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A major news broadcaster has this morning withdrawn a planned news story about Medal of Honor after learning that much of the information being touted about the game by the media is inaccurate, MCV has discovered. Upon discovering that no British troops feature in EA’s game the media company ruled …
Read More »Culture Dept distances itself from MPs MOH outcry
The Department for Culture Media and Sport has declined to endorse fresh calls to ban Medal Of Honor at retail. On Sunday, Defence Secretary Liam Fox urged retailers to ban the selling of EA’s upcoming game, having expressed anger and disgust” by its content. Electronic Arts is under fire from …
Read More »EA boss: MOH wonâ??t submit to â??Talibanâ?? outcry
Games president Frank Gibeau: If an Afghan War film can win BAFTAs, why is an Afghan game condemned?
Read More »Culture Dept distances itself from MOH uproar
Government arm says a game that includes the Taliban is for consumers to judge, not retailers
Read More »Minister joins call to ban EA â??Taliban fighterâ??
Defence Secretary Liam Fox â??disgusted and angryâ?? with Medal Of Honor Reboot
Read More »MP demands MOH boycott
The anger towards EA’s upcoming modern-day version of war shooter Medal of Honor has erupted much closer to home, with Conservative Defence Secretary Liam Fox urging retailers to boycott the game. In the title gamers will be given the chance to play as the Taliban in the online multiplayer mode. …
Read More »EA predicts 90%+ reviews for Crysis 2
Publisher EA is so confident about the quality of its upcoming shooter Crysis 2 that it has already declared that the game wills gain a 90 per cent plus review average with critics. It’s going to be another 90 rated game from Crytek,” EA Partners boss David DeMartini told Eurogamer. …
Read More »EA: FIFA will maintain its edge over PES
EA is confident that its flagship FIFA franchise can maintain an edge over Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer series. While the two games are coming close to a release date head-to-head, Jens Uwe Intat told MCV at Gamescom this week reiterated that the FIFA games have made year-on-year improvements due to …
Read More »Respawn hasnt started its EA game
Vince Zampella and Jason West’s Respawn Entertainment has yet to decide exactly what its first game for publisher EA will be. The thing everybody needs to remember is they were starting at absolute zero,” EA Partners boss David DeMartini told Eurogamer. This is two guys who really know what they’re …
Read More »MS responds to Mass Effect on PS3
Platform holder Microsoft has issued an official response to the news that the once Xbox 360 and PC only RPG series Mass Effect will be heading to the PS3 with the release of Mass Effect 2 on Sony’s console in January. The first game in the series, however, will not …
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