America’s Army Surpasses 8 Million Registered Users
Westlake Village, CA, January 25, 2007 --(PR.com)-- Pragmatic Solutions, Inc. announced today that America’s Army® has surpassed the 8 million mark for registered users. Since debuting in July 2002, America’s Army has become an international success with registered players coming from over 60 different countries. Since 2002, those registered players have logged over 3 billion player rounds, nearly 200 million player hours on Honor servers.
Pragmatic Solutions is proud of its continued association with America’s Army, especially through the Honor program (www.aahonor.com). Honor points form the basis of America’s Army’s unique scoring and rewards system. It is modeled after the Army values of Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless-Service, Honor, Integrity and Personal Courage. As a player progresses throughout the game, Honor levels increase or decrease based upon individual actions and performance. Players earn more Honor points for choosing to be a leader during the match (i.e. squad leader or team leader), successfully accomplishing the team’s goals or objectives, winning a mission, and avoiding ROE (Rules of Engagement) violations.
Pragmatic Solutions is also proud of its continued association with the providers that make up the Pragmatic Digital Distribution Network. Those providers were chosen for their commitment to America’s Army including their dedication to support and first-rate customer service.
The Preferred Providers and their Points of Presence (POP) locations are:
• Clan Solutions, LLC - Dallas, TX; Houston, TX
• DarkStar Communications - Dallas, TX; Chicago, IL; New York, NY; Washington, D.C.; Toronto; London; and coming soon, Los Angeles, CA; Seattle, WA; New Jersey; Michigan; Tampa, FL; Atlanta, GA; Virginia; Amsterdam; Vancouver B.C. and Montreal
• GameDaemons - Seattle, WA; San Jose, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Dallas, TX; Chicago, IL; Atlanta, GA; Washington D.C.; New York, NY; London, UK
• Gamehosters – Ashburn, VA, Los Angeles, CA
• Gameservers.com - NJ/NY; Dallas; Chicago; LA; Atlanta; Seattle; London; Amsterdam; Germany; St. Louis; Tampa; San Jose; and coming soon, Honolulu
• GoAmericasArmy.com - Ashburn, VA; Dallas, TX; San Jose, CA; London, UK; Amsterdam
• Hosters.at - Frankfurt, Germany; Salzburg, Austria
• InfraBasic – Korea
• MyInternetServices.com - Los Angeles, CA; Las Vegas, NV; Wantagh, NY; New York, NY; Dallas, TX; Ashburn, VA
• SeeMePlayMe - San Jose, CA; Dallas, TX; Atlanta, GA; Virginia; Ohio; Seattle, WA; London, UK; Shanghai, China
• Zoomby - Santiago, Chile
The Honor Providers and their Points of Presence (POP) locations are:
• Allfrag - Amsterdam, Netherlands; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; London, UK; New York; San Jose, CA; Seattle, WA; Washington (DC
• Art of War Central - Atlanta, GA; Dallas, TX; Mclean, VA; Los Angeles, CA; Seattle, WA; New York, NY; Chicago, IL
• Coldyne, Inc. - Dallas, TX; Frankfurt, Germany
• EGN Australia - Perth, Western Australia; Melbourne, Victoria
• FuturaHosters.com - Zürich, Switzerland
• GamesFarm - Naples, Italy
• MyGamingServers.com - San Jose, CA; New York, NY; Dallas, TX; Ashburn, VA
• Shooters.pl - Warsaw, Poland, and coming soon: Germany and Netherlands
• Speicherland.com - Frankfurt/M, Germany
Additional locations will be announced soon. Additional information on America’s Army can be found at www.americasarmy.com. Additional information on Honor and the Providers can be found at www.aahonor.com.
About Pragmatic Solutions, Inc.
Pragmatic Solutions is a partner in the America’s Army game project. By employing unique database-driven technology, they create innovative software to enhance online gaming potential. Their fully-scalable architecture manages all server-side aspects of a game, whether it is a single-player scenario or MMOG, a commercial or a serious game title. They provide tools to distribute games, ensure that gamers have access, and then manage and interpret extensive data collected during game play. The result is the ability to truly customize the game experience for players, including dynamic delivery of user-targeted content, in-game ad placement and more. Developers and their partners are better able to target specific audiences, resulting in enhanced game play, more accurate user data and higher profitability. Pragmatic’s Leverage™ Software Suite functions as the engine that maximizes creative potential and business opportunities. With Pragmatic managing the technical end of game play, developers and their partners are free to concentrate on the game itself.
To find out more about Pragmatic Solutions, Inc., visit www.pr-sol.com. To find out more about AAMBS Official Matchmaking site, visit www.aa-mbs.com. To find out more about the America’s Army Honor Program, visit www.aa-honor.com, to find out more about Mission Depot, visit www.aamissiondepot.com, and contact them today to learn more about the capabilities of the Leverage Software Suite, 818.575.9555.
About the America’s Army Game:
America's Army, the official U.S. Army game, is an innovative PC action game that provides civilians with an inside perspective and a virtual role in today’s modern Army. America’s Army provides players a virtual portal into the Army, ranging from exploring the development of Soldiers in individual and collective training to their employment in simulated missions in the Global War on Terrorism.
The first installment of the game, America’s Army: Operations, was released on July 4th 2002. The next chapter of the game, America’s Army: Special Forces, highlights the critical and specialized role of the Special Forces in the Global War on Terrorism. America’s Army: Special Forces builds upon the incredibly popular America’s Army: Operations game in terms of player progression, and expands gameplay from the original game to let players gain an inside view in the world of the Army’s elite Special Forces Soldier. More than 8 million registered users have played America’s Army for more than 200 million hours since its debut. On average, players complete more than 120,000 hours exploring the Army in America’s Army each day. The game is available as a free download at www.americasarmy.com or via DVDs distributed at recruiting and other Army events. America’s Army is rated T for Teen.
Contact:
Lori Mezoff
PR for America’s Army
Lori.mezoff@us.army.mil
301 879 9030
Stacy Kruse
Marketing Director
Pragmatic Solutions, Inc.
818-575-9931
stacy@pr-sol.com
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Pragmatic Solutions is proud of its continued association with America’s Army, especially through the Honor program (www.aahonor.com). Honor points form the basis of America’s Army’s unique scoring and rewards system. It is modeled after the Army values of Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless-Service, Honor, Integrity and Personal Courage. As a player progresses throughout the game, Honor levels increase or decrease based upon individual actions and performance. Players earn more Honor points for choosing to be a leader during the match (i.e. squad leader or team leader), successfully accomplishing the team’s goals or objectives, winning a mission, and avoiding ROE (Rules of Engagement) violations.
Pragmatic Solutions is also proud of its continued association with the providers that make up the Pragmatic Digital Distribution Network. Those providers were chosen for their commitment to America’s Army including their dedication to support and first-rate customer service.
The Preferred Providers and their Points of Presence (POP) locations are:
• Clan Solutions, LLC - Dallas, TX; Houston, TX
• DarkStar Communications - Dallas, TX; Chicago, IL; New York, NY; Washington, D.C.; Toronto; London; and coming soon, Los Angeles, CA; Seattle, WA; New Jersey; Michigan; Tampa, FL; Atlanta, GA; Virginia; Amsterdam; Vancouver B.C. and Montreal
• GameDaemons - Seattle, WA; San Jose, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Dallas, TX; Chicago, IL; Atlanta, GA; Washington D.C.; New York, NY; London, UK
• Gamehosters – Ashburn, VA, Los Angeles, CA
• Gameservers.com - NJ/NY; Dallas; Chicago; LA; Atlanta; Seattle; London; Amsterdam; Germany; St. Louis; Tampa; San Jose; and coming soon, Honolulu
• GoAmericasArmy.com - Ashburn, VA; Dallas, TX; San Jose, CA; London, UK; Amsterdam
• Hosters.at - Frankfurt, Germany; Salzburg, Austria
• InfraBasic – Korea
• MyInternetServices.com - Los Angeles, CA; Las Vegas, NV; Wantagh, NY; New York, NY; Dallas, TX; Ashburn, VA
• SeeMePlayMe - San Jose, CA; Dallas, TX; Atlanta, GA; Virginia; Ohio; Seattle, WA; London, UK; Shanghai, China
• Zoomby - Santiago, Chile
The Honor Providers and their Points of Presence (POP) locations are:
• Allfrag - Amsterdam, Netherlands; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; London, UK; New York; San Jose, CA; Seattle, WA; Washington (DC
• Art of War Central - Atlanta, GA; Dallas, TX; Mclean, VA; Los Angeles, CA; Seattle, WA; New York, NY; Chicago, IL
• Coldyne, Inc. - Dallas, TX; Frankfurt, Germany
• EGN Australia - Perth, Western Australia; Melbourne, Victoria
• FuturaHosters.com - Zürich, Switzerland
• GamesFarm - Naples, Italy
• MyGamingServers.com - San Jose, CA; New York, NY; Dallas, TX; Ashburn, VA
• Shooters.pl - Warsaw, Poland, and coming soon: Germany and Netherlands
• Speicherland.com - Frankfurt/M, Germany
Additional locations will be announced soon. Additional information on America’s Army can be found at www.americasarmy.com. Additional information on Honor and the Providers can be found at www.aahonor.com.
About Pragmatic Solutions, Inc.
Pragmatic Solutions is a partner in the America’s Army game project. By employing unique database-driven technology, they create innovative software to enhance online gaming potential. Their fully-scalable architecture manages all server-side aspects of a game, whether it is a single-player scenario or MMOG, a commercial or a serious game title. They provide tools to distribute games, ensure that gamers have access, and then manage and interpret extensive data collected during game play. The result is the ability to truly customize the game experience for players, including dynamic delivery of user-targeted content, in-game ad placement and more. Developers and their partners are better able to target specific audiences, resulting in enhanced game play, more accurate user data and higher profitability. Pragmatic’s Leverage™ Software Suite functions as the engine that maximizes creative potential and business opportunities. With Pragmatic managing the technical end of game play, developers and their partners are free to concentrate on the game itself.
To find out more about Pragmatic Solutions, Inc., visit www.pr-sol.com. To find out more about AAMBS Official Matchmaking site, visit www.aa-mbs.com. To find out more about the America’s Army Honor Program, visit www.aa-honor.com, to find out more about Mission Depot, visit www.aamissiondepot.com, and contact them today to learn more about the capabilities of the Leverage Software Suite, 818.575.9555.
About the America’s Army Game:
America's Army, the official U.S. Army game, is an innovative PC action game that provides civilians with an inside perspective and a virtual role in today’s modern Army. America’s Army provides players a virtual portal into the Army, ranging from exploring the development of Soldiers in individual and collective training to their employment in simulated missions in the Global War on Terrorism.
The first installment of the game, America’s Army: Operations, was released on July 4th 2002. The next chapter of the game, America’s Army: Special Forces, highlights the critical and specialized role of the Special Forces in the Global War on Terrorism. America’s Army: Special Forces builds upon the incredibly popular America’s Army: Operations game in terms of player progression, and expands gameplay from the original game to let players gain an inside view in the world of the Army’s elite Special Forces Soldier. More than 8 million registered users have played America’s Army for more than 200 million hours since its debut. On average, players complete more than 120,000 hours exploring the Army in America’s Army each day. The game is available as a free download at www.americasarmy.com or via DVDs distributed at recruiting and other Army events. America’s Army is rated T for Teen.
Contact:
Lori Mezoff
PR for America’s Army
Lori.mezoff@us.army.mil
301 879 9030
Stacy Kruse
Marketing Director
Pragmatic Solutions, Inc.
818-575-9931
stacy@pr-sol.com
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818-575-9931
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818-575-9931
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