The battlefield of choice for Codemasters’ upcoming Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is the fictional Skira Island, located north of Japan and under Russian control. To show the backstory and explain a bit of the conflict, Codemasters released a new introduction video, titled “History of Skira.” It has no gameplay footage whatsoever, but it does a great job of informing the viewer about the war.

While Skira Island remains Russian territory after centuries of Chinese, Japanese, and Russian control, China moves to take the island because it contains a ridiculous amount of oil. The global economic crisis has taken its toll on the Chinese economy, so China mobilizes its forces to seize the land for its resources. Russia requests help in defending the island, which is where the U.S. and the player come in.

Check out the video after the jump (HD is available!).

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising will be released for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Windows on October 6, 2009.

[Source: Codemasters Press Release]

Tags: Codemasters, Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising

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