Playing War: Military Video Games After 9/11

by Matthew Payne

Explores the culture that made military shooter video games popular, and key in understanding the War on Terror

No video game genre has been more popular or more lucrative in recent years than the "military shooter." Franchises such as Call of Duty, Battlefield, and those bearing Tom Clancy's name turn over billions of dollars annually by promising to immerse players in historic and near-future battles, converting the reality of contemporary...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479848565
• ISBN13: 9781479848560
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"