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Military refuses to lift ban on Medal of Honor Game despite name change |
Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3, PC Gaming Tags: DICE, EA, Electronic Arts, Medal of Honor
Despite EA's effort to change the Taliban moniker in the upcoming Medal of Honor reboot to "Opposing Forces," the Army & Air Force Exchange Service has maintained their stand not to sell the controversial title on its bases "out of respect to those touched by the ongoing, real-life events presented" in the game.
"While we regret any inconvenience this may cause, our position is consistent with the direction stated a month ago. I expect the military families who are authorized to shop the Exchange are aware, and understanding, of the decision not to carry this particular offering,” AAFES Commander Maj. Gen. Bruce Casella said in a statement.
In response to the statement made by the AAFES, EA's Senior Public Relations Manager Amanda Taggart said, "We respect AEFES' authority to decide what's best for their customers. EA has not asked for, and does not expect, a change in the Defense Department's decision to restrict the availability of Medal of Honor on bases."
Medal of Honor will be released on October 12, for the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.
Via [Gamasutra]
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no-one cares
people are simply objecting to it in case someone else cares PC bullocks
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Personally, I see nothing wrong with the game, everyone wants realism these days.
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its all up to EA now, they should go tell the military to go suk a phat one. theyr not being paid to sit around and play medal of honor by the tax payers.
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There are other similarities with real to life events with enemies that have been named as such but they're not bitching about that.
To all those bitching about EA and Medal of Honor with the Taliban. Go cry me a fucking river. It's a video game.
Anyways. I won't be picking it up solely due to the fact that I'm not a fan of FPS games except Unreal Tournament.
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