Once again, Arma 3 gameplay is being passed around as real combat footage: 'It doesn't even look real!' one overexcited poster exclaims

Once again, Arma 3 gameplay is being passed around as real combat footage: ‘It doesn’t even look real!’ one overexcited poster exclaims | PC Gamer Skip to main content Open menu Close main menu PC Gamer THE GLOBAL AUTHORITY ON PC GAMES US Edition UK US Canada Australia Subscribe Sign in View Profile Sign out Search Search PC Gamer Games Hardware News Reviews Guides Video Forum More PC Gaming Show PC Gamer Clips Software Codes Coupons Movies & TV Magazine Newsletter Affiliate links Meet the team Community guidelines About PC Gamer PC Gamer Magazine SubscriptionWhy subscribe?Subscribe to the world’s #1 PC gaming magTry a single issue or save on a subscriptionIssues delivered straight to your door or device From$1Subscribe now Don’t miss these Gaming Industry An AI-generated review of Resident Evil Requiem written by a fake ‘iGaming and sports betting analyst’ briefly hit Metacritic FPS Dr Disrespect lies about Marathon partnership Third Person Shooter The latest Arc Raiders patch makes Rocketeers way more important Third Person Shooter Congrats, you played yourself, Arc Raiders’ machines aren’t actually learning: ‘That’s just the way we author them’ Action Desert Strike spiritual successor Cleared Hot’s next update brings better Steam Deck support and arcade missions, but I’m more excited about using my winch to slingshot missiles back at enemies: ‘I’ve been waiting months to work on this again’ FPS Marathon briefly censors ‘Arc Raiders’ in chat, just like Activision and EA did, and it was probably another accident because it was quickly and quietly fixed Gaming Monitors A redditor who found their exact gaming monitor in Resident Evil Requiem finds Reddit image of their monitor inside a monitor inside a monitor in Resident Evil Requiem and now my head hurts FPS The many-boxed roadmap represents everything I hate about shooters right now AI A human software engineer rejected an AI agent’s code change request, only for the AI agent to retaliate by publishing an ‘angry’ blog about him Third Person Shooter Helldivers 2’s siege of Cyberstan is the greatest galactic campaign the game has seen so far Third Person Shooter Remember Postal? 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From first-look trailers, interviews, reviews and explainers, we’ve got you covered. Signup + Once a month SFX Get sneak previews, exclusive competitions and details of special events each month! Signup + An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter You don’t have to stop me if you’ve heard this one before, because I know you have: As the US and Israel continue their bombing campaign of Iran, clips from videogames are being shared on social media as actual combat footage.The most recent example was posted on February 28 by TheUnHeard_One, a self-described MAGA account on X, which shared a video of two jets dropping bombs and dodging anti-aircraft fire over an unnamed city. “This is one of the most AMAZING videos I have ever seen,” they wrote. “It doesn’t even look real!”This is one of the most AMAZING videos I have ever seen. It doesn’t even look real! pic.twitter.com/X5hnHMYqWvFebruary 28, 2026There’s actually a good reason it doesn’t look real: Because it’s not real. The video was originally posted by a Chinese-language account that claimed it was footage of the US attack on Iran. Community notes attached to both the original post and the one embedded above state that it’s not a real F-15 attack, however, but footage from the videogame War Thunder. Related articles Foxhole, the war MMO with months-long battles fought by thousands of real players, is evolving once again with planes, bombers, and paratroopers ‘A classic fake reflection where it’s just the same room under a glass floor’: I no longer trust my senses after reading this gamedev thread breaking d