Full FeedOpinion: Why are realistic war movies praised while realistic war video games reviled?
EA is taking a great deal of public relations heat for its latest Medal of Honor game. It’s a mindboggling double-standard. If you make a gritty, ultra realistic war movie like The Hurt Locker, you can win an Academy Award. If you try to make a video game that treats… Continue Reading »
EA head blames Medal of Honor controversy on media sensationalism
Electronic Arts’ Medal of Honor has drawn the ire of some military personnel for including Taliban fighters as playable characters in multiplayer. Outspoken EA CEO John Riccitiello made his opinion known at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference September 15, 2010. Continue Reading »
Medal of Honor’s playable Taliban causing military uproar
When the Medal of Honor series was set in World War II, there was not much concern over who the video game soldiers were shooting at. EA’s decision to bring Medal of Honor into the present, however, has caused a serious backlash. Multiplayer in the game will allow players to… Continue Reading »
UK Defense Secretary calls for Medal of Honor ban
The Medal of Honor controversy has started to spread overseas. American citizens were initially upset at EA’s choice to include the Taliban as a playable group in Medal of Honor’s multiplayer mode. Some felt it was an insensitive inclusion due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. A UK… Continue Reading »
Military comments on being Taliban in Medal of Honor
This October (2010), Electronic Arts’ will release its latest Medal of Honor (MoH) game, for the PC, XBox 360, and Playstation 3. The biggest change for the series is that it will finally leave the World War II theater and head for a modern world area of operations: Afghanistan. It… Continue Reading »
Get Medal of Honor Limited Edition and get Battlefield 3 beta invite
If you’re a war-game fan, then EA’s just provided another reason to splurge on Medal of Honor when it comes out October 12, 2010. The $59.99 limited edition versions for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 will all come with beta invites for Battlefield 3. So as long as the… Continue Reading »
Medal of Honor Xbox 360 beta delayed
EA cited “issues” as the reason behind the delay. Though that doesn’t tell us anything, we hope everything will get straightened out soon. The beta on PS3 while functional, has some noticeable drawbacks. There is always a brief pause before you die, the death animations are strange to look at… Continue Reading »
Update: E3 2010: EA lineup
E3 2010 is six days away, we’ll be there so keep checking our E3 page and EA is bringing the heat. We’ve got a list of a few games EA is bringing and they’re big names. All of these games are rated Mature and we’re sure the booths will be… Continue Reading »
Memorial Day Sale: GameAgent offers 25% off war games
Add a CommentFROM APPLETELL – Aspyr has announced they’re knocking 25% off the price of their war games – Windows and Mac – available through GameAgent.com, including Call of Duty and Medal of Honor.
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Infinity Ward vs. Activision: The whole story
This set of events were in motion long before it came to a head this month. Gamertell has read over the lawsuit documents filed on behalf of West and Zampella and it contains some rather chilling claims. Based on that report, we’ve put together the chain of events that led… Continue Reading »
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