Private Military Contractors (PMCs), which many would say are the 21st Century's term for mercenaries, rose to prominence during the War On Terror in the Aught years. They were in the spotlight during the first decade when the most famous of them all, Blackwater, was involved in many controversies that even led to its founder's moving to the Middle East to avoid scrutiny by the Western Media. Many books and stories were written about the PMCs, which is made up of some of highly-trained military professionals in the world who left the service for better pay.

It's not uncommon to find a former special operations soldier to be in a PMC. But the controversies of the early years of the Century made them lay low and out of the limelight, some expanding their services to less controversial industries in order to maintain growth.

Before the Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Reveal Trailer was released, Call of Duty released a video a day earlier which is their collaboration with VICE which paves the way for the story in the latest title in the Call of Duty franchise. "Superpower For Hire" is a short documentary about the PMCs and their growth. Rather than enlightening us on the benefits of privatizing war, the documentary just produced many questions.

As one contractor in the documentary states as a matter of fact, "Anybody who is any good in the Army, isn't in the Army anymore." Whilst militaries worldwide spend much on training and doctrines that highly trained soldiers adhere to, there is still the issue of low pay, and thus such training will benefit companies and individuals who can provide higher pay and perhaps, lesser government oversight.

Indeed, it is surprising that whilst not much is known in the world of PMCs, their growth is still astonishing as proven by another controversial security services company, G4S, which is the third largest employer in the world. Some many not know about the company, but G4S is very much ubiquitous in the United Kingdom. However, the company's reputation in the UK is in tatters due to blunders in recent years such as failing to provide the security requirements for the 2012 London Summer Olympics, and reports of death, abuses and poor services at immigration detention centres outsourced to them. Even in Australia it had to turn over services to a rival due to human rights scandals at an immigration detention facility.

The documentary poses the ultimate question, "With advanced weaponry, highly trained soldiers, billions of dollars at their disposal, and few regulations. What happens if they stop taking orders and start taking over."

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare tries to show us some possible scenarios if that happens in 2045. For governments and their citizens, perhaps they would look at existing regulations and laws if these are adequate enough to prevent such situation from taking place.