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It’s not much of a surprise given that we were promised a follow-up by developer Danger Close, but it’s exciting to witness the build-up of anticipation for the formal announcement of the next game in the Medal of Honor franchise.
There’s been a lot of moaning and grousing following the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3 about how gamers are now being inundated with titles in the ‘modern military shooter’ genre, and how the action category of games now needs a change after following this trend for too long.
Sound familiar? This was the same sentiment expressed when World War II shooters were all the rage - gamers had grown tired of them, and with the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, we got the change we wanted.
The military shooter isn’t the only popular gaming trend that some would rather see go away, so this Question of the Day asks:
What popular game trends do you want to end?
In honour of the release of Battlefield 3 today, this edition of the Question of the Day asks:
“How do you approach shooters: As a run-and-gun or sniping player?”
Battlefield 3 hasn’t even officially released yet and reports of its innards are already doing the rounds!
In a seemingly harmless and sincere unboxing video for the limited edition version of Battlefield 3, YouTube user Popogagnon uncovered a leaflet advertising something to do with Medal of Honor.
Every year (and every few months), EA shuts down online server support for a selection (and in same cases, an entire crop) of its games to make way for the support of future online-enabled titles, ostensibly to provide better features and support for the new blood.
Last year, the biggest shock was the discontinuation of server support for EA’s Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-earth strategy games, and this year the list of games set to be without official features includes games from the Battlefield, Need For Speed and Tiger Woods franchises, amongst others.
Here’s the message and new list of games from EA:
“Yes, Danger Close is currently working on the next Medal of Honor.”
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The good Major Nelson has just let everyone know that, starting next week, those of you browsing Xbox LIVE Marketplace will be able to enjoy 50 percent-off savings on batches of EA published content, including game add-ons for Dragon Age, Medal of Honor and FIFA 11, as well as full games like RISK: Factions, DeathSpank and Battlefield 1943.
The EA content sale starts on January 24th, so head on down below to get the full list of goodies that will be receiving prices cuts:
During a recent investor call announcing the company’s second quarter financial results, EA revealed units sales results for a handful of its top games, while also announcing that development of the troubled basketball game, NBA Elite 11, has been terminated.
EA has announced that downloadable content (DLC) for the publisher’s Medal of Honor is currently in two states of being – both existing in a digital form, and not existing at all.
Let me explain:
While we already know about EA and Danger Close’s intentions to bring a new (and free) multiplayer gameplay mode and two new maps to the pair’s Medal of Honor next month, an announcement has just been made regarding two more maps and another multiplayer mode that will become available for the military-themed first-person shooter.
Unlike the previously revealed ‘Clean Sweep’ mode, however, this new mode will not be free.
This month we’ve been even more generous than usual with juicy competitions and even juicier prizes up for grabs.
If you haven’t already entered you’ve only got a few days left to get your name in the draw to win some truly awesome prizes.
Want to know what we’re giving away? Hit the jump to find out!
Debut title and massive RPG Fallout: New Vegas managed to become the top-selling game in the UK this past week, claiming No. 1 on Chart Track’s UK Software Sales listing after only two days on sale.
Fallout: New Vegas was able to effortlessly outclass the launch week performance of Bethesda Softworks’ previous Fallout title, Fallout 3 in 2008, as New Vegas racked up 29% more unit sales across its three platforms (PS3, Xbox 360 and PC).
Matt Pruitt on the official Medal of Honor blog has announced that a second patch for the PC version of Medal of Honor is on the way, and will address most of gamers’ “major concerns” with the title.
The list of changes and fixes due to arrive for Medal of Honor with patch number two follows below:
EA has proudly announced that the publisher’s latest first-person shooter, Medal of Honor, has gone on to sell over an impressive 1.5 million copies during its first five days on sale around the world, now having exceeded day one sales forecasts in North America and easily snatching the No. 1 spot on the UK’s weekly software sales chart.
In addition, EA CEO John Riccitiello mentioned during a television appearance (in a FOX Business TV segment) that Medal of Honor has so far generated $100 million.
If that wasn’t exciting enough, EA has announced that a set of ‘free’ downloadable content for Medal of Honor will release in early November.
Let’s talk about the future of videogames, you and I.
Let’s speak about a time when blockbuster, triple-A titles across a single genre of game are all indistinguishable, save for their stories. Let’s ruminate on the possibility that these games will take very little risks, gameplay-wise, but deliver a fantastic film-quality narrative over six hours of entertainment. Let’s whisper quietly about a future where gamers purchase one title over the other because of that narrative and the game’s setting, rather than the promise of some great new videogame technology or gimmick.
And just for one second, let’s compare videogames and movies, and suggest that, in the future, audiences will flock to one videogame over the other (despite their similarities) simply because, in one, the special effects are better and the explosions are bigger - much like the pattern of results shown at the close of a Hollywood box-office weekend.
My friends, the future is now.
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