Saddam Hussein War Crime Video Game B-roll Available
With Saddam´s trial adjourned to next month, Kuma\War gives Internet users free 3D walkthroughs of former dictator´s crimes and capture, Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 12:48pm
WHO:
Kuma\War, the company that utilizes video game technology to recreate actual military events.
WHAT:
While the world waits for the drama to unfold when Saddam Hussein´s trial reconvenes next month, a video game company has released a re-creation of the events of 1982 for which Hussein is being tried. Users can walk through the Iraqi town of Dujail on the day Hussein purportedly ordered the attack that resulted in the public execution of 143 villagers, the death of 15 additional citizens and the imprisonment of more than 1,500 residents. Later this month, Kuma\War will launch a re-creation of Hussein´s 2003 capture.
WHEN:
The first episode, "The Crime of Dujail: Saddam´s Revenge," was released today. The second episode, "Operation Red Dawn," will be next week.
>WHEN:
The game is available for free at www.kumawar.com
MORE ABOUT KUMA REALITY GAMES:
Kuma Reality Games builds re-creations of real-world events using advanced gaming tools.
Each month, Kuma subscribers receive playable missions, video news shows, extensive intelligence gathered from news sources around the world, and insight from a decorated team of military veterans.
Kuma\War is a first and third-person tactical squad-based game that provides multiple updates monthly to the consumer´s computer via a broadband connection, to reflect unfolding events in the real world.
Current playable missions include: Uday and Qusay Hussein´s Last Stand in Mosul, Iraq, Parts 1 and 2& Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan; Samarra Bank Heist, Parts 1 and 2; Fallujah Police Station Raid and Iran Hostage Crisis Part 1.
AVAILABLE ASSETS:
B-roll package of game footage and trailer.
Screenshots of game play.