The uniform was a Corps-unique player model provided by the game’s developers that is used to elevate our mission of engrossing our audience in, and amplifying the stories of, Foxhole’s unique war ecosystem. 

In Janurary of 2020, the Foxhole developers came to Geoffrey Jennings about a spare player model they had that was being unused. They entrusted him with the decision of how the uniform was to be distributed, and a PressCorps tally system was introduced internally. It was constructed in a way that could validate different creative outputs, was a reflection of what we’ve always done, and placed the requirements high enough to weed out those who were in it only for the uniform.

Everyone - including Geoffrey himself - had to start from square one, not being able to count previous work. Only a handful of PressCorps reporters had it.

The uniform was applied using a specific system in the game the developers were finding archaic and wanted to remove. They informed us of this ahead of time, and the uniform was removed in 2023.

No. It was purely aesthetic. The camera worn on the model's chest was part of the model and was not a separate, functioning asset. Any reporters that wore the uniform had the exact same gameplay capabilities as everyone else. If anything, we became a bigger target.

First, you would have needed to become a PressCorps reporter. Once part of the PressCorps, there was a minimum number of tangible works needed before being granted access to the uniform. See the document “Frontline Correspondent Uniform Requirements” for what those were.