Gaming News - July 2004
New York, NY (July 14, 2004) - Kuma\War today released its latest
mission, Battle in Sadr City. Based on an actual US Army operation that occurred
on May 23, 2004, players will join the US Army’s 1st Cavalry Division in
battling radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s “Mahdi Army” in the Baghdad slum known
as Sadr City.
From Kuma\War:
Rocket propelled grenades and small arms fire rain down on players in this
online game re-creating the actual 48-hour battle. The online game pits the US
Army’s most experienced force against well-armed insurgents, but the player is
ultimately in control. This week, Kuma adds the Remington 870 shotgun to the
player’s arsenal, a weapon often used in room clearing and urban assault.
In this weekly Kuma News video segment, Major General Thomas L. Wilkerson (USMC,
ret.) provides historical context for the battle, casting it within the turnover
of power to Iraqi control. As in all Kuma\War online game missions, detailed
information from national news sources and unclassified Department of Defense
give an in depth look at these real world events.
“Online games have come along way since Quake and Counterstrike,” said Kuma
Reality Games CEO, Keith Halper. “Gamers can re-create events in a simulated
environment, experiencing the war in a uniquely informative and emotionally
powerful manner. By using online games to accurately model real war stores we’re
providing a valuable adjunct to traditional news.”
Every month, online game players can expect to receive at least three new
missions further exploring the explosive situation in Iraq and elsewhere in the
war on terror. Upcoming online games include missions set in Baghdad's Sadr
City, deadly clashes with al Zarqawi militants in Northern Iraq and the ongoing
hunt for al Qaeda leaders in the border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The Kuma\War online game service is available for free download and game demo at
www.kumawar.com or can be
purchased for a $9.99 monthly subscription fee. As a salute to the men and women
in uniform who have served their countries, Kuma Reality Games will donate $1 of
all paid subscriptions to The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, which was created to
assist the families of the nation's fallen heroes killed in duty.
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