Medal of Honor Megathread

[jefXfree]

Electronic Arts' reboot of the Medal of Honor series will be out this October, the publisher announced this morning.

The game, set in Afghanistan and with a realistic slant, will be out in the US on October 12. And Europe October 15.

Medal of Honor, the first game in the series to not take place between 1939-1945, looks set to fill a gap in the shooter market left vacant by Modern Warfare 2, when the latter tripped the light fantastic and became a Tom Clancy wet dream. It'll feature sand, terrorists being kicked out of windows, and beards. Magnificent beards.

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E3 Screens:

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Trailers:

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[DaMexiRican]

 

[bighorns]

The third video was badass!!

 

[elmo]

loved frontline and rising sun so cannot wait for this, a must buy for me. loved t series more than cod so if t onlines as good as cod i think my black ops may b gathering dust lol

 

[jefXfree]

See Medal of Honor's Multiplayer Objective Raid in Action

It's hardly surprising to see that Medal of Honor is getting its own take on Battlefield: Bad Company 2's Rush Mode given that Battlefield dev DICE is on multiplayer detail for the controversial game, which (shocker!) lets you play on the side of the Taliban.

Rush...ahem, I mean, Objective Raid sees each team attacking or defending a valuable target with the attackers trying to destroy said target while the defenders defend. Pretty obvious really. Personally, we welcome anything even slightly resembling Bad Company 2's Rush Mode, so we'll be rubbing our hands on anticipation for Objective Raid.

Medal of Honor is coming on October 15th, 2010.

 

[DaMexiRican]

Played this mode during the beta. It was definitely fun

 

[tony_roach]

EA: Medal of Honor must sell 3 million for sequel

Medal of Honor executive producer Greg Goodrich has revealed that the Afghanistan-based shooter will have to shift three million copies at retail if it’s to see any chance of a potential sequel.

Speaking during an interview with the New York Times, Goodrich conceded that if the upcoming series reboot doesn’t achieve the number, “I’m not going to be able to do another one.”

Elsewhere, the article reveals that the game originally carried the subtitle of Anaconda, which was named after a failed operation. However, Electronic Arts ultimately shelved the idea, as the publisher believed it would “hit a little too close to home,” and would have “put a sour taste in our brothers’ mouths.”

It also quotes a Medal of Honor designer stating that EA wants gamers to feel as though they are actually in Afghanistan, as opposed to being in a movie like Modern Call of Duty: Warfare.

Medal of Honor is scheduled for release on PS3 October 15.

Hmm 3 million??? I heard BFBC2 has sold over 5 million so wonder if slightly more than half of that will be doable for MOH.

As for me right now I'll rent it but not sure if I'll end up buying it.

 

[BlueCali]

Who is going to get this game? If it's just Mexi, then I'm going to lean against it, if 3 or more pick it up, then I'm in.

 

[bighorns]

Who is going to get this game? If it's just Mexi, then I'm going to lean against it, if 3 or more pick it up, then I'm in.

Day one for me!!

 

[BlueCali]

good my two favs to play with are getting it, anyone else, I have a $50 GC to gamestop i could use on this.

 

[DaMexiRican]

Day 1 for me also. And I'll be playing it for many months to come

 

[ROADKILL31]

Maybe later for me for the single player,though the mp was really boring

 

[BlueCali]

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[tony_roach]

good my two favs to play with are getting it, anyone else, I have a $50 GC to gamestop i could use on this.

But are you sure you're their favorite to play with?

 

[jefXfree]

Medal of Honor pre-orders set franchise record

Electronic Arts has revealed that its upcoming Medal of Honor reboot has achieved more pre-orders than any other title in the series’ history, with the game cementing itself as one of the company’s top “pre-selling” action games of all-time.

The shooter marks the franchise’s much anticipated transition from WWII-era combat to a more contemporary setting, with the action taking place in war-torn Afghanistan.

It’s also attracted a fair bit of controversy along the way; primarily due to the fact players can assume the role of the Taliban during multiplayer events. EA’s also let slip that the game would have to shift in the region of three million copies in order to get a sequel out the door.

Medal of Honor is pencilled in for release on October 15.

 

[DaMexiRican]

Hopefully they don't have a problem selling the 3 mill.

 

[bizdady]

Electronic Arts Buckles Under Pressure, Removes Playable Taliban from Medal of Honor

Responding to the reaction of the "friends and families of fallen soldiers," Electronic Arts today said today they are removing the Taliban as playable characters from their upcoming military shooter Medal of Honor.

The opposing force that the U.S. military take on in Afghanistan in multiplayer bouts is now called the "opposing force."

Medal of Honor came under intense pressure from the military after it became known that in the multiplayer portions of the game, players would be able to take on the role of Taliban fighters.

In early September, the commanding general of the Army and Air Force Exchange Services told Kotaku that he decided to have Medal of Honor pulled from U.S. military bases worldwide because of the "well-documented reports of depictions of Taliban fighters engaging American troops" in the game.

Electronic Arts declined to comment at the time about whether the decision by the Army & Air Force Exchange Services would impact the design of the game.

In a statement this morning on the Medal of Honor website, Greg Goodrich, executive producer of Medal of Honor, said the decision to drop the Taliban reference was driven purely by the feedback from friends and families of fallen soldiers.

"This is a very important voice to the Medal of Honor team," he wrote. "This is a voice that has earned the right to be listened to. It is a voice that we care deeply about. Because of this, and because the heartbeat of Medal of Honor has always resided in the reverence for American and Allied soldiers, we have decided to rename the opposing team in Medal of Honor multiplayer from Taliban to Opposing Force."

Goodrich said the change will not directly affect gamers or alter gameplay.

Here is Goodrich's statement in full:

In the past few months, we have received feedback from all over the world regarding the multiplayer portion of Medal of Honor. We've received notes from gamers, active military, and friends and family of servicemen and women currently deployed overseas. The majority of this feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. For this, the Medal of Honor team is deeply appreciative.
However, we have also received feedback from friends and families of fallen soldiers who have expressed concern over the inclusion of the Taliban in the multiplayer portion of our game. This is a very important voice to the Medal of Honor team. This is a voice that has earned the right to be listened to. It is a voice that we care deeply about. Because of this, and because the heartbeat of Medal of Honor has always resided in the reverence for American and Allied soldiers, we have decided to rename the opposing team in Medal of Honor multiplayer from Taliban to Opposing Force.
While this change should not directly affect gamers, as it does not fundamentally alter the gameplay, we are making this change for the men and women serving in the military and for the families of those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice - this franchise will never willfully disrespect, intentionally or otherwise, your memory and service.

To all who serve - we appreciate you, we thank you, and we do not take you for granted. And to the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines currently serving overseas, stay safe and come home soon.

Greg Goodrich

Executive Producer
Medal of Honor

 

[BlueCali]

good, now more people will get to play this game, they didn't change anything besides the names, so their still the Taliban to me. lmfao.

 

[bizdady]

good, now more people will get to play this game, they didn't change anything besides the names, so their still the Taliban to me. lmfao.

I can still hear the Socom "Talibans" shouting at me now lol

 

[jefXfree]

Changing the name is a HUGE fail! lame!

 

[Off_contstantly]

Changing the name is a HUGE fail! lame!

Seriously?

I like the change. A gesture like this, to me, shows that they really do respect the military and their families. I also like the fact that MG Casella stood up for his customers as well. I think it's a definate win for AAFES and for EA.