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unusual facts about Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood



Aral Vorkosigan

On Komarr and elsewhere, it was assumed that he killed the officer in order to conceal the fact that he or the Emperor had ordered the massacre, however, resulting in his legendary reputation as "the Butcher of Komarr" and an enduring ill-will expressed in a revolt 10 years later, an assassination plot (Brothers in Arms), and an attempt by Komarrans to close Barrayar's wormhole Komarr).

Brighton, Missouri

Brighton, Missouri is revealed to be the boyhood home of Sergeant Matthew Baker, the fictional protagionist in the 2007 Ubisoft Xbox 360, PC and PlayStation 3 game, Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway.

Brothers in Arms: Art of War

Art of War is chiefly a top-down shooter, featuring 13 missions in 3 campaigns, including Operation Market Garden. The game also includes parachute missions, rail shooter plane, tank and boat missions, as well as a destructible environment.

Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway

Baker meets up with 1st Sgt. Mac Hassey, and after assisting some crashed gliders, links with the 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne, commanded by Col. Sink (voiced by Capt. Dale Dye, who also played Sink in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers).

Brothers in Arms: Hour of Heroes

The missions take place during three separate campaigns; Operation Overlord (Normandy), the Tunisia Campaign and the Battle of the Bulge (Ardennes).

Chuck Ainlay

Along with Knopfler and Bob Ludwig, in 2006 he collected the Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound Album for the surround production of the famous Dire Straits album Brothers in Arms.

David McGarry

In addition to voicing Hartsock, McGarry was formerly the Audio Director / Audio Producer of Gearbox Software (developers of the Brothers in Arms series), and he composed the original orchestral score for Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood.

NG-Gamer

NG-Gamer gained some international fame due to its lengthy interview with Randy Pitchford about Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway, an interview that was spread out over three articles.

Robert G. Cole

LTC Cole is one of the true-to-life characters in the 2005 Gearbox Software games Brothers In Arms: Road to Hill 30, Brothers In Arms: Earned in Blood and the 2008 game Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway.


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