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An Army of One Big Price Tag

It has been commented more than once that the "free" price tag on America's Army, the upcoming Unreal engine Army game/recruiting tool, is relative, since it is being paid for by tax dollars. Now Army gets into game development business on CNN Money places a figure on the development budget of the game, said to be currently around $7 Million, offering a bit of detail about the planning and concept behind the game, and even providing a reaction from the president of Americans for Tax Reform.

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17. Re: big price tag? Jun 3, 2002, 14:12 Schnapple
 
Well I seem to recall that there was some hot water to be had when the multiplayer version of RtCW allowed people to choose to be Nazis. Sure, they didn't have swastikas but they were still Nazis. This game nicely dodges that issue. Of course this means there can't be the "terrorists take over a building" scenario (since it would mean that at least some players see the Army soldiers as the ones in the building, with hostages, etc.) but it does make everyone competitive.

I just wonder - will they go through with making it available as a download and on magazine covers? I would pre-order it but I don't really want spam mail from the Army, nor do I want the evil look when I head to the Army recruiters at the Mall, walk in, take a CD, and leave.

I'm also assuming this game won't have any sort of copy protection.

Finally, does anyone remember when the Army advertised in computer magazines to write to them and they would send you a 5.25" disk with things on it? What was on that disk, a game?

Schnapple

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  1. Jun 3, 13:17 big price tag? anon@172.141
  2. Jun 3, 13:17 big price tag? anon@172.141
  3. Jun 3, 13:27  Re: big price tag? GunLok
  4. Jun 3, 13:28  Re: big price tag? anon@165.200
  5. Jun 3, 13:34   Re: big price tag? Fillem
  11. Jun 3, 13:58    Re: big price tag?  Chris Johnson 
  6. Jun 3, 13:47   Re: big price tag? Narf2029
  10. Jun 3, 13:55    Re: big price tag? anon@80.1
  16. Jun 3, 14:04     Re: big price tag? anon@134.87
>> 17. Jun 3, 14:12      Re: big price tag? Schnapple
  18. Jun 3, 14:13     LOOK, a terrorist! lets go to work guys BicycleRepairMan
  8. Jun 3, 13:53   Re: big price tag? anon@209.20
  23. Jun 3, 14:45    Re: big price tag? anon@198.4
  25. Jun 3, 14:59     Re: big price tag? Schnapple
  31. Jun 3, 15:35      Re: big price tag? Hazard
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  34. Jun 3, 15:47     Re: big price tag? anon@209.20
  7. Jun 3, 13:51 Exactly anon@207.73
  9. Jun 3, 13:54 math time! anon@80.103
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