Medal of Honor Warfighter and Partners Give Back to the Special
Operations Community with Unique Give-Back Program for the Navy SEAL
Foundation and Special Operations Warrior Foundation
Danger Close Games Announces Special ‘Medal of Honor Warfighter
Military Edition' Available Exclusively for Military at GovX.com
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) is proud to announce today ‘Project HONOR',
a program dedicated to raising awareness and generating charitable
contributions for fallen warriors from the Special Operations Community
in honor of the sacrifices they and their families have made for their
country. Through unique partnerships program with EA for Medal of
Honor™ Warfighter, elite weapon and gear manufacturers who equip the
Special Operations Community including Kaenon, London Bridge Trading,
Magpul, SureFire, Mechanix Wear and others will donate to the Navy SEAL
Foundation and the Special Operations Warrior Foundation for the benefit
of Project HONOR. These esteemed weapon and gear manufacturers will also
have their products featured in the game to help deliver the most
authentic videogame warfare experience this holiday season. In addition
to this, select partners have signed up to create and sell exclusive Medal
of Honor themed merchandise and donate 100% of the proceeds of their
sales to the Navy SEAL Foundation, the Special Operations Warrior
Foundation and other charities. London Bridge Trading Company is leading
the way with an entire line of gear showcasing an exclusive Project
HONOR camouflage pattern.
Danger Close™ Games also announced today Medal of Honor Warfighter
Military Edition, made exclusively for active, reserve and former
U.S. military. In a unique partnership with GovX, Inc., the largest
online shopping destination exclusively serving verified military, law
enforcement and related government personnel and their families, the Medal
of Honor Warfighter Military Edition includes the Medal of Honor
Warfighter Limited Edition as well as exclusive in-game unlocks,
including use of the Project HONOR camouflage pattern. For more
information, please visit www.govx.com/mohw.
"We have a tremendous amount of respect for our service men and women
around the world and a deep level of gratitude for the sacrifices both
they and their families make on a daily basis," said Greg Goodrich,
Executive Producer of Medal of Honor. "We've teamed up with some
of the biggest military brands to deliver an authentic experience in Medal
of Honor Warfighter. We're excited to work with these great partners
to also launch Project HONOR to raise awareness for the Navy SEAL
Foundation and the Special Operations Warrior Foundation and drive real
world contributions of which we can be proud."
"This partnership with EA and Medal of Honor will raise awareness
on the work we do to help the families of fallen Special Operations
warriors and facilitate contributions that help provide college
scholarships for surviving children and financial assistance to families
of severely wounded special operations warriors," said John T. Carney,
Jr., Special Operations Warrior Foundation President. "This is a great
way to give back to some of our country's greatest warriors."
"Our mission is to provide immediate and ongoing support and assistance
to the Naval Special Warfare community and their families," said Jim
Smith, Executive Director of the Navy SEAL Foundation. "We are excited
to be working with EA and Medal of Honor on this fantastic
program that will ultimately benefit the lives of our service men and
women and their families."
For more information about Project HONOR, visit www.medalofhonor.com/projectHONOR.
For more information on the partner foundations, please visit the Navy
SEAL Foundation at www.navySEALfoundation.org
and the Special Operations Warrior Foundation at www.specialops.org.
Written by U.S. Tier 1 Operators while deployed overseas and inspired by
real world events, Medal of Honor Warfighter delivers an up close
and personal look at today's battlefield and the fight against the
ongoing global terror threat. From rescuing hostages in Abu Sayyaf's
stronghold in the Philippines to assaulting Al-Shabaab's "Pirate Town"
on the Somali Coast, Medal of Honor Warfighter puts players in
the boots of today's most highly trained and skilled warriors to
experience missions that have a dotted line to real world terrorist
threats. Powered by the ground-breaking Frostbite™ 2 engine, Medal
of Honor Warfighter features real world hotspots in the single
player campaign and introduces international Tier 1 Operators from 10
different nations in multiplayer allowing players to show their national
pride online.
Medal of Honor Warfighter will be available in North America on
October 23 and in Europe on October 26 for the Xbox 360®
video game and entertainment system, PlayStation®3 computer
entertainment system and PC. For more information on Medal of Honor
Warfighter be sure to visit www.medalofhonor.com,
and www.facebook.com/medalofhonor,
or follow on Twitter™ at www.twitter.com/medalofhonor.
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About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) is a global leader in digital interactive
entertainment. The Company delivers games, content and online services
for Internet-connected consoles, personal computers, mobile phones,
tablets and social networks. EA has more than 220 million registered
players and operates in 75 countries.
In fiscal 2012, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $4.1 billion.
Headquartered in Redwood City, California, EA is recognized for a
portfolio of critically acclaimed, high-quality blockbuster brands such
as The Sims™, Madden NFL, FIFA Soccer, Need for Speed™, Battlefield™ and
Mass Effect™. More information about EA is available at http://info.ea.com.
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