Yo Military Brats wanting MOH

[Trent the Paladin]

You won't be finding that your local AAFEES(sp?) Exchange nor the Post's Gamestop.

As all stores located on Army and Air Force bases will no longer be allowed to sell Electronic Arts' upcoming military shooter Medal of Honor because an aspect of the game includes playable Taliban characters.

The Army and Air Force Exchange Services has confirmed to Kotaku that they requested the game pulled from the 49 GameStop's located on bases in the continent U.S. The ban, an AAFES representative told Kotaku, also extends to all military PXs worldwide.

In an email to employees, GameStop says the decision was made "out of respect for our past and present men and women in uniform."

"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 AAFES based stores...," the email, obtained by Kotaku, reads. "As such, GameStop agreed to have all marketing material pulled by noon today and to stop taking reservations. Customers who enter our AAFES stores and wish to reserve Medal of Honor can and should be directed to the nearest GameStop location off base.

"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."

The stores on bases contacted by Kotaku all confirmed that they no longer will be selling the game and referred us to GameStops in town to pick up the title when it comes out.

Electronic Arts declined to comment further for this story.

They have, though, made their opinion on the matter clear.

The commanding general of the Army and Air Force Exchange Services confirmed told Kotaku that his decision was based on the inclusion of Taliban in the game and impacts all PXs located on Army and Air Force bases worldwide and all GameStops located on U.S. bases.

http://kotaku.com/5628741/gamestop-pulls-video-game-from-military-stores-over-taliban-inclusion

The commanding general of the Army and Air Force Exchange Services told Kotaku today that his decision to have Medal of Honor pulled from U.S. military bases worldwide was spurred by "well-documented reports of depictions of Taliban fighters engaging American troops" in the game.

"Out of respect to those we serve, we will not be stocking this game," the Army & Air Force Exchange Service's Commander Maj. Gen. Bruce Casella, told Kotaku. "We regret any inconvenience this may cause authorized shoppers, but are optimistic that they will understand the sensitivity to the life and death scenarios this product presents as entertainment. As a military command with a retail mission, we serve a very unique customer base that has, or possibly will, witness combat in real life."

The determination to not offer Medal of Honor, first broken by Kotaku, impacts all Army and Air Force Exchange operations worldwide, including its website and 49 on-base and post GameStops. Any reserve or preorders placed through shopmyexchange.com will be cancelled. Preorders originally placed through GameStops on Army and Air Force installations will be transferred to the nearest GameStop off the Base or Post.

We've contacted EA for comment and will update when they respond.

http://kotaku.com/5628862/px-commanding-general--explains-global-ban-on-medal-of-honor-game



Gotta say, this sucks. Local Gamestop on base is the only one I care to go to, being sent off base for it sucks. Especially since I don't know which of the thousands of locals it's being sent to instead.

 

[//RUN.exe]

MoH sucks

nothing of value was lost

 

[Mino]

MoH sucks

nothing of value was lost

True. I seriously doubt it will compete with MW2 or Black Ops.

If I read the article right, it seems that the issue is that you play as the "Taliban" in the multiplayer mode. In MW/MW2, each team has a specific name, language, and aesthetic, instead of, say, Halo's red versus blue. In the Modern Warfare games the Arabic-speaking team were called the OpFor, which is a military term for the (fake) opposing force in a military exercise or war game. I don't see how it's an issue what they call the team, considering the only differences between the teams are unimportant. But meh, I suppose killing members of the force you're currently fighting in may strike a bit too close to home.

 

[Pear]

MoH sucks

nothing of value was lost

True. I seriously doubt it will compete with MW2 or Black Ops.

If I read the article right, it seems that the issue is that you play as the "Taliban" in the multiplayer mode. In MW/MW2, each team has a specific name, language, and aesthetic, instead of, say, Halo's red versus blue. In the Modern Warfare games the Arabic-speaking team were called the OpFor, which is a military term for the (fake) opposing force in a military exercise or war game. I don't see how it's an issue what they call the team, considering the only differences between the teams are unimportant. But meh, I suppose killing members of the force you're currently fighting in may strike a bit too close to home.

I actually think it's shaping up to looking good. If you've seen some new trailers, it looks nice,

 

[//RUN.exe]

MoH sucks

nothing of value was lost

True. I seriously doubt it will compete with MW2 or Black Ops.

If I read the article right, it seems that the issue is that you play as the "Taliban" in the multiplayer mode. In MW/MW2, each team has a specific name, language, and aesthetic, instead of, say, Halo's red versus blue. In the Modern Warfare games the Arabic-speaking team were called the OpFor, which is a military term for the (fake) opposing force in a military exercise or war game. I don't see how it's an issue what they call the team, considering the only differences between the teams are unimportant. But meh, I suppose killing members of the force you're currently fighting in may strike a bit too close to home.

I actually think it's shaping up to looking good. If you've seen some new trailers, it looks nice,

and if you've played the beta you'd know that the entire multiplayer setup is absolutely awful.

 

[Pear]

MoH sucks

nothing of value was lost

True. I seriously doubt it will compete with MW2 or Black Ops.

If I read the article right, it seems that the issue is that you play as the "Taliban" in the multiplayer mode. In MW/MW2, each team has a specific name, language, and aesthetic, instead of, say, Halo's red versus blue. In the Modern Warfare games the Arabic-speaking team were called the OpFor, which is a military term for the (fake) opposing force in a military exercise or war game. I don't see how it's an issue what they call the team, considering the only differences between the teams are unimportant. But meh, I suppose killing members of the force you're currently fighting in may strike a bit too close to home.

I actually think it's shaping up to looking good. If you've seen some new trailers, it looks nice,

and if you've played the beta you'd know that the entire multiplayer setup is absolutely awful.

I'm talking single player. In no way will it be able to stand up to BFBC2 online.

 

[VantagE]

MoH sucks

nothing of value was lost

True. I seriously doubt it will compete with MW2 or Black Ops.

If I read the article right, it seems that the issue is that you play as the "Taliban" in the multiplayer mode. In MW/MW2, each team has a specific name, language, and aesthetic, instead of, say, Halo's red versus blue. In the Modern Warfare games the Arabic-speaking team were called the OpFor, which is a military term for the (fake) opposing force in a military exercise or war game. I don't see how it's an issue what they call the team, considering the only differences between the teams are unimportant. But meh, I suppose killing members of the force you're currently fighting in may strike a bit too close to home.

I actually think it's shaping up to looking good. If you've seen some new trailers, it looks nice,

and if you've played the beta you'd know that the entire multiplayer setup is absolutely awful.

Hmm I played the BETA too. And anything that comes out after black ops is going to be better then it, including MoH. MW2, Black ops, and possibly COD4 and W@W are full of BS shenanigans and the community of COD is become more of a place for immature little kids then than anything else.

MoH is looking to shape to be a good game and will be better than the Black Ops "Arcade"ish shooter...

 

[Mino]

Quoting limited to 4 levels deep

I actually think it's shaping up to looking good. If you've seen some new trailers, it looks nice,

and if you've played the beta you'd know that the entire multiplayer setup is absolutely awful.

I'm talking single player. In no way will it be able to stand up to BFBC2 online.

lawl

No one gives a *censored.2.0* about single player. It's been shown years ago now that all new console FPS are short adventures in the land of boring and repetitious gameplay.

 

[Zachary]

I think this is pretty funny to be honest.

 

[Gnome]

Quoting limited to 4 levels deep

I actually think it's shaping up to looking good. If you've seen some new trailers, it looks nice,

and if you've played the beta you'd know that the entire multiplayer setup is absolutely awful.

I'm talking single player. In no way will it be able to stand up to BFBC2 online.

maybe because it's ran by the same people.

 

[Pear]

Quoting limited to 4 levels deep

and if you've played the beta you'd know that the entire multiplayer setup is absolutely awful.

I'm talking single player. In no way will it be able to stand up to BFBC2 online.

maybe because it's ran by the same people.

The multilayer is being handled by DICE, and runs on the Frostibe engine. However, the online looks really clunky in terms of models and general presentation.