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more about #americasarmy Cookie: As others have stated it's a large amount in terms of games, but a small percentage of the army's budget. A few million spent on recruiting is worth a... more » Resuriko: Really. Fucking. Ridiculous. Makes me sick. more » Slagathorian: In Canada, tax payers recently footed the bill for a 7 year old boy's sex change. In fact, all sex changes are paid with taxpayers money in Canada. ... more » deny-everything: The problem with complaining that the government wasting is money is the fact that the government is almost always wasting money on something far dumb... more » puffa469: Thats far less than we spend in one day of dropping bombs on brown skinned people. more » 0xC001D00D: Wild teenager appears! US military uses AA3: it's super-effective! more » Resident Diesel: Still better then an 18 million dollar website [www.itbusinessedge.com] more » elmorepow: Congrats americans. You have found most unethical method to recruit troops. more » 1Mystic-G: The question isn't how much they spent. It's how well it works as a recruiting tool and how many recruits they received because of it. In my personal... more » syafiqjabar of Mars: What is this talk about the game sucking? I guess this must be the console and Ubisoft-developed versions. The PC version, if I recall, got an 80%+ sc... more » -MasterDex-: Pity the game wasn't even worth $60. I feel sorry for the American taxpayers that funded this and if I were ye, I'd be demanding that those funds be ... more » amatecha: Doesn't surprise me at all, really... They've gone all out on marketing at E3 what with bringing in troops and vehicles (including soldiers scaling do... more » Xelmon: If they spent it in marketing, I have no seen or heard of it for a Long ass time. more » sander_dutch: The game was probably outsourced to Haliburton, raising costs by at least 500%. Saw on the Daily show or Colbert Nation that the new recovery.gov sit... more » Voyou_Charmant: This is silly. I think the game is actually really good, as far as FPSs go, but had no impact on my interest in military service. What drew my intere... more » GunFlame: Its good to test the water before jumping in. Now all we need is someone to make games that let players be Racing Drivers, Doctors, Spys, Assassins, ... more » DirtyColossus: On another note: Valve research shows that 85% of Left 4 Dead 2 players lost all hope in our military. With 23% losing hope in humanity altogether, a... more » Atomsk88: I'm going to be honest, I think any video game that presents a relatively interesting portrayal of military life, if not style, will leave a good impr... more » WhiteMåge is in fact a boy, damnit: I was gonna play that because it was free. THen I found it was only online, orsomething, I don't remember. Just think. I could have been brainwashed ... more » BigManMalone: Why would it be "bad" in the moral sense to recruit through video games? #americasarmy more » -
#pc
Ever Wonder How Much Money Has Been Sunk Into America's Army?
America's Army may be the US military's most super-effective recruitment tool, but that kind of effectiveness comes at a price. More » -
#politics
America's Army: Super-Effective
Of all the US Army's various recruitment methods - and they have many - it appears none are anywhere near as successful as a humble, free video game. More » -
#wargames
Unmanned Aircraft System Hovers Over America's Army
America's Army 3 is bringing Northrop Grumman Corporation's MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System to the digital battlefield, allowing players to experience some of the military's newest technology. More » -
#virtualpeace
America's Army Devs Create Virtual Peace
Virtual Heroes - the developers behind the America's Army military simulator - have turned their hand to more socially useful, less killing-y areas with humanitarian aid simulator Virtual Peace. More » -
