Sep 3, 2010 10:06 GMT  ·  By

GameStop, one of the biggest sources for video games sales in the United States, has announced that it has entered into an agreement with the military that will see no sales or advertising for the upcoming Medal of Honor take place near army bases because of the sensitive nature of the events depicted in the new first person shooter.

Presumably the military establishment is concerned about the fact that the new Medal of Honor depicts fictional operations that take place during the current Afghanistan conflict, with players able to take on the role of a Taliban fighter in the multiplayer section of the game and shoot down United States soldiers.

An internal e-mail send to all employees of GameStop reads, “GameStop has agreed out of respect for our past and present men and women in uniform we will not carry Medal of Honor in any of our Army and Air Force Exchange Service-based stores.”

The message added, “GameStop fully supports AAFES in this endeavor and is sensitive to the fact that in multiplayer mode one side will assume the role of Taliban fighter.”

Still the company will not refuse to sell Medal of Honor to those who enter stores near army bases but will direct them to other locations where the game is available for pre order.

The new Medal of Honor video game has a single player which is created by Electronic Arts Los Angeles with the multiplayer elements created by the people at DICE.

It's the first time that the Medal of Honor series leaves the boundaries of World War II and clearly the publisher is interested in creating a high impact title that will help it get the so called “shooter crown” back from Activision and its Call of Duty franchise.

Medal of Honor will be launched on October 12 on the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3 and the PC.