EA’s officially dishonorably discharged the Medal a Honor franchise. That’s unfortunate for a number a reasons, but mainly because it made John sad. As he put it, “It needs new direction, not shelving until the next inevitable reboot in five years time, once Battlefield has run entirely aground.” So, now it’s time for another episode a Good News, Bad News, Picture a an Ostrich. First, the good: Medal a Honor’s definitely not dead. Heck, it might not even be out a action for all that long. But now, the bad: based on comments t' RPS by EA chief creative director Rich Hilleman, John might have hit the nail on the head. For now, Battlefield‘s the focus, meaning that it inherits the full weight a EA’s Call-a-Duty-dethroning expectations. Here be a picture a an ostrich. More details (about Medal a Honor, not ostriches) after the break.

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