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more about #brothersinarms mcderek3000: What other alternatives do we have where you take on hordes of enemies without any moral repercussions in the story? And what other situation has bett... more » nERVEcenter: Despite the yearning to separate games from movies with as large of a chasm as possible, I think that the Saving Private Ryan revival of WWII recognit... more » herogear: guh, another "VIDYA GAMES ARE LIKE MOVIES, ONLY BETTER" When will gaming culture get over itself and its Hollywood-envy? more » Zippy The Space Cougar: People like playing games with alot of shooting. Wars have alot of shooting. Therefore, people like playing games about wars. End of discussion. more » ploopsy: Its probably because WWII was one of the biggest wars ever (with guns that is). What should they do instead? Cold War? Iraq? more » Labreya: I'd like some serious war related games that don't ride on the fighting itself. Phoeinex Wright (spelling?) prooved that people would play a courtroo... more » Mephisto: I don't think the games help people recognize the sacrifices people have made. Death is treated lightly in games; that is, people know they will just... more » Dodge2002: How the fuck do any of these games show soldiers sacrificing their lives in good light? If in any way its a bad way. Just because soldiers are on th... more » GunFlame: I think that there are 2 reasons; 1 - The content is already there, it just has to tinkered with. 2 - It sells. more » Shiryu: By the time Edwin Starr wrote this piece, there weren't videogames around, else it would go "What is it good for? Video games, yeah!" . Quoting Sn... more » kyle4: I think it's because, for good or bad, millions of people are fascinated with war. Playing with toy soldiers as a kid, watching war films, this is jus... more » HJSoulma: I feel like this goes back to the Citizen Kane discussion from a few days ago. A lot of movies from the 40's and 50's (and to some extent the 60's) st... more » ThursdayNext: I'm not sure how encouraging you to slaughter innocent civilians is reversing "an alarming trend of not recognizing the sacrifices made by the men and... more » Archaotic: Three words. Lowest. Common. Denominator. more » excel_excel: I think Resistance 2 captured the war theme pretty well, theres an awesome bit where your coming out of the underwater compound and you come out to ou... more » Duin: That was a fun to read and educational, from a development standpoint, article. Kudos to Owen for the write-up and the interviewees for the time and i... more » acispades: I am an FPS junkie, but I've never been able to play games based upon realistic warfare. I always feel a certain sense of guilt at enjoying this artwo... more » Fallible.: The issues of colour aside, because they should be dark and depressing, the sense of scope, and grandeur I suppose, of war has hands-down been capture... more » -
#callofdutymodernwarfare2
What's With All The War Video Games?
In the 1940s, 1950s and right on through the 1960s, Hollywood churned out war epic after war epic. Sure, we still get war movies, but Hollywood isn't exactly popping them out bam bam bam. Video game developers are. But why? More » -
#feature
The Art of War
War is a theme that has always been found in the video game medium; leaps in game presentation have typically corresponded to some kind of combat themed game.
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#gameloft
Gameloft Launches Brothers In Arms: Hour of Heroes For iPhone
Gameloft have released Brothers In Arms: Hour Of Heroes for the iPhone, bringing 14 missions over 3 theater campaigns to your pocket. More » -
#rumor
Rumor: Gearbox Lays Off 26, Drops Aliens: Colonial Marines - Update: Gearbox President Responds
Update: Gearbox president Randy Pitchford tells us that the Sega published Aliens project is still on, that the independent developer has been undergoing "some transformative changes" resulting in "some talent changes." His full statement is after the original report. More » -
#brothersinarms
Brothers In Arms Delayed. Again.
We'd have thrown in some quip about this being the 1,174th time Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway has been delayed, but since that cut a little too close to the bone we let it slide. This one's not too bad, however: the "glass is half full" brigade can console themselves with the fact it's only for a month, with the game's original August release pushed back to September. To tide you over while you wait, the first details on the game's collector's edition have been revealed on GameStop, showing that for an extra $10 you'll get a US Airborne figure, a comic book and a map of the upper Rhine, should you ever be bicycling around the area with the missus and wondering about the position of German Panzer divisions. More » -
#clips
Brothers in Arms: Hells' Highway — New Trailer and Screens
Alright, time for the eye candy. Ubisoft and Gearbox send us a 90-second trailer showcasing Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway, due for release in August on the 360, PS3 and PC. This simulation involves Operation: Market Garden, the largest paratrooper operation in World War II, which set the stage for the Allies to cross the Rhine and advance into Germany. More » -
