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{{short description|American video game developer}}
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| company_name = Kuma Games
| company_logo = [[Image:Kumalogo.jpg|150px|Kuma Reality Games Logo]]
| name = Kuma Games
| logo = KumaTV Logo .png
| company_type = [[Video game developer]]
| type = [[Video game developer]]
| foundation = 2003
| foundation = 2002
| location = [[New York, New York]], [[United States|USA]]
| industry = [[Computer and video game industry]]
| location = [[New York, New York]], U.S.
| products = [[Video games]]
| industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]]
| homepage = [http://kumagames.com/ kumagames.com]
| homepage = {{URL|https://kumacommunity.net/}}
}}
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'''Kuma Games''' is a [[computer game developer|computer games developer]]. They specialize in developing free [[episodic games|episodic]] [[first person shooter]]s (FPS) since [[2004 in video gaming|2004]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Klaassen |first=Abbey |url=http://adage.com/article?article_id=119925 |title=Turning Video-Game Development Into TV-Size Chunks |publisher=Advertising Age |date=August 20, 2007 |accessdate=December 27, 2011}}</ref> The company has also created a number of [[machinima]] movies for their games, particularly [[Dinohunters|The Dinohunters]].<ref>Kuma Reality Games. (2004) Kuma\War. [PC], New York: Kuma Reality Games.</ref>


'''Kuma Games''' is an American [[video game developer]], specializing in developing free [[episodic games|episodic]] and [[first-person shooter]]s (FPS) since [[2004 in video gaming|2004]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Klaassen |first=Abbey |url=http://adage.com/article?article_id=119925 |title=Turning Video-Game Development Into TV-Size Chunks |publisher=Advertising Age |date=August 20, 2007 |accessdate=December 27, 2011}}</ref> The company has also created a number of [[machinima]] movies for their games, particularly ''The Dinohunters''.<ref>Kuma Reality Games. (2004) Kuma\War. [PC], New York: Kuma Reality Games.</ref>
Kuma Games; along with their original properties [[Kuma\War]] and [[Dinohunters]] also produces games based on other TV properties such as The History Channel's Dogfights and ShootOut! series,<ref>{{cite web|author=Andy Chalk |url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/72464-Kuma-Joins-With-History-Channel-For-Dogfights-Program |title=Kuma Joins With History Channel For Dogfights Program |publisher=Escapistmagazine.com |date= |accessdate=December 27, 2011}}</ref> as well as The Kill Point for Spike TV.<ref name="variety.com">{{cite news| url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117968861.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 | work=Variety | title=Spike ties videogame to series | first=Ben | last=Fritz | date=2007-07-19}}</ref>


Kuma Games has partnered with brands and networks throughout its history to re-imagine TV storytelling by integrating high quality, immersive video game experiences into TV entertainment.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kumagames.com/about.html |title=Kuma Games About |access-date=2017-09-27 |archive-date=2017-09-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910163850/http://www.kumagames.com/about.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> such as The History Channel's Dogfights and ShootOut! series,<ref>{{cite web|author=Andy Chalk |url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/72464-Kuma-Joins-With-History-Channel-For-Dogfights-Program |title=Kuma Joins With History Channel For Dogfights Program |publisher=Escapistmagazine.com |date= 5 June 2007|accessdate=December 27, 2011}}</ref> as well as The Kill Point for Spike TV.<ref name="variety.com">{{cite news| url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117968861.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 | work=Variety | title=Spike ties videogame to series | first=Ben | last=Fritz | date=2007-07-19}}</ref>
==Gamisodes==
Kuma Reality Games currently produces eleven major game titles. All are available to download for free. Kuma Reality Games ceased production of new episodes for Kuma War Classics, but the game is still available for free download. Despite recent controversy, all KUMA Games published have an [[Entertainment Software Rating Board|ESRB]] rating of T due to legal issues.


'''Kuma, LLC''' has its headquarters in [[Midtown Manhattan]], [[New York City]].<ref>"[http://www.kumagames.com/terms.html KUMA ONLINE SERVICE RULES AND DISCLAIMERS EULA]."</ref>


==KUMA\TV Gameisodes==
*'''[[Kuma\War]]''' This is the second version of Kuma\War, taking information from recent military operations, but this game is a first person and can be seen in third person (unlike Kuma War Classics). Kuma Games is known as UE9 ([[GSG 9 – Ihr Einsatz ist ihr Leben|Unidad Especial 9]]) in Latin America. In May 2011, KUMA released their final episode of KUMA\War: The Death of Osama bin Laden.<ref>{{cite news|title='War' is Over! 106 Missions Later, Gamers Take Down bin Laden in Final Episode of KUMA\WAR II|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/war-is-over-106-missions-later-gamers-take-down-bin-laden-in-final-episode-of-kumawar-ii-121402834.html|date=5/6/11}}</ref>


KUMA has embarked on revolutionizing the way people play games and watch TV with TV games. Players can use both their smartphones and smart TVs to play games.
*'''WWII\Vietnam''': WWII\Vietnam is a game that was produced in conjunction with [[History (TV channel)|The History Channel]] program [[Shootout!|ShootOut!]]. The episodic games for this title are based on the actual [[Shootout!|ShootOut!]] episodes that air on The History Channel. Some of the battles recreated include [[Battle of Iwo Jima|Iwo Jima]], [[Tet Offensive|The Tet Offensive]], [[Battle of the Bulge|The Battle of the Bulge]], and an episode on the Vietcong attacking of the US Embassy in [[Vietnam]].
* '''Space Epic Untitled''': Greenlit by the [[Steam (service)|Steam]] community, Space Epic Untitled is a new style of TV entertainment built on a game engine in which fans play, star in, and help create TV shows using their phone and smart TV devices together. The game is due out Fall 2017 for iOS and Android mobile devices, [[AppleTV]], [[Amazon Fire TV|AmazonFireTV]], and Steam for PC.
* '''Infinite Overdrive''': A fast-paced, combat racer filled with robotic hordes, boss fights and insane upgradable weapons.
*'''Evil Magic Finger''': Evil Magic Finger is an online card game that fuses elements of the classic game, “War”, with strategy, memory, chance and (evil) magic!
*'''Ice Road Truckers''': A free, infinite runner based on the [[History Channel|History Channel's]] TV show.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.history.com/ice-road-truckers-mobile-game|title = Ice Road Truckers Mobile Game}}</ref>


==Kuma Reality Gameisodes==
*'''WWII Experience''': WWII Experience is a game based on actual World War II missions. The missions cover land, sea, and air.
Kuma Reality Games produced free episodic PC game titles until 2013. While Kuma ceased production of the titles below, the games are still available for free download. Most of the games are built on [[Valve Corporation|Valve]]'s [[Source (game engine)|Source]] engine.


*'''[[Kuma\War]]''' The second version of Kuma\War Classics is a first and third-person shooter, taking information from military operations. Kuma Games is known as UE9 ([[GSG 9 – Ihr Einsatz ist ihr Leben|Unidad Especial 9]]) in Latin America. In 2011, KUMA released the last two episodes ofKUMA\War: The Death of Osama bin Laden.<ref>{{cite news|title='War' is Over! 106 Missions Later, Gamers Take Down bin Laden in Final Episode of KUMA\WAR II|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/war-is-over-106-missions-later-gamers-take-down-bin-laden-in-final-episode-of-kumawar-ii-121402834.html|date=May 6, 2011}}</ref> and The Fall of Sirte: Gaddafi's Last Stand<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kumagames.com/gaddafigame/ |title=FREE GAME - Kuma Presents - Fall of Sirte: Gaddafi's Last Stand |access-date=2017-09-27 |archive-date=2016-07-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713185235/http://www.kumagames.com/gaddafigame/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*'''I, Predator''': I, Predator is a survival game based on [[Discovery Communications|Discovery's]] TV channel [[Animal Planet]].The game has three playable episodes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ipredator.tv/ |title=Home |website=ipredator.tv}}</ref>
*'''[[Dogfights: The Game|Dogfights]]''': Dogfights is a game that was produced in conjunction with [[History (U.S. TV channel)|The History Channel]] program of the same name. The games for this title are based on the show's Season 2 [[World War II]] episodes.<ref>{{Cite news| url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/historys-dogfights-flies-online-kuma-137779 |title=History's 'Dogfights' flies online with Kuma game|author=John Gaudiosi|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date = June 4, 2007}}</ref>
*'''WWII\Vietnam''': WWII\Vietnam is a game that was produced in conjunction with [[History (U.S. TV channel)|The History Channel]] program [[Shootout!|ShootOut!]]. The episodic games for this title are based on the actual [[Shootout!|ShootOut!]] episodes that air on The History Channel. Some of the battles recreated include [[Battle of Iwo Jima|Iwo Jima]], [[Tet Offensive|The Tet Offensive]], [[Battle of the Bulge|The Battle of the Bulge]], and an episode on the Vietcong attacking of the US Embassy in [[Vietnam]].
*'''The DinoHunters''': The story of the Dinohunters is centered around a fictitious reality show on the Total Hunting Channel. The producers send a crew of washed up celebrities into the past to hunt dinosaurs for sport and big ratings. The crew consists of Australian stuntman and actor Roger Wallaby, country singer Harlan Davis, Brooklyn native Shaw Jefferson, and their sexpot producer Candace "Candy" Spencer.
*'''Mobsters''': Mobsters is a free [[episodic games|episodic]] [[first-person shooter]] based on [[The Biography Channel|The Biography Channel's]] program Mobsters. Each game episode mirrors events from each episode of the series; where police try to negotiate the safe release of hostages in a bank robbery gone awry.<ref name="variety.com"/> The game was formerly based on [[Spike (TV channel)|Spike TV's]] program [[The Kill Point]].
*'''WWII Experience''': WWII Experience is a game based on actual World War II missions. The missions cover land, sea, and air.
*'''National Blood Sport''': A football-style shooter taking place in Nazi-occupied America.
*'''National Blood Sport''': A football-style shooter taking place in Nazi-occupied America.
*'''Street Soccer''': Street Soccer is a third-person soccer game with melee combat & a wall-walking ability.
*'''[[Kuma\War|Kuma War Classics]]''': This game takes information and strategic data from recent [[military]] operations and attempts to recreate the war scenario as it happened. The missions for Kuma War Classics are missions 1-74. The missions after that are Kuma War missions. This game has come under much praise and criticism for the role it plays in reproducing recent battles. Kuma War now has an option to play in [[First person (video games)|first-person]], rather than the default third-person.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1956066 Kuma plays war games] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930200922/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1956066 |date=September 30, 2007 }}</ref>


==Other projects==
*'''[[The DinoHunters]]''': The story of the Dinohunters is centered around a fictitious reality show on the Total Hunting Channel. The producers send a crew of washed up celebrities into the past to hunt dinosaurs for sport and big ratings. The crew consists of Australian stuntman and actor Roger Wallaby, country singer Harlan Davis, Brooklyn native Shaw Jefferson, and their sexpot producer Candace "Candy" Spencer.

*'''Mobsters''': Mobsters is a free [[episodic games|episodic]] [[first person shooter]] based on [[The Biography Channel|The Biography Channel's]] program Mobsters. Each game episode mirrors events from each episode of the series; where police try to negotiate the safe release of hostages in a bank robbery gone awry.<ref name="variety.com"/> The game was formerly based on [[Spike (TV channel)|Spike TV's]] program [[The Kill Point]].

*'''[[Dogfights: The Game|Dogfights]]''': Dogfights is a game that was produced in conjunction with [[The History Channel]] program of the same name. The games for this title are based on the show's Season 2 [[World War II]] episodes.<ref>[http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=Minisite_Generic&content_type_id=54949&display_order=5&mini_id=51833 Dogfights The Game - The History Channel]{{dead link|date=December 2011}}</ref>

*'''Street Soccer''': Street Soccer is a third-person soccer game. It is Kuma's only non-shooter, but it does have melee combat & a wall-walking ability.

*'''I,Predator''': I,Predator is a survival game based on [[Discovery Communications|Discovery's]] TV channel [[Animal Planet]].

*'''[[Kuma\War|Kuma War Classics]]''': This game takes information and strategic data from recent [[military]] operations and attempts to recreate the war scenario as it happened. The missions for Kuma War Classics are missions 1-74. The missions after that are Kuma War missions. This game has come under much praise and criticism for the role it plays in reproducing recent battles. Kuma War now has an option to play in [[First person (video games)|first-person]], rather than the default third-person.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1956066 Kuma plays war games]{{dead link|date=December 2011}}</ref>

*'''Wahdat al Nimr (The Tiger Unit)''' : The second series released for the Middle Eastern [[gamer]], Wahdat al Nimr is a multiplayer, [[First-person shooter|FPS]] set in the [[Middle East]] and [[North Africa]]. Players will join the "Tiger Unit" to take down [[corruption]].

*'''Sibak Al Fursan (Race of the Horsemen)''' : The latest in KUMA's episodic game titles is a 3D racing game set in and made for the Middle Eastern Gamer. [[Sibak Al Fursan (Race of the Horsemen)|Sibak Al Fursan]] is available in Arabic, English, Persian and Urdu. United States and Latin American release due out Summer of 2011.

==Other Projects==
*'''ScatterRadio''': a user generated radio app.
*'''Free Energy Game''': An informative and fun approach to energy management, created by [[Stanford University]], KUMA Games, and Seriosity
*'''Free Energy Game''': An informative and fun approach to energy management, created by [[Stanford University]], KUMA Games, and Seriosity

==Alleged CIA - DARPA contact==
In December 18, 2011, an alleged [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] agent being held in [[Tehran]] said in a report that he has worked for Kuma as a CIA operative.<ref>{{cite web|last=Burleigh |first=Marc |url=http://news.yahoo.com/iran-tv-shows-cia-spy-speaking-alleged-mission-180319430.html |title=Iran TV shows 'CIA spy' speaking of alleged mission |publisher=AFP |date=December 18, 2011 |accessdate=December 27, 2011}}</ref> The report which was aired by Iranian state TV alleged that Kuma acts as a cover-up machine for CIA media war operations and has links with [[DARPA]].

The channel named the alleged agent as [[Amir Mirza Hekmati]] and said he joined the US Army and was employed by the Army’s intelligence section in 2001 and had a decade of intelligence training. The report said Hekmati was sent to the US-run [[Bagram Airfield|Bagram Air Base]] in [[Afghanistan]] and given access to classified US intelligence before flying to Tehran to try to entice the Iranians with it and establish his value to them.

Television report said Hekmati had worked for the US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) between 2005 and 2007.

“After DARPA, I was recruited by Kuma Games Company, a computer games company which received money from CIA to design and make special films and computer games to change the public opinion’s mindset in the Middle East and distribute them among Middle East residents free of charge. The goal of Kuma Games was to convince the people of the world and Iraq that what the US does in Iraq and other countries is good and acceptable,” <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tehrantimes.com/politics/93662-transcript-confessions-of-the-arrested-cia-spy-aired-on-iranian-tv |title=Transcript - Confessions of the arrested CIA spy aired on Iranian TV |publisher=Tehran Times |date=December 18, 2011 |accessdate=December 27, 2011}}</ref> Hekmati alleged in the report.

According to an interview on December 20, 2011 with ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', Hekmati's father states that he was not a CIA spy as authorities in the country claim and was visiting relatives when he was detained.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/8967271/Father-of-captured-US-spy-says-his-son-never-worked-for-the-CIA.html |title=Father of captured 'US spy' says his son never worked for the CIA |publisher=The Telegraph |date=December 20, 2011 |accessdate=December 27, 2011}}</ref>

KUMA officials told [[Kotaku]] in 2006 that the company has done contract work for the U.S. government, designing gaming technology to help train the armed forces, but it has primarily presented itself as a gaming company that caters to civilians.<ref>{{cite web|last=Totilo |first=Stephen |url=http://kotaku.com/kuma-war/ |title=Alleged Iranian Spy ‘Confesses’ that U.S. Video Game Company is CIA Propaganda Tool |publisher=Kotaku |date=December 19, 2011 |accessdate=December 27, 2011}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==Notes==
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==External links==
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*[http://kumagames.com/ Official Kuma Games website]
*[http://kumagames.com/ Official Kuma Games website]
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Kuma Games
Company typeVideo game developer
IndustryVideo games
Founded2002
HeadquartersNew York, New York, U.S.
Websitekumacommunity.net

Kuma Games is an American video game developer, specializing in developing free episodic and first-person shooters (FPS) since 2004.[1] The company has also created a number of machinima movies for their games, particularly The Dinohunters.[2]

Kuma Games has partnered with brands and networks throughout its history to re-imagine TV storytelling by integrating high quality, immersive video game experiences into TV entertainment.[3] such as The History Channel's Dogfights and ShootOut! series,[4] as well as The Kill Point for Spike TV.[5]

Kuma, LLC has its headquarters in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.[6]

KUMA\TV Gameisodes

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KUMA has embarked on revolutionizing the way people play games and watch TV with TV games. Players can use both their smartphones and smart TVs to play games.

  • Space Epic Untitled: Greenlit by the Steam community, Space Epic Untitled is a new style of TV entertainment built on a game engine in which fans play, star in, and help create TV shows using their phone and smart TV devices together. The game is due out Fall 2017 for iOS and Android mobile devices, AppleTV, AmazonFireTV, and Steam for PC.
  • Infinite Overdrive: A fast-paced, combat racer filled with robotic hordes, boss fights and insane upgradable weapons.
  • Evil Magic Finger: Evil Magic Finger is an online card game that fuses elements of the classic game, “War”, with strategy, memory, chance and (evil) magic!
  • Ice Road Truckers: A free, infinite runner based on the History Channel's TV show.[7]

Kuma Reality Gameisodes

[edit]

Kuma Reality Games produced free episodic PC game titles until 2013. While Kuma ceased production of the titles below, the games are still available for free download. Most of the games are built on Valve's Source engine.

  • Kuma\War The second version of Kuma\War Classics is a first and third-person shooter, taking information from military operations. Kuma Games is known as UE9 (Unidad Especial 9) in Latin America. In 2011, KUMA released the last two episodes ofKUMA\War: The Death of Osama bin Laden.[8] and The Fall of Sirte: Gaddafi's Last Stand[9]
  • I, Predator: I, Predator is a survival game based on Discovery's TV channel Animal Planet.The game has three playable episodes.[10]
  • Dogfights: Dogfights is a game that was produced in conjunction with The History Channel program of the same name. The games for this title are based on the show's Season 2 World War II episodes.[11]
  • WWII\Vietnam: WWII\Vietnam is a game that was produced in conjunction with The History Channel program ShootOut!. The episodic games for this title are based on the actual ShootOut! episodes that air on The History Channel. Some of the battles recreated include Iwo Jima, The Tet Offensive, The Battle of the Bulge, and an episode on the Vietcong attacking of the US Embassy in Vietnam.
  • The DinoHunters: The story of the Dinohunters is centered around a fictitious reality show on the Total Hunting Channel. The producers send a crew of washed up celebrities into the past to hunt dinosaurs for sport and big ratings. The crew consists of Australian stuntman and actor Roger Wallaby, country singer Harlan Davis, Brooklyn native Shaw Jefferson, and their sexpot producer Candace "Candy" Spencer.
  • Mobsters: Mobsters is a free episodic first-person shooter based on The Biography Channel's program Mobsters. Each game episode mirrors events from each episode of the series; where police try to negotiate the safe release of hostages in a bank robbery gone awry.[5] The game was formerly based on Spike TV's program The Kill Point.
  • WWII Experience: WWII Experience is a game based on actual World War II missions. The missions cover land, sea, and air.
  • National Blood Sport: A football-style shooter taking place in Nazi-occupied America.
  • Street Soccer: Street Soccer is a third-person soccer game with melee combat & a wall-walking ability.
  • Kuma War Classics: This game takes information and strategic data from recent military operations and attempts to recreate the war scenario as it happened. The missions for Kuma War Classics are missions 1-74. The missions after that are Kuma War missions. This game has come under much praise and criticism for the role it plays in reproducing recent battles. Kuma War now has an option to play in first-person, rather than the default third-person.[12]

Other projects

[edit]
  • Free Energy Game: An informative and fun approach to energy management, created by Stanford University, KUMA Games, and Seriosity

See also

[edit]

Notes

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  1. ^ Klaassen, Abbey (August 20, 2007). "Turning Video-Game Development Into TV-Size Chunks". Advertising Age. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
  2. ^ Kuma Reality Games. (2004) Kuma\War. [PC], New York: Kuma Reality Games.
  3. ^ "Kuma Games About". Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  4. ^ Andy Chalk (5 June 2007). "Kuma Joins With History Channel For Dogfights Program". Escapistmagazine.com. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
  5. ^ a b Fritz, Ben (2007-07-19). "Spike ties videogame to series". Variety.
  6. ^ "KUMA ONLINE SERVICE RULES AND DISCLAIMERS EULA."
  7. ^ "Ice Road Truckers Mobile Game".
  8. ^ "'War' is Over! 106 Missions Later, Gamers Take Down bin Laden in Final Episode of KUMA\WAR II". May 6, 2011.
  9. ^ "FREE GAME - Kuma Presents - Fall of Sirte: Gaddafi's Last Stand". Archived from the original on 2016-07-13. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  10. ^ "Home". ipredator.tv.
  11. ^ John Gaudiosi (June 4, 2007). "History's 'Dogfights' flies online with Kuma game". The Hollywood Reporter.
  12. ^ Kuma plays war games Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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