MULTI America's Army 3 officially announced (screenshots included)

[UmarIrshad]

We gave you a glimpse into the future of the America's Army franchise late last year but today the US Army has now officially announced their plans to release America's Army 3, the next full version of their long running free multiplayer shooter game. This is the first major new version of the title since the original was released way back in 2002. The Unreal Engine 3 based game is scheduled for release later this year.

Like the original, America's Army 3 was designed to be a recruitment tool for the US Army and as such the game will let the player follow a recruit through basic training as an Infantry soldier (a second role, the combat medic, will be added later this year). After going through Basic Training in the game's single player modes players can take their characters and go through additional training to unlock more weapons and abilities. Of course America's Army 3 will also have multiplayer as well and players can use their persistent characters into the online field as well.

As with the original game players can expect America's Army 3 to expand over the years with new maps, missions, features and more. The game's official web site has now launched and is now taking sign-ups to beta test the game. Hopefully we will get more info on a specific release date soon. In the meantime you can check out the game's system requirements after the jump.

Operating System (OS):
Microsoft Windows XP (with Service Pack 2)
Microsoft Windows Vista

Processor (CPU):
3.0+ GHz Single Core CPU (Minimum)
2.4+ GHz Dual/Quad Core CPU (Recommended)

Memory (RAM):
1GB RAM (Minimum)
2GB RAM (Recommended)

Video Card:
Direct X 9.0c compliant, Shader 3.0 enabled video card with 256MB RAM (NVIDIA 6600 or better/ATI X1300 or better) (Minimum)
Direct X 9.0c compliant, Shader 3.0 enabled video card with 512MB RAM (NVIDIA 7950 or better/ATI X1950 or better) (Recommended)

Sound Card:
Direct X 9.0c compliant sound card (Minimum)
Creative EAX 4.0 compliant sound card (Audigy 2, X-Fi series) (Recommended)

HDD: 5GB free hard drive space

Network: Broadband Internet Connection

DVD-ROM: 4x DVD-ROM

[Source: Big Download]

Complete Gallery here.

 

[ASKnASK]

Screens look good. Reqs are fine.
Looking forward to it.

 

[Sire Ahsan]

I played the orignal Americas Army. Apart from the propaganda factor ... its quite a fun multiplayer game!

 

[incredibulous]

not bad...
reqs nt so high so good for low end pc owners

 

[mystirfan]

I`ll try this one seems like a good multiplayer game

 

[Lars]

I personally waiting for BATTLESTATIONS PACIFIC !! And now another war game !! What to choose ??

 

[tamd]

atlast america army moved to new gen it is still free great multiplayer game

 

[Rognarke]

It'll be interesting to see who they are targeting this time in the game. But anyways, the gfx are pretty good for a low ended specs. game

 

[Imran455]

Iam usually online with this game the servers are'nt laggy if you choose the right one
dudes playing this game let me know we'll join up in AA3.

 

[Chandoo]

isn't this that game they use to teach soldiers or something ?

 

[Imran455]

I dont think so! its just a game made to encourage the americans to join the army.
Doesnt really matter to us we get a good game to play for free.

 

[SolitarySoldier]

I think the last game was terrible.

Screens aren't good technically... not happy.

 

[Rognarke]

Iam usually online with this game the servers are'nt laggy if you choose the right one
dudes playing this game let me know we'll join up in AA3.

Way to bump an old thread dude, anyways this game is just a marketing tool to get the poor saps to join Uncle Sam's army.