Got a press release this morning for the latest America's Army game, subtitled Rise of a Soldier. Now I enjoyed Full Spectrum Warrior but isn't this military glorification going a bit far? Do we really want the, "the most true-to-life Army experience"? Shouldn't we be concerned that, "Ubisoft and the U.S. Army are working together to develop a new and unique experience for console gamers"? The previous American Army games were PC only, but the new game is the first to appear on the consoles, opening it up to a much wider audience. Boys love guns, but this convergence between real war and videogame is politicised and cynical at the very least. Now where did I put my freedom fries?
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