Ubisoft Developing Next America's Army Game

altodarknight writes "Ubisoft annouced today that they are developing the new America's Army game: 'America's Army: Rise of a Soldier'. Working with the US Army, it will be released summer 2005 on XBox and PS2. The only question is, will it be free like past AA games?"

Or more importantly...

[hexghost]

Will this next one not suck?

Free

[jericho4.0]

Of course it will be free. This is not a game, it's a piece of government funded propaganda, designed to instill a positive opinion of the US military in youth wordwide.

I played it, and was struck by how many times I died. This seemed highly instructive.

Re:Gonna go out on a limb and say.

[SoCalChris]

Can you really se Ubisoft doing anything for free?

Something tells me that no software company would do something like that for free.

If it does turn out to be "free", it will be because it came out of our taxes, just like the previous versions.

Re:Or more importantly...

[PKPerson]

I agree, but not as trollishly. The most recent game, while being very realistic, lacks the action of newer games. I'll admit, I'm a sucker for source, but, IMHO, it isnt fun at all with the +8 min rounds. If you happpen to get killes in the first munite or so, you have time for a snack...or two...

Its just annoying, and compared to other games, even (shutter) halo 2, it cany quite compete. Frcry was great, if a little pricy (this can be expected of new games) and mabey, Ubisoft can pull this off, funded by our (your...I'm still a minor) hard earned taxes.

I for one, welcome UBIsoft as the devoloper od a new game with a great potential, but ugly, and kinda smelly past.
(As long as its free, which is a different debate)

w00t

Of course its not free the us taxpayer is footing

[cyrax777]

the bill same with the other AA games!

Re:respose from the submitter

[Sierpinski]

Production and distribution internationally would not create any more US army recruits, and hence be a waste of money.

This isn't a recruiting tool. Its a propaganda tool. I played AA from version 1.6 to 2.2, and there were probably more international players than US players, all across the time board. Most people just wanted a free online game.

The whole point of the game was to make people think about our soldiers, and what they're doing "over there" (wherever "there" is at the time). Nobody ever discussed wanting to join the military just from playing the game.

A recruiting tool is the 'Army of One' campaign at the army is using, not this game. Making someone think that they are an army all by themselves (when in reality they are a drone that is supposed to do what theyre told and nothing more) is what might convince someone to join up.

So the government isn't wasting money on a recruiting tool. They are wasting money on propaganda. They want folks to sympathize with the American Soldier, which will bolster support for them, and for their warmongering leader.

(Yes, I am an American, and have been my whole life.)