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more about #war McNutsack: No matter how bad-ass the guy looks, you have to remember one thing; it's Medal of Honor. The last decent thing I can remember from them was Frontlin... more » Raziel66: Haha, I pointed this out in the last article. A lot of people seem surprised that Special Forces (and Delta, but I'm positive this guy is a Green Bere... more » LordChris915: Real men have beards! more » Eckleberg: I would be very happy to see a game that dealt with being a member of the special forces in Afghanistan. But it would have to focus on the routine, so... more » Guts4: To tell you the truth since Afghanistan is so mountainous and many bases are very remote the Special Forces grow out their beard very full to include ... more » TRT-X: This article is especially humorous given all of the comments from earlier articles stating (almost matter-of-factly) that nobody would ever look like... more » Segador: Facial hair and "military bearing" standards are greatly loosened for top-tier special forces. A Seal I worked with couldn't remember the last time he... more » McNutsack: There's nothing wrong with having beards. Just dont complain when women don't look at you, or anyone with self-respect such as a boss; beards are one ... more » balls187: I remember seeing a picture of him awhile back, and I thought, damn that guy looks so bad ass. more » Phoenix102: The beard is irregular because he is part of Special Forces. If I'm not mistaken, US Special Forces of all kinds, like SEALs, and the like are allowe... more » Friedhamster: I'm very much looking forward to being a bearded total face stomper! more » Sharkey1337: I'm sure they must have him on as one of their operator advisors, but if not how can you not resist that beard?! That man is the son of Chuck Norris a... more » surft: Well, it actually discourages male rape (which is 'legal' as opposed to female rape in some parts of the Middle East (this is true and verified by ove... more » juandotcom: i hope they have customizable beards for multiplayer more » Knoxximus ver. 5.66: RawMeat Cowboy? ^_~ more » Shinta: Since when was Rutger Hauer into video game work? more » -MasterDex-: I hate how cleancut the world is these days. I love having a beard but nowadays it's seen as grubby or bumlike. I demand this stops now. Men like myse... more » Jettski: Or, maybe they paid to use his likeness/the story will be based around a real event that occurred. more » emcglone316: That guy looks bad ass as hell. He definitely eats rocks and shits gunpowder. more » MooglesInMyFace: Actually, all the special forces guys I've known were allowed, and encouraged, to grow beards in Afghanistan. Same with the TACPs. more » -
#war
Medal of Honor Soldier Evokes Real Afghanistan Warrior
As many have noticed, the title man for the newly announced Medal of Honor is reminiscent of another Afghanistan fighter, the amply bearded "Cowboy" photographed by LIFE in 2002. More » -
#editorial
International Relations And Video Games — An Almost-Interview
For four years, I studied everything about East Asian security dilemmas and conflicts in post-Soviet Russia. What good is my international relations major if I can't inflict it on a game developer? More » -
#pax
Ride Ruin at Darksiders' PAX Booth This Weekend
Not content to have gamers just play their game, THQ is bringing a mechanical horse to Penny Arcade Expo to give gamers a chance to experience being one of the horsemen of the Apocalypse. More » -
#controversy
NPR Takes On Six Days In Fallujah
NPR revisits the controversy behind Atomic Games' Six Days in Fallujah once again, presenting a strong argument in favor of the release of the "game-amentary." More » -
#e32009
E3 2009 Preview: These Are The Big Action-Adventures, We Believe
In just a couple of days, E3 will reveal just about every major game you will be able to play in the next year. For action-adventure (and RPG) fans, these are the big ones expected at the big show: More » -
#e32009
Microsoft's E3 Promises, One Year Later
Join us in reliving the hype of last year's Microsoft E3 press conference with the know-it-all hindsight of what did and didn't come true. Sorry, Microsoft, but you were not perfect in predicting the future... More » -
#feature
Making A Game Out Of Today's War
The video game industry was about to get its first major game based on a current military action, only to have publisher Konami pull the plug. What's wrong with releasing a realistic war video game? More » -
#microsoft
New Gears 2 Content Striking Retail On All Fronts
Microsoft and Epic Games deliver seven new multiplayer maps to Gears of Wars 2 in July's retail release of the Gears of War 2: All Fronts Collection, finally answering the question "what is Dark Corners?" More » -
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#podcast
Jaffe: Gears of War 2 Versus God of War 3, PS3 Versus Wii
Famed Playstation developer David Jaffe may seem like an odd choice for guest developer for our in-game podcast about the Xbox 360's Gears of War 2. More » -
#gameswithagenda
Gaza Strife Reflected Poorly In Raid Gaza Flash Game
A new flash game up at and flash website Newgrounds might be taking its tongue-in-cheek look at the Israeli-Palestinian fighting along the Gaza Strip a bit too far. More » -
#warhammer
Warhammer Online Erects Statues Of Great Players
When asked how he would like to be remembered after his death, comedian Emo Phillips replied "Just by a small family gathering, once a year.. on Emo Phillips Day." More »
