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Activision/Infinity Ward Appropriates BCM/BPRE Promotional Imagery for Latest Call of Duty Release

Monday, September 23rd, 2019

Back in 2013, prior to the release of Call of Duty: Ghosts, a beta for the game featured a slightly-altered version of the Mil-Spec Monkey logo as an in-game player customization icon.

Needless to say, this was not an authorized use of that copyrighted material. And, it looks like Activision and Infinity Ward are at it again:

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This is a loading screen for the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.

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And this is promotional imagery for BCM and BPRE. Strikingly similar, aren’t they?

For the curious, this image was featured in promotional materials for BCM’s line of .300 Blackout carbines, among other uses.

Not to excuse the use of this imagery, but it’s worth mentioning that the new Modern Warfare is currently in a pre-release state, and it’s possible that this is being used as placeholder art until the game launches later this year. Still, you’d figure that a big corporation like Activision would be a bit more cautious when it comes to potential intellectual property violations for their multi-billion dollar franchise.

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Black Powder Red Earth Yemen Trailer

Thursday, August 22nd, 2019

Here’s a trailer for the Black Powder Red Earth Yemen graphic novel series. For those who are unfamiliar with the franchise, here’s the official synopsis for ‘Yemen’:

In the decade following the invasion of Iraq, Private Military Companies become the preferred instrument of foreign policy by Petro-Monarchies in the failed states of the Middle East. Staffed with former SOF combat veterans, Cold Harbor selects, trains and leads armies of local nationals in conventional and unconventional warfare operations. Combat actions conducted by the PMC are not considered acts of war. They are matters of foreign internal defense.

The books sold out on the official site only 5 minutes after this trailer dropped, so you’ll have to get yours through Amazon:

www.amazon.com/Black-Powder-Earth-Yemen-Book/dp/1979235074/

_Echelon Software Announces Three New Additions to the Black Powder Red Earth Series

Monday, October 8th, 2018

October 4, 2018 – New York, New York – _Echelon Software today announces three new additions to the Black Powder Red Earth® series.

First, is Echelon’s first step into miniature wargaming. Partnering with Spectre Miniatures, the _Echelon team has specced a chalk of Cold Harbor Assaulters for play in the Spectre Operations tabletop modern war game. These 28mm miniatures are based on Ember QRF teams depicted in Black Powder Red Earth Yemen and have been modeled to the exact specs of these assaulters. The anticipated release date of the set is Black Friday, 2018.

Steve May, of Spectre said, “We are very excited to be part of bringing BPRE into the world of tabletop gaming.” _Echelon could ask for no better partner than Spectre, who’s miniatures we’ve used in play since the brand launched in 2014.

Continuing with this thread, the _Echelon team is now designing a co-operative PVE board game focused on the application of small unit tactics in asymmetric urban warfare. With a campaign and rule system built from the ground up as an analog for small units working in non-permissive urban settings, the game is laser focused on creating opportunities for meaningful decisions employing cutting-edge weapons, set in real-world locations with real-world challenges as seen in the Black Powder Red Earth graphic novels and mini-series. Spectre will be developing the miniature component of the game as well as advising on creating a frictionless and natural game flow.

Finally, _Echelon has begun development of a Black Powder Red Earth animated mini-series. Conceived of as a 3 episode animated piece, series creator Jon Chang has been researching + developing the scenario since August 2017 with SME’s from US Army Special Operations. As with all BPRE projects, series creators work to insure the missions, tactics and equipment are all kept authentic and that the opponents tactics are accurately reflected.

Screen writing began with purpose in August 2018, with storyboarding set to begin in October in anticipation of a trip to Tokyo in January 2019 where the team will be selected to create this next endeavor. “As life long anime fans, dating back to series like Space Cruiser Yamato(StarBlazers), Macross, Akira, Gunbuster and Area 88 – it has been a dream to take the BPRE story from the page to the moving picture.”

Learn more and directly support these endeavors by supporting Black Powder Red Earth on patreon at www.patreon.com/blackpowderredearth

For more on Spectre Miniatures visit www.spectreminiatures.com or email info@spectreminiatures.com

For further information on these projects contact blackpowderredearth@echelon-software.com

Black Powder \\ Red Earth Launches New Website

Wednesday, October 12th, 2016

The new Black Powder \\ Red Earth™ Website has dropped. That means new hats and shirts are available.

They’ve got custom mesh/ripstop shooter’s ball caps in MultiCam Black and Tropic.

If T-shirts are your thing, look for the Special Projects Group logo on Grey, OD or Blood Red.

blackpowderredearth.com

Black Powder \\ Red Earth Goes Airborne Ranger

Tuesday, May 17th, 2016

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BPRE Head Honcho Jon Chang sent along this gif, a tribute to the classic 1987 game Airborne Ranger, developed by MicroProse for the PC and Commodore 64.

If you’re interested in picking up the BPRE graphic novels and related apparel, you can pick it up at www.blackpowderredearth.com.

Black Powder Red Earth – Limited Number Of Signed BPRE Sets

Thursday, December 3rd, 2015

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Echelon is offering a limited number of signed BPRE sets for $84 shipped in the US (overseas shipping is an option, but it’ll also be rough on the books). Josh Taylor, the series illustrator, signed 10 complete sets of the BPRE books (volumes 1-7). Each order ships with a free sticker set and another random goodie from the “sold out” bin, which is the the out of print BPRE patch stash that Echelon still maintains. With book 8 due in a few weeks, this collection makes for a timely gift.

If you’re interested, send an email to info@echelon-software.com to purchase and they’ll send you a PP invoice and ship USPS priority.

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Black Powder \\ Red Earth – Cold Harbor Warfighter Package

Wednesday, October 16th, 2013

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This is the Warfighter Package for fictional PMC Cold Harbor as seen in the ‘Black Powder \\ Red Earth’ series. How many of these items could you identify without clicking the link below?

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Weapons Of Black Powder Red Earth

Friday, August 30th, 2013

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If you’re looking for some good-ole’-fashioned gun (and gear) pr0n, then check out the Weapons of Black Powder Red Earth. Pictured here is the Cold Harbor (a PMC in the BPRE universe) DMR, built on the Springfield Armory M1A with a Vltor M1S Socom Modstock and CASV-14 rail. The DMR is also fitted with the Nightforce 3.5X15-50 NXS scope, Laser Devices Inc. DBAL A2, Aimpoint T1 on a LaRue Tactical Offset Mount, Blue Force Gear SOC-C sling, and a B5 Systems SOPMOD stock. An Arc’teryx Khard 40 and Cold Harbor DMRCR is placed on both sides of the DMR; the Cold Harbor DMRCR chest rig is built by Extreme Gear Labs Fan Club. Also pictured are Oakley Radar glasses and Outdoor Research Tactical-HSP Ghost Ring gloves.

Facebook – Weapons of Black Powder Red Earth

Black Powder Red Earth Volume 4 Available Now

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012

The plot of this epic graphic novel is simple, “Special operations contractors, backed by Saudi petrodollars, wage a war of ruthless intrigue and clandestine violence against Iranian proxies and agents in the post-Iraq state, Basran.” But in this final volume, the “Black Powder Red Earth” story culminates in a 4 hour capture-kill raid as the Cold Harbor raiders hunt down an Iranian HVT responsible for the IRGC WMD program

Volume 4 is available through www.amazon.com.

Fanboy note: Just doing my part to spread the word on this awesome graphic novel. Pick up a copy today!

This article was originally published on Soldier Systems Daily.

Black Powder \\ Red Earth T-Shirt

Tuesday, June 26th, 2012

Available from Haley Strategic Partners, LLC., this black t-shirt features imagery based on the ‘Black Powder \\ Red Earth property’ on the front of the shirt, back of the shirt, and left sleeve. Made from 100% cotton.

haleystrategic.com – Black Powder \\ Red Earth Tee

Black Powder Red Earth Prologue

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

Check out this video that details the events leading up to the story that the Black Powder Red Earth Facebook game takes place in.

Speaking of which, the ‘Black Powder Red Earth’ graphic novel is still readily available from Amazon and other retailers. Give it a look, it’s a pretty good read.

http://www.blackpowderredearth.com/