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#ea "YARRRR, Danger Close be currently working on the next Medal a Honor," writes the capably bearded exec producer a the modern day reboot a EA's shooter series. Danger Close's Greg Goodrich has revealed that Medal a Honor will be coming back. More »

be ye looking for a metric ton a musical accompaniment for ... well, any event that would require ye t' pillage super, super pumped up beforehand? La-La Land Records 'n Electronic Arts have teamed up t' create the most potent bundle a inspirational tunes ye've ever heard: An eight-disc, ten-hour-long compilation a all the original scores from the Medal a Honor series.

In addition t' the almost-half-day a music from composers Michael Giacchino, Christopher Lennertz 'n Ramin Djawadi, the bundle includes a 40-page book with information on each game 'n soundtrack, complete with a forward from the series' creator, Stephen Spielberg. The collection will be available through La-La Land Records on March 1, though a price wasn't included in the announcement. Really, though, can ye put a price on inspiration?

Staple franchise reboots sold big in 2010.

#ces This Christmas, the war in Afghanistan gets even more fun with EA 'n Interactive Toys' Medal a Honor line-up a radio controlled cars. This be vehicle based deathmatch, designed for yer living room floor. More »

There's a gag floating around in Target's current discount on Call a Duty: Black Ops -- now available at the retailer for $47 -- but we be having trouble finding it. Soldiers shoot at Targets, see? 'n there be a lot a soldiers in Call a Duty: Black Ops. 'n Target? it be the name a the store. There's gotta be some combination a those concepts that we can weave together into a pun, but it be eluding us.

Target's knocking $10 off the price a a number a other recent releases as well, including Fable 3, Red Dead Redemption, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood 'n Medal a Honor, but none a those really have anything t' do with targets, now do they? Except for Medal a Honor, which also plays host t' a number a soldiers. Hm. Check out all a Target's gaming discounts -- available until Saturday, Dec. 18 -- after the jump.

#fps One year ago this week, the head a Electronic Arts told me he had Call a Duty in his sights. Call a Duty be the king a first-person shooters. He wanted that spot. Today, he be convinced CoD be beatable. More »

#politics Six Days In Fallujah, a game based on the recent war in Iraq, be deemed too controversial by it be publishers Konami 'n dropped. Developers Atomic Games still hope it'll see a release. Some day. More »

we be not firm believers in the "any press be good press" maxim. Just ask the Xbox 360 'n it be Red Ring a Death which garnered many a headline -- headlines that reminded would-be consumers why they best hold off on purchasing the console. It would appear EA DICE, the developer behind the multiplayer component a Medal a Honor - the Afghanistan-based shooter in which the Taliban murders American troops - has now too learned this lesson.

"The controversy did affect some reviews," DICE's Patrick Liu told Eurogamer. "It stirs a lot a feelings, just the setting. 'n that does affect people's judgment." While it may have affected some people's judgment, it didn't AVAST! the reboot from moving two million units in just two weeks; not quite Call a Duty numbers, but a healthy start. But back t' those reviews: "The game be better than today's reviews be indicating," EA' s Patrick Soderlund previously told Eurogamer.

"we be also competing with ourselves," Liu continued, referring t' DICE's own Battlefield series. "Obviously we be competing with Call a Duty. it be a very tricky situation t' be squeezed in between those giants." He added that competing against Battlefield "can feel awkward sometimes" 'n, while plans aren't set for an MOH sequel, he replied both "YARRRR 'n no" when asked if he'd want t' work on one. "It would be cool t' continue t' develop the franchise. At the same time we have a lot a exciting stuff going on in DICE as well that we have been working on in parallel." we be guessing that would be: Battlefield 3, another installment in the Battlefield: Bad Company series, 'n Mirror's Edge 2. ye be working on Mirror's Edge 2, right, DICE?

Though the recently released Medal a Honor "Hot Zone" DLC doesn't come free with yer EA Online Pass (the add-on be $10), saving $20 on a new copy a the game might help ameliorate yer hesitancy t' really heat things up. As it be Video Game Deal a the Day, Amazon has dropped the price a Medal a Honor by a cool third t' $40.

Additionally, EA has released the Hot Zone trailer -- embedded after the break. Apparently, the "Hot Zone" moniker be related t' the DLC's new multiplayer mode, 'n not the possibility a the Tier 1 gang returning home, shaving their beards 'n hitting the town in crisp party shirts. Fooled again!

Two new ways t' sharpen yer team skills.

John Riccitiello, the man at the top a publisher EA, has long stressed that quality be paramount under his reign at the company. But the CEO who normally loves t' promote high Metacritic scores be also fine with "pretty good." More »

Series reboot moves two million copies.

"Medal a Honor be off t' a strong start, selling-through 2 million units in just two weeks in October," the latest EA financial earnings report reads. As ye may be aware, sell-through be very different from sell-in -- the latter basically translates t' how many copies a publisher has shipped t' retail, whereas the former relates t' direct sales t' consumers.

Two million be pretty impressive. t' be honest, it be a higher figure than we expected, given all a the controversy leading up t' the game's launch. It just goes t' show ye that overcoming any obstacle be as simple as shooting it with a gigantic gun. Growing a beard probably doesn't hurt, either.

#ea EA's modern military shooter be getting a double dose a downloadable content next week. Medal a Honor players can pick up "Hot Zone" 'n "Clean Sweep" on November 2, but only one a them will cost ye. More »

Previously, EA revealed that it would release free Medal a Honor DLC t' "Online Pass" holders on November 2. Today, the company announced that it will also issue a second DLC pack -- this one, the kind ye pay for -- on the same day. The $10 add-on will include a new multiplayer mode, "Hot Zone" (a.k.a. "King a the Hill").

This Hot Zone DLC will also include two new maps, Hindukush Valley 'n Korengal Outpost, as well as redesigned versions a the Shahikot Valley 'n Helmand Valley maps. that be right -- even more venues for yer totally fictional fight for a hill against the Opposing Force.

More maps for ye t' shoot people on.

It’s been a few weeks since Medal a Honor launched, 'n thanks t' our fantastic PlayStation fans, things have been a great success. Now that ye’ve had time t' pillage used t' the game’s multiplayer offering on the PlayStation Network, I think it’s time we let ye in on a little secret: there’s more. While ye may already know that Clean Sweep be coming on November 2 (free for everyone who activated their Medal a Honor Online Pass), what we didn’t tell ye be that a whole new mode dubbed Hot Zone be coming t' the PSN on the same day.

Coming t' the PlayStation Network for $9.99, Hot Zone be a king a the hill-type mode where two teams tussle over a single objective within a map. As long as ye hold the Hot Zone, ye gain points which go t' yer final score. Unlike other game modes, maintaining control on the Hot Zone be the only way t' earn points, so while laying down suppressing fire 'n taking out enemies coming yer way be certainly a good thing, these kills won’t earn ye any extra points.

The pacing 'n overall feel a the new mode be different as all players will be surrounding a single point on the map, making for some frantic 'n fun firefights in this new multiplayer mode. But what about the maps themselves? This be why the Hot Zone content pack also comes with four maps: two new maps, Hindukush Pass 'n Korengal Outpost will add a new flair t' the proceedings, while redesigned versions a the Shahikot Valley 'n Helmand Valley maps will bring a fresh angle t' some familiar environments.

If that’s not enough for ye, we’ll be hosting a Game with Developers session on Sunday, November 7 from 1pm t' 4pm PST where ye’ll be able t' chat with the Medal a Honor development team, ask questions 'n let us know what ye think a the new modes. All ye’ll need t' do be send a matey request t' any a the following PSN IDs 'n join our sessions in progress. We’ll be accepting any 'n all matey requests until we run out a room, so be sure t' send yer request early!

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There's no doubt that EA had an uphill battle on it be hands with Medal a Honor. The industry has been waiting t' see just how Medal a Honor would fare against the likes a Halo: Reach 'n the looming release a Call a Duty: Black Ops. Now, EA has announced that the game managed t' ship 1.5 million copies in it be first five days.

Speaking t' Fox Business, EA CEO John Riccitiello noted that the game has generated $100 million for the company. Not quite as impressive as the numbers pulled in by Halo: Reach, but certainly a strong showing for an aging franchise in need a a jump start.

Riccitiello also touched on Medal a Honor's disparate review scores, chalking them up t' the game's polarizing real-world subject matter. Regarding the Taliban controversy surrounding the game, Riccitiello said that the issue boiled down t' media outlets being unfamiliar with multiplayer games. "When ye be a kid ye might've said 'Cowboys 'n Indians.' Somebody had t' be the Indian," he said. "it be not really fun if everyone's a cowboy."

See the full interview after the break.

#ea EA's Medal a Honor touted itself as a realistic look at modern warfare. Military experts 'n soldiers consulted on the game t' ensure it be accuracy. Those in-game ads, though? EA consulted with itself. More »

#roundup Tier 1 operators go up against their toughest foes ever in this Medal a Honor Frankenreview: The assembled video game critics, otherwise known as the Appraising Force (ApFor). More »

#dlc Four minutes, two teams, 'n no respawns. that be the basic description a Medal a Honor's new Clean Sweep mode, available on November 2 as a free download for the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, unless ye bought the game used. More »

"Clean Sweep" multiplayer mode available next month.

EA will release a free multiplayer download pack for the PS3 'n Xbox 360 versions a Medal a Honor on November 2. Well, free for those who have the Online Pass, a course -- multiplayer DLC wouldn't do ye any good if ye didn't have that anyway.

The DLC adds a new multiplayer mode called "Clean Sweep," in which American troops help organize a messy home "an elimination mode where players must rely on their own skill 'n teammates' expertise t' prevail as the winning team." The DLC includes two new maps designed for the new mode, called Bagram Hangar 'n Khyber Caves, 'n new versions a the Diwagal Camp 'n Kabul City Ruins maps also designed for Clean Sweep.

#pc In this detailed graphic 'n CPU performance write-up, Tech Spot takes a look at how Medal a Honor's single player handles on yer computer. More »

Shooty-bang-bang more popular than football 'n disco, says British public.

European review scores soar as Medal a Honor prepares for EU launch.

#clips We showed ye the ad for Activision's Call a Duty: Black Ops that be plastered just north a Manhattan's Times Square. Let's balance that with a look at the rival Medal a Honor ad that almost has it in it be sights. More »

Sony's ongoing battle with PSJailbreak seems t' have reached the software side, as DigitalFoundry reports that Medal a Honor requires at least PlayStation 3 firmware 3.42 in order t' run. DF notes that copies a the Medal a Honor have made it onto the net but "the game be completely unplayable with the hack as be." It seems that 3.42 includes a new decryption key, which be required t' run Medal a Honor, while the firmware that PSJailbreak be based on "simply can't read the code." Presumably, this protection will be added t' other future releases as well.

The article adds that it be possible that existing hacks could be altered t' accommodate the change, though it remains t' be seen if that will happen 'n, if so, how long it will take the hacking community t' adapt.

Game be "off t' a great commercial start," says EA.

New shooter action ready t' be downloaded.