EA has announced that Medal of Honor has set a new franchise record by scoring the highest number of pre-orders in the franchise’s 11 year history.

According to the publisher “this milestone positions Medal of Honor alongside EA’s top pre-selling action games,” and they’re confident these numbers will grow even higher in the final week remaining before the game hits shelves. No pre-order sales figures were actually released so we’ll have to wait until the first retail reports from Chart Track and the NPD Group surface.

The PC Multiplayer Open Beta kicks off tomorrow and you’ll be able to enjoy two new maps (Kunar Base and Shahikot Mountains) set in war-torn Afghanistan until the 7th October. “Kunar Base is played in the Sector Control multiplayer mode where two sides fight to control tactical sectors of the map.”

“Shahikot Mountains is played in the tactical and objective-based Combat Mission multiplayer mode where gamers battle through a series of objectives to defeat the opposing team. Both modes pit teams of 12 players (total 24 players) against one another with realistic destruction, tactical support actions and a weapon customization system that generates hundreds of combinations.”

Medal of Honor will be available across North America on the 12th October and in Europe and the UK on the 15th October for the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. Check out El33tonline’s previous coverage to find out everything you need to know about this reboot to the Medal of Honor franchise.