U.S. Army Spending $50M On Videogames

U.S. Army Spending $50M On Videogames

The U.S. Army has announced plans to shell out $50 million over five years on a video game unit designed to help soldiers prepare for battle.
In addition to the $50 million, the Army gaming unit has an undisclosed additional budget to purchase a state-of-the-art commercial video game system that will be fielded for training in February.



The Army will begin spending the budget on games and consoles in 2010. It currently uses DARWARS Ambush to help train soldiers for combat. Since 2006, more than 3,000 copies of that game have been given out to members of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, and Homeland Defense.