Electronic Arts has officially responded to the controversy raised by the media and Minister of Defense of the United Kingdom on Medal of Honor. The new EA game allows you to play as Taliban in a multiplayer mode and kill British Troops.
Despite the bitter controversies, EA does not intend to change the game. “We respect the view of the media, but at the same time the statement does not affect our creativity and what we do,” said EA Games President Frank Gibeau. “The development teams are very careful about what make and certainly the criticism by the media leave a bitter taste, but in the end we are proud of what we are doing. Return Medal of Honor is not a small step back.”
According to Gibeau the decision to set the game in Afghanistan has been an artistic choice.
“At EA, we believe that the games are an art form and do not know why some movies and books set in Afghanistan are not criticized harshly as opposed to video games. Once the films were suitable platform to tell people stories. Today games have become that platform.”
Medal of Honor is not the first game on which the public points the finger. Always remaining in the field think warmonger Six Days in Fallujah (No war in Fallujah for Konami) by Atomic Games, Game overwhelmed with criticism for the Iraqi environment and downloaded from Konami. The game was still complete, but has not a publisher. Atomic Games has lost 80% of the development team and if things do not change, this Six Days in Fallujah may never see the light.
Medal of Honor, unless unexpected events, but is expected on October 15 on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.
