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Section 8 Info Dump

There are your normal, run-of-the-mill military types, who are reasonable people like you and me, who would only accept missions they saw as ones they might walk away from. Not Section 8. Section 8 is comprised of all the soldiers deemed "mentally unstable" for conventional military missions, apparently insane to the rest of us. In the upcoming Xbox 360 and PC game, we'll have the chance to explore the mind of the truly insane, in the first person shooter Section 8. You may want to carefully guard your psyche as you peruse the concept art of the game.



Section 8 Fact Sheet

Summary:
On the war-torn planets of tomorrow, mankind's greatest battle is about to begin, With its frontier colonies devastated by a growing insurrection, Earth dispatches the elite 8th Armored Infantry (nicknames "Section 8") to repel the coming onslaught.
The nickname refers to a discharge from an old United States military regulation for reason of being mentally unfit for service. The near-suicidal missions this division volunteers for brands them as insane by all other military units.
Section 8 deploys directly into battle from their orbital dropships, utilizing the most advanced arsenal of military hardware known to man. THeir mission: to scout and secure difficult objectives, and smash the enemy defenses in lightning-quick assaults.
Section is an intense first-person shooter that allows players to dynamically alter the flow of combat as they see fit. Employing tactical assets and on-demand vehicle deliveries, players are given unprecedented strategic control over epic sci-fi battlefields.
So get ready to drop, Trooper! The war begins on specific next-gen consoles and the PC in 2009.

Features:
- Customize your loadouts like no other FPS
- Use Burn-In spawning to drop into the action from 15,000 feet
- Transform the battlefield with tactical assets and vehicle drops
- Battle across epic sci-fi landscapes
- Adapt to ever-evolving team, squad, and player strategies

Product Specs:
- Genre: First Person Shooter
- Created by: TimeGate Studios (www.timegate.com)
- Publisher: Gamecock Media Group (www.gamecockmedia.com)
- Platforms: Xbox 360, Windows Compatible PC
- Release Date: Q3 2009

8:00 AM on Fri Mar 14 2008
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