Newest Mission Coincides With The 25th Anniversary
Of The
Historic Iran Hostage Crisis
New York (April 30, 2004) –
To coincide with the 25th anniversary of the Iran Hostage Crisis,
Kuma\War, an online game service featuring accurate
re-creations of real-world events,has launched
its newest mission, Iran
Hostage Rescue, based upon the April 24, 1980 failed attempt
to rescue 53 American hostages held in Tehran.
Built from the U.S. military’s actual mission
plan, players command a squad of Delta Force operators, the most
deadly and well-trained special forces outfit in the world. While
the historical mission ended in tragedy in the Iranian Desert, Kuma\War
re-creates the Iran hostage night rescue mission as it was intended
to occur; players will secretly enter Tehran, storm the U.S. embassy,
rescue the hostages and bring them home -- any way they can.
In accurately reconstructing the 1980 mission,
Kuma\War utilized contemporary images, official documents, and personal
accounts, including interviews with Antonio Mendez, former CIA officer
and author of Spy Dust. Mr. Mendez received the CIA Intelligence
Star for Valor in 1980 for secretly exfiltrating from Tehran 6 Americans
hidden in the Canadian embassy. An interview with Mr. Mendez is
featured in the video news show that accompanies the Kuma\War Iran
Hostage Rescue mission.
In the coming weeks, subscribers can expect a
second Iran Hostage Crisis mission which further explores the doomed
rescue, and another intense Fallujah mission: Fallujah Abizaid
Attack, which re-creates the February assassination attempt
made on General John P. Abizaid, commander of all U.S. forces in
the Middle East.
Kuma\War is available
for download and free trial at www.kumawar.com
and can be purchased for a $9.99 per month subscription fee.
Kuma Reality Games is offering a free subscription
to everyone with a “.mil” email address until June 30th.
ABOUT KUMA REALITY GAMES
Kuma Reality Games builds re-creations of real-world
events using advanced gaming tools. Each month, Kuma subscribers
receive playable missions, video news shows, extensive intelligence
gathered from news sources around the world, and insight from a
decorated team of military veterans. Kuma\War
is a first and third-person tactical squad-based game that provides
multiple updates monthly to the consumer's computer via a broadband
connection, to reflect unfolding events in the real world. Current
playable missions include: Uday and Qusay Hussein’s Last
Stand in Mosul, Iraq, Parts 1 and 2; Operation Anaconda
in Afghanistan; Samarra Bank Heist, Parts 1 and 2; Fallujah
Police Station Raid and Iran Hostage Rescue. Kuma
Reality Games, headquartered in New York, New York is a privately
held company.
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Contacts :
BENDER/HELPER IMPACT
Laura Weir
310-477-4647 x233
laura_weir@bhimpact.com
Stacy Schwartz
310-477-4647 x270
stacy_schwartz@bhimpact.com
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