Today is Veterans Day in the United States, but everywhere else it’s called Remembrance Day: the anniversary of the armistice that marked the end of the First World War. And this year is the centenary - the one hundredth anniversary of the guns of “The Great War” finally going quiet. Videogames have always borrowed martial themes and used them for fun, so it can be awkward when war-themed games attempt to be solemn about their subject matter. But here are a few gestures games have made to mark the 100-year anniversary of the armistice this year. The developers of Verdun and its forthcoming standalone expansion Tannenberg have collected 100 stories of people who died in World War I and posted them to the games’ Facebook page, along with portraits. Many of these are soldiers, but others are writers, clerics, footballers, and teachers. You can check out the gallery here. The studio has also created a Facebook frame, if you’d like to add a red poppy to your profile photo. A group of Verdun players also organized a memorial event at the exact time of the 100-year anniversary. At 11 minutes before 11:00 CET, players gathered to observe a solemn in-game silence. NCOs fired a barrage of mortars, and others saluted with rifle volleys. No combat was allowed during the event.
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