Despite the US stating it plans to withdraw from Afghanistan by 2014, reports reveal it is looking to spend £28.5 million upgrading its army game training first-person shooter to feature, among other things, depictions of Arab and Afghan suicide bombers by 2013.
The US army's Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) has published a draft proposal for a game that would meet current industry standards and replace Bohemia Interactive's Virtual Battlespace 2 as its primary FPS training platform -- used to "develop, train, and evaluate the decision making processes for the individual leaders as well as enhance teamwork at all levels" -- reports Kotaku. Seven US-based companies have already expressed their interest in providing such a game, which would see the winning bidder receive £28.5 million over five years.
By: Liat Clark, Edited by: Olivia Solon
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via Wired.co.uk
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-08/01/us-army-shooter-game
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