2003

Pentagon and CIA enlist video games

The video game industry is working with the Pentagon and the CIA to develop training software for real-world spies and soldiers.

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna3131181

2014

The Secret History of Video Games and the Military

https://military.id.me/news/the-secret-history-of-video-games-and-the-military/

2016

6 Military Video Games Used to Train Troops on the Battlefield

https://www.military.com/undertheradar/2016/05/6-military-video-games-used-to-train-troops-on-the-battlefield

2019

The US Army has long used video games for training and recruitment.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/01/army-video-games/

2021

The History Of Video Games And The Military

Today, some of the most popular video games involve military-inspired imagery and gameplay. The juggernaut first person-shooter series Call of…

https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/us-militarys-close-history-video-games/

3/01/22

Tencent acquires minority stake in Canadian studio Offworld Industries

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/tencent-acquires-minority-stake-in-canadian-studio-offworld-industries

Squad developed by 'offworld industries'

Offworld Industries receives investment from Tencent

Offworld Industries, the developer behind Squad, Beyond the Wire, and Post Scriptum, today announced it’d received an investment from Tencent. The Chinese company will acquire a minority stake in Offworld. Gram Xu, Tencent’s general manager of Tencent Shooting Games will also join the board of directors.

https://venturebeat.com/games/offworld-industries-receives-investment-from-tencent/

Caught red-handed: Tencent's ties to CCP revealed

23% of Tencent employees reportedly members of CCP

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3987506

11/02/22

After 20 years, the U.S. Army is shutting down its recruitment video game, ‘America’s Army’

After decades of enlisting gamers in the U.S. military, ‘America’s Army’ leaves a lasting legacy of video games as recruitment tools.

https://www.fastcompany.com/90720653/after-20-years-the-u-s-army-is-shutting-down-its-recruitment-video-game-americas-army