War

In Real Life

America’s Most Lethal Sniper: "War Sucks"

7:30PM January 9, 2012 | Brian Ashcraft

Sniping is a key part of gaming. Whether you’re playing Call of Duty or Team Fortress, you’re often either being sniped or doing the sniping. It’s become such a common game feature that it’s easy to forget real people are doing real sniping in the armed forces. Like Chris Kyle. More »


In Real Life

War Crimes In Games Draw Red Cross Scrutiny

2:00AM December 3, 2011 | Brian Crecente

One of the world’s largest and most respected humanitarian groups in the world is investigating whether the Geneva and Hague conventions should be applied to the fictional recreation of war in video games. More »


News

The Problem With War Video Games

4:00AM November 10, 2011 | Nina Huntemann, PhD

On Monday night I attended a Modern Warfare 3 launch party at a national video game retailer. I was particularly pleased with the diversity of the crowd. I was not the only lady in the house! I spoke with students, an investment banker, a librarian, a building manager, mums, dads, kids, etc. More »


In Real Life

You Can’t Press Pause In This Call Of Duty

6:20AM July 1, 2011 | James Brabazon

Some people think video games and UAVs are desensitising us to war. Tell that to James Brabazon, frontline journalist for the BBC, and he’ll tell you about the horrors he’s witnessed during the Liberian rebellion that can’t be unseen. More »


News

Somewhere Between Predator Drones And Battlefield Have We Lost Sight Of The Horrors Of War?

4:40AM June 30, 2011 | Brian Crecente

Predator drones and other high-tech weaponry are turning war into video games and making the use of military force a more, perhaps too, palatable option, an Al Jazeera op-ed piece argues. More »


In Real Life

The Brutal, Beautiful Video Game Art Of Bjorn Hurri

9:00PM June 24, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Bjorn Hurri is an artist who has been working on video games for years now, having lent his skills to Dead Space 2, Viking: Battle for Asgard and the last three entries in the Total War series. More »


News

Libya Is Quickly Becoming A Level From Twisted Metal

4:20AM June 16, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Just this morning we showed you a chopper-rocket-packing truck of the Libyan rebel army. Looks like it wasn’t the only one they’ve got: we found another hybrid missile pod pounder, firing away across flaming war wreckage. The scene is apocalyptically surreal. More »


In Real Life

Man Behind Ninja Gaiden Reveals His Favourite Retro Games

8:30AM June 14, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

The creative force previously behind Tecmo’s Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive series, now on the upcoming Devil’s Third, Tomonobu Itagaki, says he has wanted to make games since he was a teenager. He just didn’t want to make video games. More »


In Real Life

Osama’s Compound Now A Virtual Commando Training Ground

7:20AM May 19, 2011 | Spencer Ackerman

TAMPA, Fla. – To passersby, T.J., a fit 20-something, is running around a red felt carpet about half the size of a basketball court inside a convention centre. In his mind, he’s wearing a full set of body armour, his face obscured by a ski mask with a death’s head silkscreened on it. And he’s just dropped a terrorist inside Osama bin Laden’s Abbotabad compound. More »


In Real Life

Giz Explains: What Happens When You Get Shot In The Head

3:40AM May 4, 2011 | Rachel Swaby

You may or may or may not see it coming, but it doesn’t really matter. You’re not going to have time to react. Because a bullet can travel at speeds exceeding 975m/s, which is too fast to duck or yell or plead. Hang in there. Taking a cap to the dome means that it will be over faster than a fatal wound anywhere else. More »