Gaming News - July 2005
Washington, DC (July 6, 2005) - The Army announced today that in honor
of America’s Army’s third anniversary on July 4th, they will release several new
features on their
www.americasarmy.com website.
From The Army:
The site will feature:
Overviews from the Army and the development team on the evolution of the game
since 2002
An in-depth ‘Making Of’ site that details the development of the game from
resource gathering to sound and programming to working with Special Forces
Soldiers
A game timeline detailing all of features and content introduced into America’s
Army over the last three years.
A video section featuring a ‘Making Of’ video of behind-the-scenes footage of
developers in the fields with Soldiers.
This year will see the launch of America’s Army: Rise of a Soldier (Ubisoft)
which offers the most true-to-life Army experience on a console, allowing
players to create a Soldier and take him through the adventures of an Army
career. The console game will be available in Summer 2005 on the PS2 and Xbox.
On the PC side America’s Army: Special Forces (Overmatch) will be available this
winter and includes missions featuring cooperative gameplay against AI in which
players experience the overmatch capabilities that Special Forces Soldiers bring
to the battlefield in terms of their ability to engage and defeat much larger
hostile forces. Gamers go through in-game training to use key new weapons and
systems used by Special Forces Soldiers including the Javelin Missile and the
Special Forces GMV variant of the HMMWV.
Players can also look forward to the America’s Army Real Hero program where they
can learn about the backgrounds and accomplishments of actual Soldiers who have
rendered distinguished service in the Global War on Terrorism. This program will
incorporate these Soldiers’ likeness and background into action figures, the
game, and on our
www.americasarmy.com and
www.goarmy.com websites.
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