According to some job listing through Medal of Honor developers Danger Close, the future of the franchise will have some pretty powerful tech running things on the back end. Little has been seen so far using the Frostbite 2 engine, but DICE has noted in all previews that this is next gen tech on current gen hardware. There is going to be a heavy focus on lighting, sound, and destruction.
All the games before EA’s newest Medal of Honor and Robomodo’s Tony Hawk Shred had great performance selling millions of units. However, the recently released Tony Hawk: Shred has sold less than 3000 units across platforms during its first week in the US.
Well if you have played the game this shouldn’t be a giant surprise to you; Electronic Arts Europe vice president Patrick Soderlund has admitted that the recently released Medal of Honor “didn’t meet our [EA] quality expectations.”
Medal of Honor got off to a rocky start in a crucial time of the year for game releases. With unfavorable reviews right out of the gate, EA has been quick to report that DLC is on the way for those who purchased the game and redeemed their one time use code. On top of the free premium DLC, their will be some pay for content being released the same day. The content will cost $9.99 and will be available multi platform, the DLC will include a few different modes and maps. Some maps that are already available since launch will have alternate versions released, sounds like what DICE does with the Battlefield maps, and of course their are some brand new maps and modes as well.
EA hopes to revive the franchise with the upcoming release of Medal of Honor but they know that doesn’t mean that the game will revolutionize the FPS genre, development boss Goodrich admitted.
Medal of Honor has set a new franchise record, hitting the highest number of pre-sell units in the franchise’s 11-year history. This milestone positions Medal of Honor alongside EA’s top pre-selling action games, and there is still one week remaining until the game hits retails shelves on Oct. 12. Set in war-torn Afghanistan. The game introduces players to the Tier 1 Operator, an elite warrior and relatively unknown instrument of the U.S. Military that operates under the National Command Authority to take on missions no one else can handle.
A few weeks ago Gamestops located near military or army area’s announced they would not be selling the new Medal of Honor game due to the fact that you can play as the taliban in the mulitplayer. So EA has now decided to change the name from “Taliban” to “Opposing Forces”… smooth. Greg Goodrich executive producer on Medal of Honor had this to say “There was lots of debate back and forth about this The fundamental game hasn’t changed, it’s still the same. We made this change while maintaining the integrity of the game.
Normally, when a Medal of Honor is awarded, it’s not just taken away from you right after. Next month will see an exception of sorts, as Electronic Arts will be giving PC gamers an open beta for its first-person shooter Medal of Honor, but pulling the plug on the testing period after only four days.
EA has done an excellent job on pitching their new concept for modern combat, the trailers along the way have given a variety of views into the life of a tier one operator. We have seen multiplayer, ground combat, helicopter action, and some great interviews.
Electronic Arts is soon releasing the new Medal of Honor game for all the fans of the game.
However, they have made it very clear that if the game gets under 3 million copies sold they will not be making any sequels to the game. We don’t know for sure but it seems like the budget for the game is very high so they need to earn their money back. They have hired Linkin Park for the soundtrack for the game and have even booked sound recording at an army base.
For all of you eagerly waiting for Medal of Honor to be released on October 12th, heres a little multiplayer footage. Its titled “High Value Target”, by the looks of things they are trying to escort tanks through a war torn airfield. Just from the look of the game play, it looks like EA found a way to keep the multiplayer as intense as Battlefield Bad Company 2 with gun play similar to Modern Warfare 2. Check out the video below.
As we have already seen from prior teaser trailers, helicopter gameplay was going to be an element through Medal of Honor campaign and possibly multiplayer. However after catching a glimpse from some new gameplay this vehicular action is starting to look like its on par or better than Battlefield.
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