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Now Six Days in Fallujah is back, with Highwire Games as its new developer, Victura as its new publisher, and brand-new technology and direction to try and valorize a battle that its creators feel hasn’t gotten due attention (despite numerous books, documentaries, Fox News recreations, and even an opera that all center the perspectives of U.S. Marines). Its return has not been warmly welcomed by everyone in the video game community. IGN’s Rebekah Valentine spoke with Arab and Iraqi game d...

  Critics claim that Atomic Games, and now new publisher Victura, were always working closer to the U.S. Military than they let on; that the intention has been to encourage enlistment. Peter Tamte, founder of Atomic Games and Victura, is honest about their past creating games for the military, but denies claims the game is a recruitment tool, saying on the game’s FAQ: “The US government is not involved in making the game, nor are there any plans to use it for recruiting.”  Victura cou...

Mike Ergo, a Marine who served in Iraq during the second battle of Fallujah in 2004, discusses the original impetus behind the game "Six Days in Fallujah".

"After things exploded in 2009, I effectively left the industry in 2011... [But] I felt an obligation to those [Marines] who shared those stories with me. These are stories that a lot of people could benefit from hearing." Those are the words of Peter Tamte when asked why he is again pushing forward with the release of Six Days in Fallujah, the first-person shooter attempting to explore the events of the Second Battle of Fallujah during the Iraq War from the perspective of US forces who fought ...

And looks to offer "unique technologies and game mechanics." Six Days in Fallujah, a cancelled Iraq War first-person shooter (FPS), has been resurrected for a planned 2021 release. Original announced by Konami and developer Atomic Games back in 2009, the project will now be developed by Highwire Games and published by Victura, a company established by Atomic Games’ former CEO, Peter Tamte. Halo developers including Creative Director Jaime Griesemer and Audio Director Marty O’Donnell — sa...

Six Days In Fallujah has resurfaced, and is heading to PC and consoles this year. Unfortunately, it has restarted the row over depicting controversial real life events in video games.

The once-cancelled project has been revived from the ground up in hopes of being less of a game and more of an educational tool regarding a war that should never have been.

Published 11 Feb, 2021 In 2009, developers Atomic Games and publishers Konami announced Six Days In Fallujah, a third-person shooter based on a real battle five years prior in the then-ongoing Iraq War. This proved controversial for several reasons, enough that Konami soon dropped the game and Atomic eventually scrapped it. Well, its coming back. Kinda. An "all-new" Six Days In Fallujah was announced today, now an FPS and being both made and published by different companie...

Six Days in Fallujah Reemerges a Decade Later for a 2021 Release on Consoles, PC Publisher Victura and developer Highwire Games today announced Six Days in Fallujah, resurrecting a project long thought dead. Originally announced in 2009 by developer Atomic Games, Six Days in Fallujah was a first-person tactical military shooter based on the true Second Battle for Fallujah in 2004. The title was abandoned by original publisher Konami following controversy over the subject matter. Now, the game i...

Iraq War mil-sim Six Days in Fallujah back in development after 11 years Six Days in Fallujah, a tactical military shooter based on events during the 2003-2011 Iraq War, is back in development after its cancellation amid controversy over 11 years ago. Publisher Victura announced, in a February 11 press release, that the game had returned to development at Highwire Games, under the leadership of former Halo and Destiny designers. It added the game would be developed in partnership with soldie...