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The new Medal of Honor game didn’t meet the high standards expected of it, EA has claimed. As a title that marked a reboot for EA’s successful shooter franchise, it went straight to the top of the games charts following its release on October 15th. In the weeks since then …
Read More »Medal of Honor sells 1.5 million
Electronic Arts has announced that Medal of Honor has sold more than 1.5 million units worldwide. The reboot of the long-running FPS series achieved this figure after only five days on sale in the US and two days after its European and Asian release. It debuted at No.1 in the …
Read More »Medal of Honor shines
As was predicted by EA earlier in the month, the latest instalment to the Medal of Honor franchise has smashed all previous week one sales records for the franchise. This morning the game claimed top spot in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. The new Medal of Honor …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Medal of Honor prevails
After what can be described as a rough ride to retail, EA’s reinvention of its popular Medal of Honor franchise has debuted at the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 in its first week. In doing so it ends the two-week reign of fellow EA release …
Read More »Medal of Honor to break records
Ahead of its release in Europe tomorrow, EA has told MCV that Medal of Honor is on track to shatter all previous sales records for the cult FPS war series. The publisher is, in particular, anxious for gamers to get to grips with the multiplayer side of the game, which …
Read More »Medal of Honor targets PSJailbreak
This Friday’s new FPS title Medal of Honor represents not only the return of a much-loved franchise but also a big step forward in Sony’s attempts to curb the recent piracy scare on PS3. Those wanting to play the title will have to update their PS3 to the latest 3.50 …
Read More »EA backs Medal of Honor to prosper
Publisher EA says that Medal of Honor’s battle to make a name for itself in the already crowded shooter category is a marathon not a sprint” as the game gets off to a less than ideal start ahead of its release on Friday. Gamasutra reports that shares in the company …
Read More »MOH critics dont understand games
One of the developers working on this week’s new release Medal of Honor has claimed that most of the criticism aimed at EA’s title comes from those who aren’t familiar with the nature of video games. The objection was, kind of from an older generation that doesn’t understand games, that …
Read More »Jack Thompson claims MOH victory
Shamed former US lawyer Jack Thompson has reared his ugly head once more, claiming ‘victory’ in what he sees as a battle against EA to get the Taliban removed from next week’s Medal of Honor. EA confirmed last week that following a period of pressure and media hype it has …
Read More »Taliban renamed in MOH amid controversy
EA makes changes following pleas from 'friends and families of fallen soldiers'
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