14 DAY TRIAL // Electronic Arts is one of the biggest companies out there, owning a lot of high-quality and extremely popular franchises. Most of them were made to compete with the ones from Activision, and, for some time, have really gone against the ones from the large corporation.
Such is the case with EA's Medal of Honor series, which has indeed given the first three Call of Duty titles a run for their money. But ever since Medal of Honor: Airborne and Medal of Honor: Heroes 2, which were released in 2007, nothing has been heard about any other future installments.
During a recent conference call in which he revealed the company's earnings in the last quarter, EA CEO John Riccitiello said that a new Medal of Honor game was “somewhere out there,” though he was “not yet in a position to discuss specific plans but will do so in due course.” Don't forget that some rumors revealed that a new Medal of Honor: Operation Anacoda, set in the present day, might be made by one of EA's many studios.
But even though such an announcement might be made in the near future, it's safe to say that EA will wait until the hype surrounding Activision's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 title will disappear and everyone will have their horizons clear of any other high-end first person shooters.
The rumors surrounding Operation Anacoda placed its action in modern-day Afghanistan, which still might be a sensitive subject for many people, as highlighted by the controversy surrounding the Six Days in Fallujah project that was scheduled to be published by Konami but was eventually dropped because of the disapproval from many organizations.
Hopefully Medal of Honor fans will find out some news surrounding their favorite franchise in due time. Until then, we can enjoy other shooters.