Above is a trailer for a game called America 2049, which has appeared completely out of the blue and is planned for release next month. As you can see, the video has no information on what kind of game it is, but does lay out some of the setting's conflict, which appears to be between a despotic governing body and plucky resistance fighters. It also features a number of actors you may have seen on popular television shows such as Lost and 24. 

There are also a number of websites that have cropped up as part of a viral marketing campaign. The terrorist organization mentioned in the trailer, Divided We Fall, has a site. So does The Council on American Heritage, which sounds like a intelligence organization aimed at keeping a stranglehold on freedoms (they're hiring, if you're interested). Digging further paints a picture of a world kept docile through pharmaceuticals and monitored with embedded RFID chips. So, basically a nightmare scenario for conspiracy theorists.

Finally, an official site for the game has also appeared. As of right now, it only features a countdown clock but the wait isn't long. We'll almost certainly know more when that timer winds down on April 4th.

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CelicaCrazed

Wait, this isn't San Francisco Rush 2049. It's nothing alike!!

*sigh* I need that racer back in my life...

devinorange

This looks like an ad for a 90s FMV game.

I will be satisfied by nothing else!

Maurice Tan

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALT! HE'S MY SON!

lokhe

Graphics are amazing!!.....wait.

TriforceLightning

Civil War FPS confirmed.

Alasdair Duncan

Oh, I went and deleted a post that was just this trailer. Thought it was spam. Oh well, my bad.

ShadeOfLight

Well crap, got beaten to the Walt joke...

ShenMoo

i hate that this stuff is becommming more common, live action trailers for video games just seems so....insert word...i dunno, not lazy but it just doesnt do anything for me

Budogenkai

WAALT! THATS MAI BOI!

nanowerx

Hey, the black guy was the wheelchair guy in the show OZ on HBO! I have missed that man, he was a fine narrator.

and0

Ugh, I agree with the person who said it's like a 90s FMV game. That trailer was awful.

Stevil

@Ali: You've gone mad with power! Like that Albert Schweitzer guy!

Chyeah

Getting an RTS vibe from it, or thats wishful thinking taking over... Made me think of Red Alert and KKND for some reason

Alasdair Duncan

@Considah Dat A Divoorse!

What's strange is that I had an argument with a friend about live action trailers versus CGI trailers and now a bunch are popping up.

Max-

Seems this game is being made by Fuel Change with human rights group breakthrough.tv for PC.

From a Google Cache:
'Stay tuned for the launch of "America 2049", a groundbreaking human rights transmedia game featuring Margaret Cho, Harold Perrineau, Anthony Rapp and more. Presented by Breakthrough.tv and with high-profile artist partner by Fuel. '

Source: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:TzSRB5bboIUJ:fuelchange.net/services/campaign-management/girlsarenotforsale/+america+2049+fuel+change&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk&client=firefox-a&source=www.google.co.uk

Looks interesting in any case and The Escapist has said it's an RPG in their link of this trailer, as for if it's gonna be a game and not just a bunch of morals being thrown at you is yet to be seen.

bobdebicker

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAAAALLLLTTT!!

they TOOK....my SUUNN

DAVYDOCK

Titanic: Endgame 2049

KingSoup

Two Predictions:

1. The depicted future will be as unlikely as 'Homefront'

2. 'America 2049' will not receive 1/1000th of the 'that's impossible!'
hand-wringing that followed every 'Homefront' post.

Elsa

the thing that comes to mind is a new Command and Conquer game... they have a record of using big stars in live action sequences (loved Tim Curry!!), though I could be wrong... and probably am.

Spykron

@elsa
Yup, I was thinking that too. I'd be pretty pumped if it was a new C&C.

Soundofvictory

My guess, based on the fact that there are a LOT of actors and that this probably has a limited budget is that it is a sort of modern take on the FMV adventure game. Channel 4 sponsored some similar games recently with a dystopian future premise called The Curfew http://www.thecurfewgame.com/play-now.htm. And also some Sherlock Holmes esque murder mystery which is a tad older called Bow Street Runner http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/C/city-of-vice/game/bow-street-runner/game.html

falsenipple

April Fools

ElektroDragon

Let me guess... the despotic government will be right wing and the resistance fighters will be left wing "progressives"? Is this Bioshock Infinite all over again? Hopefully I'm wrong, and it will be the other way around. Freedom fighters taking down a socialist dictatorial regime in the US instead. Putting politics like this hidden in video games is tantamount to brainwashing propaganda on the youth. THAT IS BAD, no matter your affiliation.

falsenipple

The real enemy is high fructose corn syrup. You can quote on me on that.

Glenn Malinis

@ 0:22 Former President Taylor is now a news anchor...too bad.

Kilgore Trout

HAVE YOU SEEN MY SON?!

s0lesurviv0r

I'm getting a C&C:Red Alert vibe from this.

NoBodysGamer

This "game" is a liberal socialist propaganda tool, to promote unrestricted immigration from 3rd world countries.

Peber11

how do we know it's video game?

The Cast

And Alias...>_>

dagooh

This is a complete rip off of Year Zero (Nine Inch Nails) same style, same marketing scheme even.

http://yearzero.nin.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_Zero_(album)

The Amazing Shenazin

I'd rather see an America 3000 game

Luci Temple

I covered America 2049 for Argnet, so have a bit more information. It's an alternate reality game (ARG)- an immersive 12-week episodic experience that will play out across a new social network as well as using video, fictional websites, and real life locations across the U.S. Full article here http://www.argn.com/2011/03/a_little_taste_of_serennaide_from_america_2049/