WARCO

In the era of FPS or “first-person-shooter” video games, military scenarios reign supreme. Atop the charts are the franchise titles of Modern Warfare and Battlefield—each to publish new versions this coming winter. Console and PC based gaming enthusiasts are near frenzy with anticipation for their next global conflict. There are some, waiting silently on standby for an unknown military FPS that has the potential to change the way we approach the genre altogether.

WARCO is a military FPS that embeds the gamer in full military combat and interaction as a war correspondent capturing photojournalistic news in conflict hot zones. Rather than being armed with a weapon, WARCO players are equipped with video cameras used to “see through the lens”, composing shots, capturing images and editing/publishing a news story.

In the moral gray area where military action often exists, decisions made by WARCO gamers will dictate and influence how the world perceives the conflict presented. In a society where media presentation influences global truths, WARCO could be an education regarding the impact and reality of first world entitlement. With a yet unpublished release date, WARCO could prove to be a bona fide game changer.