Gamers Invited to Experience the Most Authentic Modern Combat Action
Game Set in Today's War, Fighting Today's Enemy in Afghanistan
Taliban Team Name Removed from Multiplayer Match-ups While Gameplay,
Environments, Weapons and Character Models Remain the Same
LOS ANGELES, Oct 05, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced today that PC gamers
worldwide can now play Medal of Honor(TM). For just three days -
until October 7 at 11:59pm PDT - EA has pre-released a portion of the Medal
of Honor multiplayer game, allowing thousands of players worldwide
to see that Medal of Honor delivers unparalleled authentic action
set in the unforgiving Afghanistan terrain using real-world weapons. The
Open Beta also allows the development team to load-test the multiplayer
servers to ensure easy connectivity and a smooth play experience when
the game launches on October 12. Gamers can download the Open Beta today
at www.medalofhonor.com/pcopenbeta*.
The PC Multiplayer Open Beta goes live just days after EA announced that
the opposing team in Medal of Honor multiplayer has been renamed
Opposing Force (OPFOR). The change applies only to the name of the
opposing team in multiplayer -- the gameplay, environments, characters
models and weapons have not changed. No changes have been made to the
single-player game. Medal of Honor remains the same outstanding
play experience that Official Xbox Magazine in the U.S. and Games
Master in the UK each scored an 85. The team name "Taliban" was
removed out of respect for the families of serving, veteran and fallen
U.S. Soldiers. To further honor the troops, EA is giving back to several
charities including Give Back 10, The Mission Continues and
Adopt-a-Soldier. As the list of organizations EA supports continues to
grow, visit www.medalofhonor.com/giveback
to learn more.
"The heartbeat of Medal of Honor has always resided in the
reverence for American and Allied soldiers. The decision to remove the
Taliban team name was out of respect for the families of these men and
women," said Greg Goodrich, Executive Producer, Medal of Honor.
"All elements beyond the substitution of the Taliban team name in the
multiplayer portion of the game will remain unchanged. We have released
this PC Multiplayer Open Beta to let players see for themselves."
Developed by DICE, Medal of Honor multiplayer delivers
world-class First Person Shooter action and dedicated server support
with all of the authentic settings, weapons and realistic action
depicted in the single-player game. The Medal of Honor PC
Multiplayer Open Beta features two new maps inspired by real world
locations: Kunar Base and Shahikot Mountains. Kunar Base is played in
the Sector Control multiplayer mode where two sides fight to
control tactical sectors of the map. Shahikot Mountains is played in the
objective-based Combat Mission multiplayer mode where
gamers battle through a series of objectives to defeat the opposing
team. Both modes pit teams of 12 players (total 24 players) against one
another with realistic destruction, tactical support actions and a
weapon customization system that generates hundreds of combinations.
For the first time in its 11-year history, Medal of Honor leaves
the WWII theatre and enters the modern setting of war-torn Afghanistan.
The game is told through the lens of a small band of fictional
characters. Medal of Honor 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.
Medal of Honor hits retail stores on October 12, 2010 in North
America (Oct. 15 in EU). To find out more information on Medal of
Honor or to access the PC Multiplayer Open Beta, visit: www.MedalofHonor.com.
Follow the game on twitter at: www.twitter.com/medalofhonor
or become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/medalofhonor.
* Conditions and limitations apply. See http://www.medalofhonor.com/pcopenbeta
for details.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is
a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in
1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive
software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless
devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under
four brand names: EA SPORTS(TM), EA(TM), EA Mobile(TM) and POGO(TM). In fiscal 2010,
EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.7 billion and had 27 titles that sold
more than one million units. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com.
More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can
be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.
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