The game’s new publisher, Victura, insists that the game is not affiliated with the United States government and will not be used in recruiting. Victura, however, spoke to more than 100 Iraqi marines, soldiers and civilians during the game’s creation. “The United States government is not involved in the production of the game, nor are there any plans to use it for recruitment,” Victura said in an FAQ. “The Iraqi marines, soldiers and civilians who helped us participated as private citizens, and the game is being funded independently.”
In another part of the FAQ, Victura says she is helping service members outside of the game’s development.
“A portion of Six Days’ revenue will be donated to organizations that support coalition service members who were most affected by the war on terrorism,” says the FAQ response. “Our focus will be on those that traditional relief efforts are not yet reaching. Marines, soldiers and civilians who helped us create the game will be deeply involved in targeting these donations.”
This revived version of Six Days in Fallujah has been in development in Victura since 2016 with Tamte, former lead Halo and Destiny developer Jaime Griesemer, and original Halo composer Marty O’Donnell, who is providing the music for the game . Numerous other former Bungie employees constitute Highwire Games, another project studio. Victura says more details about the game will be released in the coming weeks.
The US Army had previously received criticism for its recruitment tactics in the video game world. After turning to electronic sports, the Army subsequently stopped its activities on Twitch after being scolded for sending viewers to a recruitment page supposedly disguised as an offer.
Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and creator of guides for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.