Medal of Honor Won't Stand Down from Taliban Controversy

"It's shocking that someone would think it acceptable to recreate the acts of the Taliban." What are they talking about about? In online multiplayer, you're just a player character who's out to shoot the opposing player and get the most points. Are they mad because it specifically says "Taliban"? What about the enemies in CoD4? They did the same things the Taliban would do...but because they weren't called "The Taliban", it was all sugar and rainbows?

EA got brass balls, I'm buying this game day one.

Media and politicians making a big deal about nothing like usual.

I'll give EA some benefit of the doubt that they're standing on principle. But for the most part they are commercially bound to defend their game, because this close to the release date they are too heavily invested in the game to pull the plug on it and undertake a major re-vamp of the multi-player mode to remove the Taliban option, and run the risk of diluting, or even breaking the MP experience as a result. I think it's somewhat spurious to pull out the "it's OK for other entertainment media" card. That sort of argument washes when it comes to the SP campaign party of the game, because the SP campaign is what is directly relatable to other entertainment media. The MP is rather devoid of the whole "artistic freedom" angle, and it's just gamers running around finding different ways of killing each other online. The news media and political beat up is ridiculous. But I'm not fooled into believing EA is all of a sudden not part of the whole corporate/political machine. This game will blow over, and EA will be back to being the company you knew before this whole controversy blew up. In fact EA is now anticipating a whole bunch of "sympathy" purchases to increase the sales of the game, so they are rather rubbing their hands with glee because they know the number of people that will be put off by this controversy will be miniscule compared to the number of people who will turn to the game because of all the political and media attention.

But I guess wrecking the Middle East is perfectly fine, right (Like Spec Ops: The Line, for example)? *Sigh*

Still not sure how this is different from playing as the Nazis in multiplayer in World at War. I also doubt that the Taliban are that thrilled about 'foreign infidels' impersonating them either.

Remember five years ago when we all hated EA? Stuff like this gives me hope for Activision.

When did EA get so badass?

Right on, it truely is bogus that Video Games are being held at a whole different place tan other media outlets. If you've seen some of the stuff out there, then you'd realize that video games aren't even close to the worst of the bunch.

@Silver-Tiger I also agree with you, EA is starting to earn back some of my respect.

@Silver-Tiger ....Agreed

Right EA, don't let yourself intimidate because of these jackasses. It's funny, though, I used to hate EA because of their politics, but they've quite changed a bit. The biggest retards in the videogame business are Activision at the moment.