Wednesday, October 3, 2012

MindGame Productions participates in the 3rd Annual Flagler County EMS Competition




Contact:                                                                   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
J. Brian Simmons
Executive Vice President
C: 863.606.8179
E: brian@mindgame-productions.com

MindGame Productions participates in the 3rd Annual Flagler County EMS Competition
October 6-7, 2012 at Flagler County Airport in Bunnell, Florida

MindGame Productions (“MGP”) is proud to announce that they have been invited to assist in Flagler County’s 5th Annual EMS Competition, hosted by Flagler County Local 4337.  MGP will be providing personnel to simulate a natural disaster and civil emergency, allowing competitors to operate in a more realistic environment.  This is also a valuable training opportunity for those emergency responders in the event of an actual natural disaster or civil emergency.

This competition is internationally renowned, and is one of the most challenging in the United States.  It is also the only competition of its kind in the country, which has lead emergency responders from around the world to participate in this event.

This is the third year of the 24-hour “rally,” which adds to the challenge that the responders will be facing, and further enhances the training value for a real-world environment.  The events will include scenarios that are “ripped from the headlines,” and will create some of the toughest conditions that emergency responders will have to face.

MGP provides personnel, consultation, and support to films and movies, along with hosting recreational military simulation events nationwide.

For more information, visit their website at www.mindgame-productions.com.
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Sunday, August 26, 2012

Twin Terrors, Sept. 15 at Wayne's World


Twin Terrors
September 15, 2012
Waynes World of Paintball
Ocala, FL

$35 Pre-Registration / $40 Onsite
Ages 16+

In 1955, Josef Mengele (the “Angel of Death" of Nazi Germany) purchased a 50% interest in a pharmaceutical company called Fadro Farms. Among those employed at Fadro was a young English research scientist by the name of Andrew Ericson.

The young scientist was enthralled to spend time with a man he considered to be brilliant like Dr. Mengele. Not that he approved of Mengele's methods, but the thought and concepts behind them truly piqued his interest. Through years of working side by side the two formed a close friendship--so close in fact that Andrew was given a research notebook to carry on the work after Josef became aware of a plot against his life, ultimately coming to fruition on February 7, 1979, when he "accidentally" drowned while swimming in the Atlantic Ocean.

After his time at Fadro Farms, Andrew Ericson went on to start his own company, Ericson Pharmaceuticals. The company was from its infancy heavily invested in cutting edge vaccinations and cures for now common diseases. They were also among the first to institute clinical trials of their drugs. Dr. Ericson was able to use his charisma and a promise for a cure to subject people to what amounted to his own personal experiments. Andrew remained in control of Ericson Pharmaceuticals until his only son, Eli, took the helm of the company in early 2009. Eli spent much of his childhood in the labs helping his father with the clinical trials and other experiments conducted by the company. It is believed that Andrew quietly retired back to Brazil, where he had met Mengele so many years ago.

Under Eli's direction, Ericson Pharmaceuticals was awarded several contracts by the United States for work with the military, specifically genetics and prosthetics. The company also began their own research projects on human genetic reengineering, with the stated goal of creating a soldier who would be near-impossible to kill, and with none of the emotional attachments of normal soldiers, thus giving them the ability to complete any mission assigned.

One of the loudest detractors of this research was Dr. Amy Hudson, who sat on the Board of Directors, but was not powerful enough alone to veto these things within the company. She tried several times, but was rebuffed at every turn. She finally took her plea to the United Nations and was able to to convince them that Ericson's research project, Engineered Organic Soldiers, was in fact just a cover story for Eli's own sadistic continuation of Mengele's atrocities. She detailed the use of combat casualties considered too far gone for normal medical treatment who would be told of "experimental treatments" that may or may not work. According to Dr. Hudson, these experiments included weaving experimental bulletproof fibers into the skin of the subjects as well as implanting enhanced targeting computers into their retinas, along with enhancements in the subjects' speed and dexterity.

Based on the story presented along with a few internal memos that Dr. Hudson provided, the UN asked Britain to send a small force of SAS to Ericson's facility, on a small, isolated private island to confirm the story. The SAS team met heavy resistance from Ericson's security force, and reinforcements with hazmat and anti-viral teams were sent in. None of the teams was heard from again. During the battle, satellites recorded an explosion at one of the barracks reported by Dr. Hudson to contain some of the EOS soldiers.

Uniforms 
ACU - Engineered Organic Soldiers -  (STAFF/ACTORS will fill these slots)
Black, Woodland, Tiger Stripe - Ericson Pharmaceuticals
Multicam, Desert MARPAT, and other tan-based patterns - UN Virual Incident Response Team - Multicam, Desert MARPAT, and other tan-based patterns 


Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Upcoming events in 2012


Here's a rundown of all the MGP events scheduled until the end of 2012. For more info about MGP events, check out the web site, facebook page, and follow us on twitter!





September 15, 2012


Twin Terrors


Waynes World of Paintball
Ocala, FL
$35 Pre-Registration / $40 Onsite
Ages 16+
Registration is open!


An international special operations team deploys to a private island owned by Ericson Pharmaceutical to put an end to a series of illegal experiments spun off of clandestine military research. More information to follow!


September 22, 2012


TacOps


CSENTRI Facility
Orlando, FL
$50 Pre-Registration Only
Ages 18+
Registration is open!


MGP’s TacOps series continues with some of the finest small-unit, CQB tactical action in Florida. Team communications, movement and prowess are challenged in tactical simulation missions in an 80,000 square foot facility. Due to the close quarter engagements, full face protection is mandatory and a red chemlight/ red LED / red flashlight required as a “dead light”. Kneepads, tactical lights and sidearms are strongly recommended as well. Please note that names are required for site security so online pre-registration is required.


October 13, 2012

Operation Shattered Union 2

G4S / ITI Training Facility
West Point, VA
$85 Pre-Registration / $100 Onsite
Ages 16+
Registration opening soon!
Event forum is open!


Seven years after the pandemic that ravaged the nation, state and local militias protect the population in the hollowed shells of towns and cities against warlords and rival states. Two years ago, the Virginian Commonwealth’s incursion into Maryland was repulsed at Upper Marlboro. As Virginia’s fortunes rise again, with an alliance with the Research Triangle Enclave, Maryland prepares a pre-emptive strike to disrupt the re-emergence of the Commonwealth as a power of reckoning. Meanwhile the confederation of bandit gangs known as the Miscreants emerge to feed upon the chaos and grab what resources they can. Operation Shattered Union 2 will be held at the G4S/ITI Training Facility located between Richmond and Williamsburg, just off of Interstate 64, adjacent to the Middle Peninsula Regional Airport. ITI’s facility encompasses an urban operations site, woods, off-road tracks, commercial airliner fuselage, shoothouse, junked car graveyards and more!


October 27, 2012


USMSC: The Pueblo Incident

CSENTRI Facility
Orlando, FL
$50 Pre-Registration Only
Ages 18+
Registration is open!


The United States Marine Space Corps and an Allied contingent respond to the capture of the USS Pueblo. In this unique, science fiction themed CSENTRI event, the Marines will breach the USS Pueblo and retake it from pirates in a series of challenging and interlocked missions. A TacOps event with USMSC flavor, expect some of the finest small-unit, CQB tactical action in Florida. Team communications, movement and prowess are challenged in tactical simulation missions in an 80,000 square foot facility. Due to the close quarter engagements, full face protection is mandatory and a red chemlight/ red LED / red flashlight required as a “dead light”. Kneepads, tactical lights and sidearms are strongly recommended as well. Please note that names are required for site security so online pre-registration is required.


November 10, 2012


Wasteland 4

Waynes World of Paintball
Ocala, FL
$40 Pre-Registration / $45 Onsite
Ages 16+
Registration is open!
Event forum is open!


Return to the wild and weird world of the Wastelands this November with the 4th installment of MGP’s successful series based on the FallOut computer games. A heavily player-driven scenario event with competing factions and lone wastelanders fighting for survival in a post-nuclear world… the game includes a number of unique dynamics. Players start the game with spring and gas weapons only, working to find relics and perform jobs to earn bottle-caps. The currency of the Wasteland, bottle-caps are used to “buy” automatic weapons, special game items and may also be used to hire other players as mercenaries or post bounties on offending rivals. A 24 hour event that ends on the morning of November 11!


December 8, 2012


TacOps


CSENTRI Facility
Orlando, FL
$50 Pre-Registration Only
Ages 18+
Registration is open!


MGP’s TacOps series continues with some of the finest small-unit, CQB tactical action in Florida. Team communications, movement and prowess are challenged in tactical simulation missions in an 80,000 square foot facility. Due to the close quarter engagements, full face protection is mandatory and a red chemlight/ red LED / red flashlight required as a “dead light”. Kneepads, tactical lights and sidearms are strongly recommended as well. Please note that names are required for site security so online pre-registration is required.


December 15, 2012


28 Months Later

Waynes World of Paintball
Ocala, FL
$40 Pre-Registration / $45 Onsite
Ages 16+
Registration is open!
Event forum is open!


Over two years have passed since the Rage Virus flashed into a global pandemic. Despite all efforts of containment, the Rage Virus spread like a wildfire. Unable to contend with the insane violence of the infected, government enclaves withdrew into their most secure shelters and facilities while small bands of survivors established their own secure encampments to defend what vestiges of mankind remained. Some of these facilities and encampments proved to be secure against the pandemic… others were not. It is now 28 months later. While the largest numbers of infected have starved out, the countryside remains a deadly no-mans land. Small enclaves of survivors struggle for food, fuel, ammunition and other supplies as resources dry up with no civilization to replace them. Some still seek a cure for the virus, others just to survive and be left alone, while others live as predators on their fellow survivors and take what they need by any means.

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Operation: Shattered Union II



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

J. Brian Simmons
C: 904.710.9962
E: brian@mindgame-productions.com

MindGame Productions presents, “Operation: Shattered Union II”
September 29, 2012 at the G4S International Training Institute in West Point, Virginia

MindGame Productions (“MGP”) and the DOW Airsoft Team proudly presents the second installment in the explosive Shattered Union series. Operation: Shattered Union II will be held at the G4S ITI Facility in West Point, Virginia, and is sponsored by Airsoft Extreme, Toy Soldier Sports, Tennessee Airsoft Shop, DarkThreads, and Big Boy Toys.

This facility is used by military and law enforcement agencies to train their personnel in real world safety and combat environments. This facility will safely provide MGP’s players with an immersive and realistic experience that they will never forget.

In addition to recreational events, MGP also provides real-world, immersive training support to military and law enforcement agencies, helping them train against a wide spectrum of threats that they may face, both at home and abroad. They also provide military and intelligence operational consultations, support, and personnel for movies and films.

Players interested in registering for this event can do so at the event page on MGP’s website, http://shatteredunion.mindgame-productions.com.

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Thursday, May 10, 2012

Rockabilly Zombie Weekend





FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
J. Brian Simmons
C: 904.710.9962
E: brian@mindgame-productions.com

MindGame Productions assists in new film, “Rockabilly Zombie Weekend”
May 9, 2012 at Orlando-Sanford International Airport in Sanford, Florida

MindGame Productions (“MGP”) proudly assisted with consulting the director and production team on military operations related to the film, as well as providing the personnel who composed the Special Forces and Army National Guard teams represented on screen.  The film is slated to be released internationally in September 2012.

In addition to movie/film production support, MGP also provides real-world, immersive training support to military and law enforcement agencies, helping them train against a wide spectrum of threats that they may face, both at home and abroad. They also host recreational military simulation events nationwide.

Their website can be found at www.mindgame-productions.com.

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Saturday, March 3, 2012

Amerika 2 Recap

Reposted from Game Industry News.


On Feb. 25, 2012, Mindgame Productions hosted a very successful airsoft milsim event at Waynes World of Paintball in Ocala, FL.



The scenario is based on "what if D-Day failed."
When the D-Day landing fell apart on the beaches of Normandy, the hope of Democracy died alongside tens of thousands of Allied troops. The success of the Third Reich's atomic weapons project halted the Red Army in the radioactive ruins of Poland. Operation SeaLion ground the British Empire beneath the heel of the Reich. The threat of German atomic bombers over Moscow brought Stalin to sign a ceasefire in 1945. German and Japanese troops landed on the east and west coasts of the United States in 1946, ripping through the broad heartlands with strategic atomic strikes that neutralized massed US resistance. Working feverishly, the Manhattan project was able to complete its work from new facilities in Calgary and the remnants of the United States and Canada detonated atomic weapons against German forces near Colorado Springs and Rapid City. By the time the cease-fire was signed in 1949, all that remained of the United States was a crippled handful of states in the Pacific North-West and east along the Canadian border to North Dakota.  
Over 60 years later, the citizens of chafe under the control of Berlin and the Amerikanisches Reichsgovernor. Crop failures and inability to meet industrial production quotas have increased the pressure from Berlin. Deadly force has quelled protests against the Reichsgovernor, until the embers of resistance flashed to open flame in the Reichstaat of Florida, rapidly spreading through other regions of the Amerikan Reich. The campaign has begun as the Alliance of Free America, Canada and Cuba join their regular troops with the freedom fighters of the underground resistance movement. The fight to liberate Amerika has begun! 

This game was the kick-off event for what will be a series of games held throughout Florida this year, in an ongoing campaign.
"Think of a game of RISK... in which many of the battles are fought on airsoft fields...Teams that have staked out their alliegence to the Amerikan Reich or the Resistance movement will see the results change the strategic map over time, as the two powers fight over Florida - one corner of the greater war underway for the liberation of Amerika." -Mac McLaughlin, Mindgame Productions
The campaign is set to conclude in Feb. 2013.

Check out the after-action reports on the forum here.

Players assembled for briefing (Photo: Shwell)
Keeping Score: Axis vs. Allies
The Spear of Destiny (Photo: Allyson Capecea) 
A "tank" (Photo: Chantal Jost)
Check out more photos from the event hereherehere, and here.

A nice recap of the event was posted in an article on Airsoft Squared, here.

Video, part 1 (by Shwell):


Video, part 2 (by Shwell):


For more information about Amerika and other MGP events, visit the Mindgame Productions web site.

Next TacOps: March 2012



TacOps (March 2012)
CSENTRI Training Facility
Orlando, FL
$50 per person / Pre-registration only
March 10, 2012

Register Here
Download Players Pack Here!

MGP is back again at the CSENTRI facility in Orlando, Florida for another round of intense Airsoft Close Quarter Battle! 80,000 square feet of rooms, hallways and stairs... numbers are limited to maximize tactical movement options for teams. The event is for participants 18+ and full face protection is required!

Teams will register by uniform and we will rotate the force mix throughout the day to allow a variety of opponents and a range of tactical situations. Games will include full-facility scenarios as well as sub-section games with several smaller engagements going on at once. We’ll include pistol/shotgun games and low-light scenarios as well, so be sure to bring a tactical light or night-vision.

Also plan for a round of "hunt the groom" with our fellow airsofter Doug Brittain's bachelor party gang on March 10!

Uniforms and Units
Black, Multi-Cam, Urban, Olive Drab, Woodland

Special Rules and Requirements
- A red chem.-light or red lens flashlight is a REQUIRED safety item in this facility as a red dead-rag alone is not always visible in the darkened hallways.

- Face protection is required. Rigid protection such as a paintball style mask, a mesh lower-face mask, chemical respirator covering the lower face below protective goggles are all recommended options. A balaclava or shemagh is acceptable as a soft cover alternative. Protect your teeth and face as this is a CLOSE QUARTER BATTLE situation.

- Please remember that ANSI rated, full-seal eye-protection is required! Eye-protection must have a foam or rubber gasket to create a seal against the face. Mesh is permitted only if prescription glasses or shooting glasses are worn beneath the mesh goggles. Mesh or shooting glasses alone are not sufficient.

- Standard MGP CQB rules are in effect regarding FPS limits, and safety protocol (ie 400fps with 0.2g)

- No smoke grenades allowed but Thunder-Bs, Tornado Grenades, TLSFX Grenades and GREGGS (Grenade Eggs) acceptable. Please use BBs in GREGGS... No rice or popcorn please to minimize potential of rodents.

- No High-Cap or Box mags except for approved SAWs. All other weapons must run mid or low-cap mags only!

- No sniper weapons are permitted due to close quarters of the facility.

- Pre-registration only as names must be turned into site security prior to the event. Players must be 18 years of age or older by March 10, 2012.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Kick off event to the Amerika Campaign this Saturday!


Last week for advance (discount) registration!

Amerika 
February 25th , 2012
Waynes World of Paintball, Ocala FL
$35 online pre-registration / $40 onsite registration

When the D-Day landing fell apart on the bombers over Moscow brought Stalin to sign a ceasefire in 1945. German and Japanese troops landed on the east and west coasts of the United States in 1946, ripping through the broad heartlands with strategic atomic strikes that neutralized massed US resistance. Working feverishly, the Manhattan project was able to complete its work from new facilities in Calgary and the remnants of the United States and Canada detonated atomic weapons against German forces near Colorado Springs and Rapid City. By the time the cease-fire was signed in 1949, all that remained of the United States was a crippled handful of states in the Pacific North-West and east along the Canadian border to North Dakota.

Over 60 years later, the citizens of chafe under the control of Berlin and the Amerikanisches Reichsgovernor. Crop failures and inability to meet industrial production quotas have increased the pressure from Berlin. Deadly force has quelled protests against the Reichsgovernor, until the embers of resistance flashed to open flame in the Reichstaat of Florida, rapidly spreading through other regions of the Amerikan Reich. The campaign has begun as the Alliance of Free America, Canada and Cuba join their regular troops with the freedom fighters of the underground resistance movement. The fight to liberate Amerika has begun!

UNIFORMS and Units
Free American Troops - Woodland
Free American Rangers - ACU
Canadian Forces - Urban Digital
Cuban Troops - Olive Drab
Resistance Fighters - Civilian Clothing

9th PanzerGrenadier Division - Flecktarn / Woodland MARPAT
1st Fallshirmjager Division - MultiCam
AfrikaCorps - Desert Patterns
Amerikan SS Division (Charles Lindbergh) - Black

USMSC at MegaCon 2012


We had a blast at MegaCon this year with the United States Marine Space Corps in Orlando, FL. Some of my favorite moments, captured here:
Mac briefing a group of players before they go into the simulation. 
USMSC group photo

NPCs

It's THAT guy

A team prepares to enter the simulation