Canadian Forces: Direct Action (CF: DA) is a training tool, based on SWAT 4, used by soldiers and police to train and visualize operations in complex urban environments.

Developed in conjunction with the Training Innovation Division of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center CF: DA is a tool provided to military, police and security agencies free of charge to assist in your training requirements.

You can find more information and the download at http://www.armyelearning.ca/cfda/

It contains gameplay changes, new levels, new characters and new weapons including:

- C3A1 Sniper Rifle
- Rocket Propelled Grenade Launcher
- C6 Machine Gun
- Diemaco C7 Rifle
- Diemaco C8 carbine

To see how the Canadian Army combines real life training with in game training watch this video

Several mod and map makers from the SWAT community have als helped with the mod. A list of credits can be found here.

That's right, you can now put the faith of New York City literally in your hands with the PSP SWAT: Target Liberty game which was released yesterday!

Check out this press release at Gamespot.

Sierra also relaunched the SWAT: TL website: http://www.swatpsp.com

IGN Australia has interviewed Ken Thatcher, SWAT advisor for SWAT 4 and SWAT Target Liberty. In the latest interview he gives us some insight in the authenticity of SWAT: TL.

You can read the interview here .

There are also two new trailers released. One Mission Trailer and one Weapons Trailer. Check them out here:

Mission Trailer

Weapons Trailer

There are two videos on GameTrailers.com showingsome slow paced gameplay and how some of the (team) commands and toolswork.

It gives a better view of how the game will play than the previous released videos I would say, which were usually fast paced (incl. trailers etc.).

Stronghold Infiltration Gameplay

Door Breaching Gameplay

UPDATED: E3 2007 Location and Combat Interview

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GameSpot got a close look at SWAT: TL at the E3 and posted their impression of it here .

It does not tell us much more than we already know but it does tell us that they liked what they saw. Here's a quote from the impression:

"Target Liberty seems to be a successful translation of the well-loved SWAT series."

Check out the E3 trailer of SWAT: Target Liberty, showing off some more gameplay of the upcoming PSP game.

Sierra uploaded 8 new SWAT: Target Liberty screenshots.

You can find the new screenshots here.

The release date for this new SWAT game for the PSP is Fall 2007.

Last week -[*ATL*]- kAz from Hot-SWAT-Mods announced that version 3 of the HSM Enhancements Mod has been released. The Mod has been designed to work with SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate Expansion Pack.

Some new features and improvements include:

* 5 More New SP and Co-op Maps
* 2 More New BS, RD and VIP Maps
* 2 More New Weapons
* More New Weapons Variations
* New Bar Rating System for Item Descriptions
* New Meaner , Tougher , More Aggresive A.i.
* Newly Updated ATL Skins Pack
* New Enhanced Blue Light Sticks
* Newly Updated Damage Indicator
* Newly Updated Reticle Bloom for Tactical Aid

You can find more information about the mod, screenshots, a nice informative video, a mod dedicated forum and of course the download itself, at Hot-SWAT-Mods. Check it out here.

There is a video interview with Producer Paul Pawlicki at GameTrailers.com telling us more about the upcomming SWAT: Target Liberty game, locations, plot, missions, multiplayer, characters and so on.

Good informative video to watch if you want to hear and see some more about the game!

I'm not sure if this has been mentioned before on the web, but here's some extra info about the character you play:

"You are NYPD SWAT Element Leader Kurt Wolfe and you're facing one of the deadliest terrorist plots the country has ever seen... and you don't even know it yet."

Check out the trailer for the upcoming PSP SWAT game here .

It's a combination of some real life SWAT and in game video footage which will give you a nice impression of the new game.

UPDATE: The Teaser website for the game is also online now, and can be found at http://www.swatpsp.com

There is a new interview with Paul at FiringSquad about the new PSP game. Here is something which a lot of people here are probably wondering about:

FiringSquad: Will we see SWAT appear on the PC game or perhaps on the next-gen consoles (Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii)

Paul Pawlicki : While there is nothing in development at the moment, SWAT has its roots on the PC and we would like nothing more than create new, high quality games for the loyal PC fans that have been so instrumental in keeping the SWAT franchise alive. I believe that SWAT could easily make the leap from PC to next-gen consoles and provide a fun, tactical shooter experience unlike any other game out there.

If you don't have a laptop with SWAT 4(:TSS) with you when you are on the move, why not get SWAT: Target Liberty for the PSP this fall.

Vivendi Games annouced today that they will bring us the first Playstation Portable game in the SWAT-franchise, SWAT Target Liberty. It is a tactical shooter, but than from a top-down perspective. The SWAT team mates will get more experience and will get more skills as the game progresses.

Check out some more info and screenshots on IGN here, as well as an Interview with producer Paul Pawlicki here.

Also be sure to check out Gamespot's SWAT: Target Liberty game page here , which also has a hands on preview of the game, read it here.

You can read the press release with more information about the game here.

UPDATE: See the game in action with this video . If you close your eyes it's just like SWAT 4!

The Canadian Army is going to use SWAT 4 for training purposes and is developing their own modification for it. It will be released soon, also to the public. A beta is already online and can be downloaded, see below.

Some of the features will be new maps, new uniforms, vehicles, new commands like Goto player, Bring Player, Snipe, Simulate Explosion, Heal Player and Compass.

Fan site 10-david.com has posted 3 updates about the mod. Update 3 contains more information about the mentioned features. Read the updates: Update 1 , Update 2 and Update 3

Be sure to read this thread on the official forum as well this thread on hot-swat-mods.com when you want to play the mod online.  

The beta version can be found at: http://www.armyelearning.ca/cfda/cfda_253.zip 501 MB (525,453,794 bytes)

Any bugs / issues / ideas / comments can be mailed to cfda@armyelearning.ca

If you did not get the expansion yet you can now try it as Gamespot is offering a 60 minute trail of the SWAT 4 expansion. You can download it here.

Enjoy!

UPDATED: They now changed it to a digital purchase of the expansion.

IGN has reviewed the SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate expansion and gives it a 8.5. If you have not made up your mind if you were going to buy the expansion, the review has 2 pages covering the expansion.

You can read the review here.

Gamespot has reviewed the expansion and gave it a 8.2. 

Last year, SWAT 4 quietly established itself as the preeminent tactical shooter on the PC. It was a beautifully executed game that effectively captured the tense and stressful job of being an elite police officer. The newly released Stetchkov Syndicate expansion pack builds off of that solid foundation, offering more difficult scenarios, thanks to more aggressive and unpredictable artificial intelligence. You'll also find the expected array of additional weapons, a new multiplayer mode, and cooperative play for up to 10 players this time.

You can read the full review here.

There is a new expansion launch and multiplayer trailer out. You can get it from the VUG FTP in different formats:

Launch Trailer: ftp://content.vugames.com/wk030206/swat4x/Launch%20Trailer

Multiplayer Trailer: ftp://content.vugames.com/wk030206/swat4x/Multiplayer%20Trailer
(With the voice of Calvin Wong, QA Project Lead explaining some of the new stuff in the expansion such as 10 player coop, the new Smash and Grab mode, new levels and the new weapons etc.)

Enjoy!