
"We now know much more about what it takes to develop a competitive game, thanks in no small part due to the amazing feedback of our players," said project lead Lukáš Haládik on the Argo blog.īeyond Argo itself being free, Bohemia is also releasing a limited version of Arma 3's editing software as a teaser for aspiring developers who would benefit from buying the full game. The reason for this generosity is that Bohemia wants to both advertise the mod-friendly mercurial nature of its platform (in which the original version of DayZ was born) while also experimenting with game mechanics that wouldn't feel at home with Arma 3's more realistic approach. Unlike most free-to-play shooters, Argo won't have micro-transactions and it will be completely free for everyone.

Now one of those games, the 5v5 competitive FPS Argo, has a set release date of 22nd June.

Last year Arma 3 developer Bohemia Interactive announced an experimental "Incubator" program where it would develop smaller experimental games and release them for free as sort of a testing ground.
