Army sponsored Xbox Live Halo 3 tournament [update]

by Dustin Burg { Dec 10th 2007 at 1:30PM }

Update: Microsoft kindly asked us to remove the information originally outlined in this blog post, because the press release was sent out in error. So, we took down the info. Keep your eyes peeled though, we have a hunch there there will be an Xbox Live Halo 3 tournament going down sometime in the near future (wink, wink).

Tags: bungie, bungie-studios, halo3, tournament

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

dunnypop @ Dec 10th 2007 1:36PM

win the tournament.
get a free trip to Iraq.

CHINAdeals @ Dec 10th 2007 2:46PM

lol beat me to it.

all expenses paid free trip for you and 50 friends.

Knuckles Dawson @ Dec 10th 2007 4:40PM

xenocidic @ Dec 10th 2007 1:37PM

Before you enlist in the Army, just remember:

There's no respawn in RL.

xenocidic @ Dec 10th 2007 4:34PM

re: the update

I sense a conspiracy

YVAN EHT NOIJ

Token White Guy @ Dec 10th 2007 1:39PM

I'll pass, e-penis ftl.

FROSTYSMOOTH @ Dec 10th 2007 1:42PM

yep recruitment is in full effect...I take it standing on college campus and handing out cards doesnt work anymore....all they need is an ASVAB simulator and they got it made

akatsuki @ Dec 10th 2007 2:01PM

Could this be the least politically astute move ever made by MS? All they need to do is stick headscarves on the grunts...

thisguyrighthere @ Dec 10th 2007 2:04PM

I saw this special on the Discovery Channel Saturday titled "Rise of the Video Games." It discussed video game development and military uses. Apparently there isn't an FPS around that doesn't have some connection to military training and recruitment intentions. Most of the time the developer or distributer will avoid mentioning it but they are or have received funding from a number of sources tied into training and recruitment but with university or tech company affiliations so you don't notice right away. In fact, I doubt if many of the developers themselves even know the connection. They just make the game and shut their eyes.

Then there's things like America's Army games that are unabashedly recruitment tools. And the presence of the military at all the E3's.

Just owning an Xbox or PS3 is participating in the militarization of society the money and personnel are so deeply entwined. It's not just America either. Nations have been playing something similar to Battlefield with each other for a long time now to test strategy and tactics. Even unfriendly nations.

It's all a game.

Evan @ Dec 10th 2007 2:29PM

Yeah I saw the same special.

It is totally cool for the US Military to target teens at an early age with FPS video games but an absolute horror if a 15 year old can guy an M game. Gotta love hypocrisy!

dunnypop @ Dec 10th 2007 2:14PM

pwn Al Queda.

and don't forget to tea bag as well.

Sloar @ Dec 10th 2007 2:18PM

Son of a ....... I can't find "Mach" on the calendar anywhere!

Sloar @ Dec 10th 2007 2:22PM

thisguy, was this show on right after the report on the faked Apollo moon landing?

Emily @ Dec 10th 2007 2:47PM

Well. Hell, I feel slightly bad, this is totally my bag baby!

Well, not the army brat aspect, and not the "Serve the American Blowhards" but if you close your eyes and just play a great game and take it for all it's worth, it totally works!

I was watching something on Discovery or some thing like that and they have a bomb unit toy that has a 360 controler because they found that was easier to use then the control setup they had.

How cool is that? You really can blow shit up with the X-Box, all you have to do is risk your life for a war that never should have started.