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History Channel takes up Brothers in Arms

By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpotPosted Dec 1, 2005 5:06 pm PT

Two-hour documentary on the 101st Airborne, 502nd Parachute Infantry to use Gearbox game footage to depict the group's invasion of Normandy.

Gearbox Software's Brothers in Arms has been putting game players in the first moments of the D-Day invasion of Normandy since March, but it's about to start doing the same for people who've never touched a controller in their lives.

Gearbox, Brothers in Arms publisher Ubisoft, and The History Channel today announced a two-hour special, creatively titled Brothers in Arms, that will use footage from the game to tell the story of the 101st Airborne, 502nd Parachute Infantry from June 6, 1944, and the D-Day invasion of Normandy through June 13, 1944. The in-game footage will supplement firsthand accounts, commentary from historians, photos, and archival footage, all presented by host Ron Livingston (Office Space, Band of Brothers).

Brothers in Arms will premiere on The History Channel on Sunday, December 18 at 8 p.m. EST/PST.

This is not the first time The History Channel has used a game to get its point across to an audience. Eschewing the crude maps and fake footage employed for most military re-creations on television, 2004's Decisive Battles used the Rome: Total War engine to generate entire armies from the Greek and Roman empires. The armies were pitted against one another in scripted battles that depicted nuanced tactics for the audience.

36 Comments

  • net198

    Posted Jul 23, 2008 4:26 pm PT

    This game gonna be a legend

  • electro_14

    Posted Jun 22, 2006 8:17 am PT

    actually brothers in arms is a game about world war 2 but band of brothers is series of episodes about a company fightnig in world war 2 but i like brothers in arms better.

  • conkersbat

    Posted Dec 5, 2005 7:30 pm PT

    Cool. They should have a special on the history of gangsters with San Andreas.

  • LordOfMidnight

    Posted Dec 5, 2005 11:16 am PT

    Pretty sweet! The History Channel rocks and thier use of modern technology shows that they are in the loop! Rock on!

  • jpp67

    Posted Dec 3, 2005 5:52 pm PT

    cool

  • smokey_77

    Posted Dec 2, 2005 11:37 pm PT

    puppy0 ever heard of VCR or HDD recorder it sounds good to watch

  • DeathStar17

    Posted Dec 2, 2005 1:17 pm PT

    I love the history channel.

  • drangel_jam

    Posted Dec 2, 2005 12:47 pm PT

    Awesome! Now those who find history boring have nomore excuses right!?

  • Yu_Poozuki

    Posted Dec 2, 2005 10:52 am PT

    Decisive Battles was great, I can't wait for Brothers in Arms.

  • Col_Kilgore

    Posted Dec 2, 2005 10:12 am PT

    Nothing can be better than Band of Brothers. NOTHING!!!!

  • ArmoredAshes

    Posted Dec 2, 2005 9:58 am PT

    And they try and say that video gamesarent educational...stupid politicians...maybe this will also help sway whats going on with the whole bill liberman and clinton are trying to pass

  • Cyber-Head

    Posted Dec 2, 2005 7:45 am PT

    to gmoney! dont forget god bless all the other countries who help'd.

  • Rigon

    Posted Dec 2, 2005 7:37 am PT

    "Brothers in Arms" is a seperate special presentation altogether, wholly different from "Band of Brothers" (which is a 10-episode series from HBO, which I've seen all of, and which is hardcore.)

    Oh, and Puppy0, you're a douche-bag. That is all.

  • BigC43

    Posted Dec 2, 2005 7:25 am PT

    Brothers In Arms looks like a great game and the fact that it is used on the History Channel would make my parents more likely to let e get it!

  • NeoJedi

    Posted Dec 2, 2005 5:57 am PT

    Very good, great work by the History Channel and Ubi. Gonna check that out.

  • amogley

    Posted Dec 2, 2005 3:48 am PT

    I think it will be interesting to compare the real-life history and the virtual history presented in BIA.

    I really enjoyed BIA and I thought it was very underrated. Good to see it getting some recognition outside the gaming world too.

  • nemes1s3000

    Posted Dec 2, 2005 2:11 am PT

    It'll pretty much be like Band of Brothers, but a little better.

  • macmaster1

    Posted Dec 1, 2005 8:40 pm PT

    This is good news,people are finding new ways to use video games. Using games to educate people about our history is an excellent idea and i hope to see more of it.

  • NeleNel

    Posted Dec 1, 2005 8:37 pm PT

    Err... Isn't the special called Brothers in Arms? It definately says it's called Band of Brothers. And i'm pretty sure HBO took care of that already.

  • dinodude64

    Posted Dec 1, 2005 8:22 pm PT

    cant wait to c this i dont know if you guys ahve seem decisive battles but the history channle used the game engine perfectly to depict the battles and after watching a couple episodes i went out and ended up buying the game which turned out to be better than the show

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