A new faction comes to the 4X space strategy game in its first expansion, Disharmony. It's set to blast off this summer.
Play the ultimate tower defense shooter with the recently released Sanctum 2 by Coffee Stain Studios.
Wolverine blows the roof off the new free-to-play massively roleplaying game Marvel Heroes.
Coming to stores and the eShop everywhere on July 16, gear up for the release of Shin Megami Tensei IV to learn the Samurai Way.
Focus Home Interactive and Compulsion Games announce the 2D/3D puzzle platformer for the PC, Playstation 3, and Xbox 360 later this year.
Cedric Le Dressay, CEO of Eugen Systems, explores the dynamic, adaptive campaign coming to Wargame: AirLand Battle.
The Law of the Jungle defines your actions as you set out to reclaim the Sol System in Destiny.
Arc System Works debuts the very first trailer for a new iteration of Guilty Gear.
Firaxis presents the second developer diary for Civilization V: Brave New World, discussing Policies and Ideologies.
The Archer makes his gameplay debut for Ubisoft Montreal's free-to-play game The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot.
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The dismal reception for Medal of Honor: Warfighter and its predecessor forced publisher Electronic Arts to put the franchise on hold. The company places the blames squarely on its shoulders, saying that leadership was at issue, not a glut of World War II games.
The Medal of Honor series is apparently being put on hold. Although the 2010 reboot of EA's FPS series was successful for the company, its follow-up was not. 2012's Warfighter met lackluster reviews, and equally dismal sales. According to EA, the title performed "well below our expectations."
In the wake of the tragic events in Newtown, Connecticut, violent video games have come under increased scrutiny. Electronic Arts, which entered a promotional arrangement with some weapons manufacturers to promote Medal of Honor: Warfighter, has since removed links to the companies from its site.
Medal of Honor: Warfighter wasn't exactly a breakout success. Despite bugs, poor reviews, and a high-profile scolding from military brass for Navy SEALs involvement, EA has committed to continued support of the military shooter. The map pack based on the film Zero Dark Thirty is still coming next month, and a new developer diary shows off its environments.
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The US Navy has disciplined seven members of SEAL Team 6 for consulting with EA on man-shooter Medal of Honor: Warfighter. The special ops chaps spent two days with EA without authorization from a commander, during which classified material slipped past their lips and they showed off their official combat gear--pretty big no-nos.
With yearly Call of Duty games and Battlefield's recent foray into modern combat, it takes something truly spectacular to make an impression in the highly competitive genre. Medal of Honor: Warfighter misfires, losing much of what made Danger Close's original reboot compelling. While far from terrible, Warfighter brings a B-game to a genre that demands so much more.
Whereas most games are judged by what they are, Warfighter is best summed up by what it's not. It is--for better and for worse--not another Call of Duty game. With many of the missions inspired by events ripped straight from the headlines, Electronic Arts' military shooter promises to be more "realistic" than its competitor. It's less bombastic than Activision's franchise, but also less of a spectacle. If knuckle-biting thrill-a-minute Michael Bay-style action is your cup of joe, then Medal of Honor clearly comes short.
It's not a sign of confidence when a publisher refuses to send review copies of their game until the day of its release. That's what EA did with Medal of Honor Warfighter, a game torn apart by critics.
EA admits that the game will not meet financial expectations, and as such, has lowered expectations for the game. EA's Frank Gibeau said that while the company "takes quality very seriously," he believes the reviews are not in line with the company's internal testing, adding "while we're disappointed in the critical response, we believe this is a good game."
There are plenty of games that get patched on release day, but most involve minor fixes and tweaks. Not so with Medal of Honor Warfighter, which hit shelves today. Electronic Arts released a must-install-immediately patch for the game that rivals the fixes in some major content updates.
Medal of Honor Warfighter launches in a mere five days, and as with any upcoming game release, the marketing team gets into high gear. Electronic Arts has cranked out a new trailer for the game, this one focusing on multiplayer.
EA's initial reboot of the Medal of Honor series failed to win hearts and minds and chip away at Call of Duty's domination of the modern-day face-shooting market, but it's not deterred so easily. Come Friday, we'll get to have a good hard look at its second attempt, when the Medal of Honor Warfighter multiplayer open beta launches exclusively on Xbox 360.
Sony has been taking steps into the digital market recently, selling full retail games on the PlayStation Store and even offering some as PlayStation Plus bonuses. But most of these have been older releases, and today the company took the next logical step in its digital push with a new "Day 1 Digital" initiative.
Just in case you're still on the fence about Medal of Honor: Warfighter, you can try the multiplayer yourself with an open beta coming to Xbox 360 in early October. You'll be able to choose from 12 different factions of Tier 1 units, like the British SAS, German KSK, Russian Spetsnaz Alfa, Korean UDT, and US Navy SEALs.
No Easy Day is a best-selling book that recounts the mission that killed Osama bin Laden. It's come under a great deal of controversy as its author, Matt Bissonnette (under pen name Mark Owen), did not seek Department of Defense approval before releasing the book. The DoD claims that the book reveals potentially classified information. The Pentagon has threatened legal action.
Apparently, Bissonnette has also consulted on Medal of Honor: Warfighter, the next military shooter from Electronic Arts. And as with No Easy Day, he did not receive authorization to do so.
I'm probably one of the few that enjoyed Danger Close's reboot of the Medal of Honor series. Albeit uninspired and short, I enjoyed the middle-of-the-road approach taken by the studio to create a game that's not-quite-sim and not-quite-arcade shooter. It felt like a more refined take on modern warfare than what Call of Duty had to offer. Given how saturated the market is, EA certainly tried its best to differentiate its offering.
Two years later, EA is giving the Medal of Honor series another whirl. This time, there's a brand new engine and a more bombastic, action-packed narrative. But is it any better? That's questionable.
EA and Sony are crossing charitable efforts with virtual warfare, with a map pack set to give at least $1 million to its Project Honor charity. The charity pack will be available on December 17, to tie into the film Zero Dark Thirty from Sony Pictures, focusing on the multi-year manhunt for Osama bin Laden. For a series that prides itself in verisimilitude and real life locations, the partnership makes sense.
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