Kuma Games And The History Channel® Present: "Kuma\War WWII\Vietnam: Tet Offensive"
Tune In to The History Channel Series "Kuma\War WWII\Vietnam" Friday, December 8 at 9:00pm ET/PT
Play the Re-creation of the Episode Online at www.History.com or www.KumaGames.com
New York (Nov 10, 2006) – Kuma Reality Games and The History Channel® today announced the release of "Kuma\War WWII\Vietnam: Tet Offensive," an all-new multi-player "game-isode" that puts players inside the series of bold and bloody battles that turned the tide of the Vietnam War, known as the Tet Offensive. Tune in to the coinciding "Kuma\War WWII\Vietnam" episode on The History Channel December 8 at 8:00pm ET/PT, and then log on to www.History.com or www.KumaGames.com to test your skill in the historically accurate setting of the Vietnam War.
The latest "Kuma\War WWII\Vietnam" chapter captures the essence of the Vietnam war in 1968 at the start of the Lunar New Year Celebrations, transporting players 20 miles northwest of Saigon where an American platoon has been battered and bloodied and is in dire need of back-up after a surprise offensive by Vietnamese forces. Gamers serve as members of the reinforcement troops of the Bravo Company who swoop through, quickly tracking the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops. The action escalates as their stealthy pursuit soon leads to a harrowing shootout through the jungles surrounding An My.
Using heavy 3D CGI animation sequences, players can experience the thick of the battle from the viewpoint of the historical participants themselves. Viewers of the show can log onto www.History.com or www.KumaGames.com and download the online game for free immediately after each episode airs.
Tune in to "Shooutout!: Tet Offensive" Friday, December 8 at 9:00pmET/PT on The History Channel, and play the re-creation of the episode online at www.History.com or www.KumaGames.com.
About Kuma
KUMA, LLC.is the industry leader in the new market for Episodic Video Games intense and powerful, up-to-the-minute 3D game experiences delivered to PCs in weekly episodes. Using groundbreaking technology, Kuma´s free games are inspired by just-released TV shows or films, real world news events, and pop culture happenings. The episodic games are a thoroughly unique user experience and present distinct marketing advantages for TV partners, advertisers, content owners and distributors. Kuma has extensive experience in developing accurate re-creations of military events. For over two years, Kuma\War has expanded the boundaries of news reporting through accurate and timely re-creations of real-world military events through its episodic game series KUMA\WAR, now in its 79th episode. KUMA\WAR is widely recognized for its accuracy and immersiveness, and is used by the US ARMY for training purposes.
About The History Channel
The History Channel® is one of the leading cable television networks featuring compelling original, nonfiction specials and series that bring history to life in a powerful and entertaining manner across multiple platforms. The network provides an inviting place where people experience history in new and exciting ways enabling them to connect their lives today to the great lives and events of the past that provide a blueprint for the future. The History Channel has earned three Peabody Awards, three Primetime Emmy® Awards, ten News and Documentary Emmy® Awards and received the prestigious Governor´s Award from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for the network´s Save Our History® campaign dedicated to historic preservation and history education. The History Channel reaches more than 90 million Nielsen subscribers. The website is located at www.History.com. Press Only: For more information and photography please visit us on the web at www.historychannelpress.com.
