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Microsoft, USO Links Troops Worldwide Via Xbox

Posted by simoniker on from the fragging-the-family dept.

Thanks to Reuters for their story reporting on Microsoft and the U.S. armed forces' plans to expand a program bringing Xbox Live to troops overseas. There's a press release on the USO site with more details, including a U.S. Air Force lieutenant's comments: "Xbox Live allows me to play my favorite games with friends and family as though I am sitting on the couch right next to them back home in Garden Grove, Calif. We share stories, laugh and poke fun at each other in real time as we play." We previously covered a pilot scheme using the U.S. Air Forces in Europe, and a spokesman "...said the program was such a success it will be expanded to nearly every Air Force base around the world."

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  1. Imaginary Events by illuminata · · Score: 5, Funny

    Microsoft Rep: Hey guys! We've got you some games and XBox Live accounts!

    Troops: (Cheering)

    Troop #1: So, buddy, what games do you have for us?

    Microsoft Rep: How about some Conflict: Desert Storm II - Back to Baghdad.

    Troop #1: Uh...

    Troop #2: Anything else?

    Microsoft Rep: Ghost Recon?

    Troops: (Silence)

    Microsoft Rep: Ghost Recon... Island Thunder? Rainbow Six 3? Counter Strike?

    Troop #3: How about ESPN NFL Football?

    Troop #4: Or Midnight Club II?

    Troop #5: Or Dance Dance Revolution ULTRAMIX? Come on!

    Troops: (Raise eyebrow at Troop #5)

    Troop #1: Hey, what kind of fucking joke is this?

    Microsoft Rep: Oh shit...

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  2. Re:Not to troll but... by Smidge204 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not only are they great entertainment that excesizes their training and teamwork, but when they're on the move it can double as body armor!

    =Smidge=