military
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The Great War Tries Once Again To Bring WW1 To Video Games
For such a momentous period in human history, the First World War has been relatively under-served by video games. Mostly because the defining theatre of the conflict — the nightmarish trench warfare of the Western Front — is almost impossible to recreate in the medium.
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Israel Wants To Use Xbox Controllers In Its Tanks, Which Is Horrifying
Israel is currently testing a new armoured vehicle prototype that uses a wide array of modern technology, most notably an Xbox controller that allows soldiers to perform combat functions as if they were playing a video game.
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The U.S. Army Has A New Plan To Recruit Gamers
In a burnt-out, four-story shopping mall on the eastern outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq, one room blared with the raucous sounds of the ‘70s and ‘80s—Metallica, Boston, Blue Oyster Cult. American troops had occupied the Sha’ab Central Market, then known as the Forward Operating Base Callahan, in 2007, and from there, American soldiers were taking in…
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Korean Military In Trouble Over Battlefield And Ace Combat Footage
The South Korean military has a new program to co-develop fighter planes. To show off the project, a web video was created with tax payers’ money. Oh, and unauthorised video game footage.