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December 9th, 2009, 10:05
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/kotaku/2009/12/aadude.jpgAmerica's Army (http://kotaku.com/tag/americasarmy/) may be the US military's most super-effective recruitment tool, but that kind of effectiveness comes at a price.
It's been revealed today that since first beginning the recruitment-tool-masquearading-as-a-game project in 2000, America's Army has cost the US military - well, really, the US tax payer - $32.8 million.
That's just a little over the game's expected outlay, which was originally touted as $7 million over five years.
$30 million is what you'd expect to pay for a bells and whistles, AAA blockbuster title, not a free-to-play online shooter. We're guessing the bulk of that cash has gone on marketing.
America's Army bill: $32.8 million (http://au.gamespot.com/news/6242635.html) [America's Army]
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It's been revealed today that since first beginning the recruitment-tool-masquearading-as-a-game project in 2000, America's Army has cost the US military - well, really, the US tax payer - $32.8 million.
That's just a little over the game's expected outlay, which was originally touted as $7 million over five years.
$30 million is what you'd expect to pay for a bells and whistles, AAA blockbuster title, not a free-to-play online shooter. We're guessing the bulk of that cash has gone on marketing.
America's Army bill: $32.8 million (http://au.gamespot.com/news/6242635.html) [America's Army]
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