News: Kerry Swift Boat mission becomes the subject of a video game

Kuma Reality Games has developed a Vietnam War-based video game featuring a mission in which Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry took part in 35 years ago, reports the New York Times. The mission, part of a series called "Freedom's Heroes," follows the American soldiers whose boats were ambushed while on river patrol. Players have to follow the script based on the original mission, using period weapons to overcome the enemy.

More interesting than the details of the game itself was the description of Kuma's business strategy. The company, which focuses on military games, does not release pre-packaged multilevel games every few years, but rather operates a subscription service in which individual missions are released several times per month over the Internet (like "television episodes," notes the article). Users have to have high-speed Internet connections, Windows, and at least a 64 MB graphics card.

Another element of Kuma's strategy is the focus on famous people with military backgrounds. John Kerry is one timely example, and the company has already started modeling work on a mission detailing the capture of Osama Bin Laden, according to the New York Times.