Andy, I concur; very poor ad lib journalism.
This July 2008 article from Truthout dot org at least puts a favorable spin on the Army and video game.
What the game's "realism" is attempting to do is to mask the violent reality of combat, and military experience in general, for very specific purposes. At a minimum, the Army hopes "America's Army" will act as "strategic communication" to expose "kids who are college bound and technologically savvy" to positive messaging about the Army.
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