Good possibility, actually. The US Government is finally starting to realize that soldiers can’t be soldiering all the time. People need escapes, and video games are perfect for that out.
And when we get better drones / killbots, expect the US military to get *really* into pushing games… Ender’s Game was some spot-on speculative fiction.
And this is just Xbox Live… not to mention PSN and PC. Hell, I’m seeing my friends on PSN more than I see them in real life since MW2 came out. Still, it’s better that way; in real life I’d get into trouble if keep running around stabbing them.
Some of those 2 Million are part of the 100 Thousand.
Good possibility, actually. The US Government is finally starting to realize that soldiers can’t be soldiering all the time. People need escapes, and video games are perfect for that out.
oh the irony. Playing wargames to escape the realism of being in a warzone.
AC-130 ABOVE!
Enemy Care Package incoming! Enemy Care Package incoming! Enemy Care Package incoming! Enemy Care Package incoming! Enemy Care Package incoming!
Seems plausible that one could be paying for the other no?
And when we get better drones / killbots, expect the US military to get *really* into pushing games… Ender’s Game was some spot-on speculative fiction.
Once the military harnesses this power they will be unstoppable. After all the griefers and smacktards are court-martialed anyway.
And this is just Xbox Live… not to mention PSN and PC. Hell, I’m seeing my friends on PSN more than I see them in real life since MW2 came out. Still, it’s better that way; in real life I’d get into trouble if keep running around stabbing them.
Oh, and… Predator missile online!