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September 3rd, 2010, 10:06 GMT · By

GameStop Will Not Sell the New Medal of Honor Near Army Bases

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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.

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Comment #1 by: military player on 05 Sep 2010, 13:43 UTC reply to this comment

I say yes to this game. It is merely a work of fiction. I think that everyone is blowing this out of proportion. i didn't see anyone flipping out when the call of duty modern warfare series came out and in the multiplayer you could be opfor which was a middle eastern terrorist cell. although this was a fictional work also what creates the controversy is the simple fact a group (ea) has put an actual real name on the opposing force. we as people know that this is a work of fiction and entertainment not a piece of fact. I can't believe that the military is going to ban this game. censorship because a group of people can understand that this is not real, but merely a form of controversial fiction. no one complained when the hurt locker came out. What about all of the other military movies involving terrorist activity. this is a modern subject that companies are picking as a form and way to deal with. we as america talk about all our freedom and when some people are offended by something we have to throw censorship upon it to appease people.


Comment #2 by: Evangelos7 on 06 Sep 2010, 06:56 UTC reply to this comment

are you serious it is just a dam video game people now a days get to serious with sort of stuff and it needs to stop im happy that video games are starting to get out of the world war 2 games. How about that. Socom 3 you can take control of a terrorist and kill comandos wats the prob with that wat fags


Comment #3 by: coldsteel_scout on 22 Sep 2010, 02:09 UTC reply to this comment

Modern Warfare has the similar content in the multiplayer where you play obvious radical islamists shooting and killing Army Rangers and Navy SEALs. Not to mention in the campaign in MW2, you get to play as a Russian terrorist and mow down an airport of women and children. I being a veteran play MW2 but will not play the MOH simply because they put an actual terrorist group into the game.

Comment #3.1 by: thomas paine on 07 Oct 2010, 00:02 GMT

thats nice. I have no problem if you dont want to play it. I have a problem with federal agencies banning a video game because it contains the Taliban. We are moving toward becoming a new Nazi Germany at a pace the masses are completely unaware of.

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