Gaming News - January 2007
Washington, DC (January 24, 2007) - The US Army today announced that
America’s Army has passed the eight million registered user mark.
From US Army:
Debuting in July 2002, America’s Army has averaged nearly 150,000 new
accounts per month and is an international success with registered players
coming from over 60 different countries.
America’s Army registered players have logged over 3 billion player rounds and
nearly 200 million player hours. Over 1,100 fan sites have registered to be
listed on the game community website. From the United States to New Zealand,
Greenland to Singapore, Latvia to Chile, 38 different countries around the world
host almost 1,200 Honor servers. These honor servers track honor points that
form the basis of America’s Army unique scoring and rewards system.
Since its debut, the America’s Army game has been updated 23 times to feature
new technology, new missions and new Army military occupational specialties that
players can explore. The most recent updates are part of the America’s Army:
Special Forces series which focuses upon the central role Special Forces play in
the Global War on Terrorism and includes America’s Army: Special Forces (Special
Forces Assessment and Selection) released November 2003; America’s Army: Special
Forces (Q Course) released May 2005; and America’s Army: Special Forces
(Overmatch) (released September 2006).
In December, the Army released America's Army: Special Forces (Coalition) which
introduced the America’s Army Mission Editor. The Mission Editor enables
America's Army players to modify existing levels and/or create new levels using
any of the existing art, sound, particle effects and gameplay assets created by
the development team. With this release, players are able to create missions to
give back to the community they love, take their favorite map and enhanced it to
match the way they’ve always wanted to play it, and highlight their map building
expertise and leadership in the America’s Army community to a global audience.
The staff and developers of America’s Army would like to thank its players,
community members and all its partners for their continued support. HOOAH!
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