US Army To Shut Down Its Free-To-Play Recruitment Game After 20 Years
Books, movies, and yes, even video games can be so powerful that they nudge or set someone on a particular track in life. Whether that be inspiration to follow a certain career path, or simply motivating them in general. It's not often the creators of those media intent to inspire the former. Zach Braff and the creators of Scrubs weren't trying to convince people to become doctors and nurses, but odds are the iconic sitcom did exactly that for quite a lot of people.
There has been one video game actively recruiting for a particular career, and it's a pretty controversial one. America's Army is a game developed and published by the US Army. First launched in 2002, the game's primary purpose is to show potential recruits what army life is like in an attempt to convince them to sign up. 20 years later, America's Army is finally shutting down.
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Well, more specifically, America's Army: Proving Grounds is shutting down. The latest game in the series which has received numerous new installments and upgrades over the course of the past two decades. “After eight Years of hard-fought battles, we say goodbye to Czervenia and withdraw our forces. On May 5th, 2022, support and official servers for America’s Army: Proving Groundswill be shut down,” the forum post revealing the news reads.
America's Army has been successful in what it set out to do 20 years ago. An MIT study conducted in 2008 discovered almost a third of Americans aged between 16 and 24 had a more positive view of the US Army thanks to the game. America's Army has also been criticized for a number of reasons since its inception too, attempting to frame war as fun being the clear
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