Bohemia Interactive have announced the the singleplayer campaign for Arma III won't be ready in time for the release of the game. Instead the campaign will be released as three separate pieces of DLC free of charge. The first episode, Survive, will be made available within four weeks of the launch of the game, with the following episodes Adapt and Win released in the following months.
The game that has been available for pre-release purchase as an alpha and currently as a beta on Steam and the release date of the full game is set to be revealed later this week.
On the official blog Joris-Jan van 't Land, Project Lead and Jay Crowe, Creative Director write the following about the decision.
This was not a decision we made lightly. As game creators, we love developing and playing through campaigns so, to those awaiting ours, we say: sorry for the delay. After talking a lot about a focus on quality over the last year, it simply did not feel right to compromise now. Rather than pushing back the entire game, we launch this year with an awesome package--a splendid kick off for the Arma 3 experience".