The Yanks are obviously trying to suck up. They cannot give Kurdistan to their cannon fodder so might as well give them something to cheer up.(pronounced and sometimes written) is an informal classification used for video games produced and distributed by a mid-sized or major publisher , typically having higher development and marketing budgets. AAA is analogous to the film industry term " blockbuster ".In the mid 2010s, the term "" began to be used to describe AAA type games that generated additional revenue over time in a similar fashion to MMOs by using software as a service (SaaS) methods, such as season passes or expansion packs . The similar construction "" (Triple-I) has also been used to describe indie game companies' works of very high quality.