Gaming News - December 2005
New York, NY (December 14, 2005) - The History Channel today announced
that Brothers in Arms: The Untold Stories of the 502nd will premiering this
Sunday, December 18 at 8 PM EST/PST and 7 PM CST.
From The History Channel:
A Brothers In Arms–inspired documentary on World War II will premiere on The
History Channel this weekend. Known for its unprecedented combination of
authenticity, compelling story and squad-based action, the Brothers In Arms
franchise established itself as a benchmark for military action games quickly
after its initial release in March 2005. The two-hour special, “BROTHERS IN
ARMS”, is produced by Foglight Entertainment for The History Channel. The
television special, hosted by actor Ron Livingston (Band of Brothers) will
premiere on The History Channel on Sunday, December 18th at 8 pm ET/PT.
The Brothers In Arms video game series depicts the experiences of a squad in
the 101st Airborne, 502nd Parachute Infantry during the first days of the
Normandy invasion. The 502nd’s contributions in June, 1944 featured some of the
most significant and harrowing engagements of the European campaign.
The History Channel special “BROTHERS IN ARMS” tells the story of the 101st
Airborne Division, 502nd Parachute Infantry, from June 6 through June 13, 1944,
as it has never been told before. Coupled with the accuracy of the game’s
environments, the cutting-edge graphics in Brothers In Arms allow for vivid and
dynamic battlefield walkthroughs and flythroughs that uniquely convey the
conditions and situations of June 1944 Normandy. Through interviews with
veterans of the 502nd, firsthand accounts by French citizens and historians; and
with reenactments, rare photos, never-before-seen archival footage and
cutting-edge CGI* technology, “BROTHERS IN ARMS” finally tells the story of this
unheralded group of solders: the 5-0-Deuce. The special is hosted by Livingston
on location from the site of the Allied landing in Normandy.
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