Canada’s Department of National Defence has submitted a federal government tender request for 500 videogames.

Among the games requested, [URL=http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/892794--gears-of-war-call-of-duty-on-canadian-forces-hit-list]according to The Star[/URL], are 93 copies of Gears of War, 82 copies in total of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and 36 copies of Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock. All in all, it’s estimated that the total value of the games sought is around $25,000.

Capt. Sandra Bourne, a spokesperson for the Canadian Forces, said about the order, “It’s a strange one.”

Notably absent from the list—Medal of Honor, which Canadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay [URL=http://www.gamepolitics.com/2010/09/07/another-mod-criticizes-moh]criticized earlier this year[/URL].
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