Since the release of Codemasters’ Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, the true-to-life FPS has been subject to harsh criticism from disgruntled gamers who have happened upon various bugs, glitches and other gameplay-related inconsistencies.

In response, the game’s Executive Producer Sion Lenton has spoken to the Telegraph, explaining that a patch fixing these issues is on its way and, at the same time, revealing plans for some significant downloadable content:

‘We've got some very ambitious plans with DLC - our first pack is coming up in a matter of weeks [...] ours is a game that lends itself very well to expansion. There will be weapons packs, map packs - all sorts of things we can do to get our product out there.’

Let’s hope Lenton’s words are not falling on deaf ears. As far as we’re concerned, he’s lucked out; let’s just say that an ill-adjusted surround sound set-up, combined with our foolish decision to seek cover behind a Panzer offloading a barrage of 75mm shells, has cost us our hearing.