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10 Years Of Civilization II Lock The World In Perpetual War
This is kind of amazing: one gamer over on Reddit has been playing the same save game of Civilization II off and on for the last decade. That itself is not the amazing part.
The Best Video Games Can’t Predict What Kim Jong-Un Would Do To Win War
It is curious that there are far more games on a Soviet invasion of West Germany that never happened than a Communist assault on South Korea that actually did. It is even more curious that there haven’t been more games on a Second Korean War, given how volatile the region is.
Where Video Games And Real Military Training Meet
Analyst PW Singer, of the Brookings Institution, has written several books examining how warfare and the military operate in the 21st century. He’s previously written on the intersection of combat and entertainment.
America’s Most Lethal Sniper: "War Sucks"
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.
