Gamers rise up! Today, Kenny and Virgil finally talk about a video game. In the 2000s, the military was facing a crisis: teens thought the military and dying in an imperialist war effort was cringe. And in the midst of a PR crisis, a national disaster and Ludacris’ birthday, the game America’s Army was born. A game meant to train your child for the War On Terror from the comfort of your home. Your favorite they-devils take a look on how the game was made, how it was played, and what exactly, the military was trying to say to the youth of America in the wake of 9/11.

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Works Cited and Further Reading:

Theaters of war

Military Recruitment through Twitch

Behind the Scenes of COD: Modern Warfare

COD & the Military Industrial Complex

WaPo - If video games spur gun violence, it’s only in the United States

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Intro/Outro: Virgil Masters

Dramatic music: Immense by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon

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