplify the work of the community; allow them the freedom of creativity and expression and to ensure that ARMA II provides them with an almost never ending source of entertainment and value."

ARMA II offers the ultimate realistic combat simulation experience in a modern day setting. With unprecedented freedom of movement, actions and tactics, the game allows players to immerse themselves in battle as never seen before.

ARMA II is available now for PC. Keep checking back at www.arma2.com or youtube channel ARMA2official for all the latest information.

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For more information please contact:

Mark Allen

505 Games Ltd.

mallen@505games.co.uk

+44 (0)1908 607772

About 505 Games

505 Games, headquartered in Milton Keynes is dedicated to the publishing and international distribution of full price, mid-range and budget computer and videogames in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) markets and Australia. The current portfolio includes the best selling games Cooking Mama, ArmA: Armed Assault, Bust-a-Move and Armored Core and covers all gaming platforms, including next generation consoles like Sony PlayStation® 3, Nintendo Wii™ and Microsoft Xbox 360™. For More information on 505 Games and its products please visit www.505games.co.uk

About Bohemia Interactive

Bohemia Interactive is an independent game development company, with studios in Czech Republic and Australia, founded in 1999, that focuses on developing state of the art computer software and the research of advanced real time 3D graphics, artificial intelligence and physical simulation technologies for real-time interactive environments. Bohemia Interactive's products include computer games ARMA: Armed Assault (ARMA Combat Operations in North America), Operation Flashpoint and military simulations VBS1 and VBS2. Visit www.bistudio.com for more information.

*505 Games is publishing ArmA II in Europe, excluding Germany, Switzerland and Austria

**Operation Flashpoint is registered Trademark of Codemasters Software Company Ltd. The game was developed by Bohemia Interactive and published by Codemasters. ARMA 2 is developed by Bohemia Interactive a.s., which is not affiliated with, authorized by or related to the Operation Flashpoint trademark owner.

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