I realise that there have been all sorts of issues with AA, but I thought I'd post this news item anyway :

AMERICA'S ARMY SURPASSES 8 MILLION USERS

This weekend, the America’s Army PC game (www.americasarmy.com) passed the eight million mark for registered users. Debuting in July 2002, America’s Army has averaged nearly 150,000 new accounts per month and is an international success with registered players coming from over 60 different countries.

America’s Army registered players have logged over 3 billion player rounds and nearly 200 million player hours. Over 1,100 fan sites have registered to be listed on the game community website. From the United States to New Zealand, Greenland to Singapore, Latvia to Chile, 38 different countries around the world host almost 1,200 Honor servers. These honor servers track honor points that form the basis of America’s Army unique scoring and rewards system.

Since its debut, the America’s Army game has been updated 23 times to feature new technology, new missions and new Army military occupational specialties that players can explore. The most recent updates are part of the America’s Army: Special Forces series which focuses upon the central role Special Forces play in the Global War on Terrorism and includes America’s Army: Special Forces (Special Forces Assessment and Selection) released November 2003; America’s Army: Special Forces (Q Course) released May 2005; and America’s Army: Special Forces (Overmatch) (released September 2006).

In December, the Army released America's Army: Special Forces (Coalition) which introduced the America’s Army Mission Editor. The Mission Editor enables America's Army players to modify existing levels and/or create new levels using any of the existing art, sound, particle effects and gameplay assets created by the development team. With this release, players are able to create missions to give back to the community they love, take their favorite map and enhanced it to match the way they’ve always wanted to play it, and highlight their map building expertise and leadership in the America’s Army community to a global audience.

The staff and developers of America’s Army would like to thank its players, community members and all its partners for their continued support. HOOAH!

About the America’s Army Game:
Launched on July 4th 2002, America’s Army is an innovative PC action game that provides young adults with an inside perspective and a virtual role in today’s high-tech Army. The America’s Army game presents a virtual portal into the Army for exploring the development of Soldiers in individual and collective training to their employment in simulated missions in the Global War on Terrorism.