Gaming History
I know I have some readers who are current or former members of the military. I also know I have readers who share my love of history. I hope all of them will forgive me for posting about this.
The History Channel has released a video game that is tied to their series Shootout! the game, available as a free download, is purposely made to look and feel just like the television series.
The second season of Shootout! premiers on Friday, and along with it, a new online video game, also called Shootout!, launches on www.History.com. The game is available as a free download.
Shootout! examines and re-creates some of the most famous gun battles in history. The History Channel executives figured that their audience had plenty of overlap with the gaming community, so they might as well try to get a piece of the gaming pie.
"The gaming audience is a huge, educated audience and it is growing," said Dolores Gavin, executive producer of Shootout! and director of programming for The History Channel. "That audience actually matches our demographic. They like to be in the thick of the action and that is what The History Channel is, we're all action. So we thought this was a perfect way to take it beyond the TV outlet."
The game was designed by Kuma, a game development company based in New York. It uses 3D CGI animation sequences where players can participate in the battles as a soldier or fighter. This season, episodes of the game are directly based on three key historical events featured in the series: Iwo Jima, Battle of the Bulge, and the Tet Offensive.
The game can be downloaded here. Sorry folks.
UPDATE: I have been chastised by the Crabitat's editor in chief. My wife tells me that my apologies should be directed to the spouse/significant other of any of my readers who download the game because of this post. She is, as always, completely correct.
Geek Stuff, History | Gaius Sunday, 5 November , 2006
By Quilly Mammoth, Sunday, 5 November , 2006 @ 9:57 am
Oh great. Thanks a lot, Gaius! now I’ll never get Mrs. QM, who’s the family gamer off _my_ computer.
By Gaius, Sunday, 5 November , 2006 @ 10:02 am
hee hee hee