true <p><img src="http://gamervision.com/contributed/1226592092QxxWwQceTv.jpg"></img></p> <p>This is the time of year when a slew of new games (or sequels to once new games) hit store shelves. Developers and publishers hold back their biggest and bestest titles in the hopes of capturing a slice of the holiday market share. I find myself looking at this year's highly anticipated releases and realizing a fairly common thread: a lot of these games have the word "war" in their name. Like a whole lot. So it got me to thinking (always a dangerous proposition) about just how many games are on the market that have "war" in their name.</p> <p>It gets me to wondering what it says about us as a demographic, and us as a culture. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to advocate an end to war, nor will you find me in San Francisco with flowers in my hair. It just makes me wonder what it is about gaming that is so war-centric. I can't offer any solutions or even insight as to why this is the case, I am just sort of offering it up for discussion.</p> <p>Here's the list of the games I came up with right off the top of my head that fall into this category. Bear in mind, I'm only listing games with "war" in the title, not any of its synonyms (e.g. revolution, resistance, fight, etc.) I am also well aware that these are not all holiday '08 releases. It's just that this year got me thinking about it...</p> <p>Gears of <strong>War</strong> (1&amp;2)<br /> End<strong>war</strong><br /> Halo <strong>War</strong>s<br /> <strong>War</strong>craft (1-3)<br /> World of <strong>War</strong>craft<br /> <strong>War</strong>hammer<br /> Ghost Recon: Advanced <strong>War</strong>fighter (1&amp;2)<br /> Call of Duty 4: Modern <strong>War</strong>fare<br /> Call of Duty: World at <strong>War</strong><br /> God of <strong>War</strong> (1,2, and Chains of Olympus)<br /> Total <strong>War</strong> (series)<br /> History Channel: Civil <strong>War</strong><br /> Brothers in Arms: <strong>War</strong> Stories<br /> Frontlines: Fuel of <strong>War</strong><br /> Wings of <strong>War</strong><br /> Star <strong>War</strong>s (too many to list)<br /> Mushroom Men: Spore <strong>War</strong>s</p> <p>Again, I'm not trying to prove any point. I just thought it was interesting, and I was hoping to engage a conversation where we can all discuss why we're so seemingly war obsessed. What do you think? Which games did I miss?</p> <p>[<a href="http://www.americanrhetoric.com/images/patton.JPG">Img source</a>]</p> <p><strong>Related Articles:</strong></p> <p><a href="/gamer/00_19/blog/article/coming_to_a_shelf_near_you_neca_s_gears_of_war_lancer">Coming to a Shelf Near You: NECA's Gears of War Lancer</a></p> <p><a href="/gamer/sean/blog/article/gamervision_s_console_wars_giveaway1">Gamervision's Console Wars Giveaway</a></p> <p><a href="/gamer/coop/blog/article/those_were_the_days_i_killed_the_pope_s_">Those Were the Days: I Killed the Popes</a></p> blog 22 2008-11-13T11:11:15-05:00 6089 2008-12-13T05:39:05-05:00 2008-11-13T11:11:15-05:00 0.0 are_we_a_little_war_obsessed_1 published I Find Myself Wondering Lately... 18