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Gaming, In My Opinion 
Monday 4th June, 2007, 11:02 GMT
The new series of History Channel documentary, Dogfights, will be complemented with online flight-combat episodic games. The History Channel is working with Kuma Games to bolster each episode so that, after viewing, the audience can experience the battle for themselves. Throughout the show, callouts and bugs will appear on screen, directing viewers to either HistoryChannel.com or KumaGames.com, where they can download the latest online Dogfights gameisode for free. The series will begin with Zero Killer, due to air on June 15, and will comprise of 20 episodes. The company's current plan is to create at least 11 gameisodes to follow key episodes. Kuma Reality Games CEO, Keith Halper said: "There will be a variety of planes to fly, starting with WWII planes like Zeros and Hellcats. We receive the script for each show from the History Channel, and we evaluate it to make an accurate but fun gaming experience that is true to the show." Each new gameisode will only take four weeks to produce, and will feature an emphasis on authenticity. The gameisode creators will be working with the documentary's producers to ensure that planes are modelled correctly and handle accurately, as well as realistically representing the mission's backdrops and combat tactics. Satellite photographs and historical images will be used to improve each gameisode's accuracy. The History Channel has experience of integrating video games into its programmes. The 13-part series, Decisive Battles, featured footage created using Creative Assembly's Rome: Total War and Ubisoft's Brothers In Arms appeared in the documentary, Brothers In Arms: The Untold Stories Of The 502nd. Published at In Stock Magazine |